Black Heritage Preservation Committee — Fayetteville, AR
Date: 2025-11-20
Time: 18:30

113 W Mountain St
 Fayetteville, AR 72701

 Black Heritage Preservation Committee Agenda
 City Hall Meeting Room 101 / Virtual Meeting via Zoom
 Thursday, November 20, 2025
 6:30 PM


 Members
 City Council Member Min. Monique Jones
Rep. Familiar w/ Historical Black Church - Lois Bryant (Exp: 12/27) - Chair
 Braziel Hatch (Exp: 12/27)
 Janet Allured (Exp: 12/26)
 Shawn Walker (Exp: 12/26)
 Veronica Huff (Exp: 12/25)
 Wendell Huggins (Exp: 12/25) - Vice Chair

 City Staff
 Long Range and Historic Preservation Planner Kylee Cole
 Long Range Planning and Special Projects Manager Britin Bostick
Black Heritage Preservation Committee November 20, 2025




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Call to Order

Roll Call

Minutes
 Approval of the August 21, September 18, and October 16, 2026 Meeting Minutes.


Unfinished Business

 Henderson School Historic Marker


 Fall Meeting Schedule & Projects


 Historic Resource Survey Ph. 1 Update


 Theressa Hoover Marker Update


New Business

Announcements

Adjournment




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Meeting of the Black Heritage Preservation Commission
 August 21, 2025 6:30 PM
 City Hall Room 101 & Zoom


NOTE: The August 21, 2025 Black Heritage Preservation Commission meeting was held
in person and online via Zoom.

Members: Minister Monique Jones, Chair Lois Bryant, Veronica Huff, Vice Chair Wendell
Huggins, Shawn Walker, Janet Allured, and Braziel Hatch

City Staff: Kylee Cole – Long Range & Preservation Planner, Britin Bostick - Long Range
Planning & Special Projects Manager

Call to Order: 6:31 pm by Vice Chair Huggins

In Attendance: Lois Bryant, Wendell Huggins, Shawn Walker, Janet Allured, Kylee Cole, and
Britin Bostick.

Approval of Minutes from the June 26 Meeting: Motion to accept by Bryant, second by
Walker. Approved by voice vote.

Unfinished Business

Theressa Hoover Historical Marker Update – Commissioner Allured: Allured said the board
approved an etched plaque like the design of the West Ave. marker in the Upper Ramble. The
wording is approved and Allured will proceed with ordering the marker. She requested
assistance from staff in organizing an unveiling with a preferred date of February 28, 2026
(Saturday), and alternate dates on March 7 or 14. Staff will check on these dates and report
back to Allured directly.

New Business
Local Historic District Petition – Staff provided an overview of the legislative framework that
guides how local historic districts are created and administered. Specifically, the roles and
limitations of the HDC and BHPC were noted. Discussion followed on the preferred role moving
forward of the commission since two neighborhoods are actively working on petitions to create
local historic districts. Vice Chair Huggins stated that representatives of the BHPC or the Black
community should have a seat on the HDC since they are the legal decision maker for local
historic district applications for certificates of appropriateness (for exterior changes on properties
within historic districts). There was general interest in pursuing adding 2 additional positions to
the HDC, though Chair Bryant cautioned that additional commissioners could lead to a more
inefficient process. Staff will explore options for moving forward and discuss this with the HDC.
CLG 2026 Project Ideas – Staff reviewed the CLG grant program and discussed ideas for phase
II of the historic property survey and guidelines for one of the neighborhoods working on a local
historic district petition. Commissioners were generally supportive of the two projects, but did
not provide any formal recommendations.

Announcements – Cole introduced the new long range staff member, Kaci Black. Bostick
updated the commission on the downtown master plan project and noted that public outreach
will begin in September.




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 Meeting of the Black Heritage Preservation Commission
 September 18, 2025 6:30 PM
 City Hall Annex Rock Street Meeting Room & Zoom


NOTE: The September 18, 2025 Black Heritage Preservation Commission meeting was
held in person and online via Zoom.

Members: Minister Monique Jones, Chair Lois Bryant, Veronica Huff, Vice Chair Wendell
Huggins, Shawn Walker, Janet Allured, and Braziel Hatch

City Staff: Kylee Cole – Long Range & Preservation Planner, Britin Bostick - Long Range
Planning & Special Projects Manager

Call to Order: 6:30 pm by Chair Bryant

In Attendance: Minister Monique Jones, Lois Bryant, Shawn Walker, and Britin Bostick. As
there was no quorum the commission did not conduct business but did hear a few updates from
staff.

Approval of Minutes from the August 21, 2025 Meeting: The minutes were not considered as
there was no quorum. The August 21, 2025 minutes will be placed on the October 16 meeting
agenda.

Unfinished Business

Theressa Hoover Historical Marker Update – Commissioner Allured: Commissioner Allured
was not present and this update will be placed on the October 16 meeting agenda.

New Business
Fall Meeting Schedule – Bostick asked the Commissioners to consider whether they would like
to hold their December meeting or cancel this year as past years’ December meetings have
typically been cancelled due to being close to the holidays. Bostick also asked if the
Commissioners have any projects they would like to begin or revisit this fall. Chair Bryant asked
for an update on the Henderson School marker. Bostick apologized for not having a
presentation ready, but intends to bring a detailed presentation to the next meeting to discuss
marker location, style, and materials, and can provide photos of the etched photo marker on
West Ave. to show how it has held up well over the summer. Additionally, the Parks Department
is working on signage using UV printing that may be an interesting example for the Commission
to consider as a manufacturing type. Chair Bryant asked Commissioners to be thinking about
additional signs or markers and bring those ideas to the October meeting. Kylee Cole was also
requested to provide an update on the historic resource survey with Post Oak in October.
Announcements – Bostick gave a brief presentation on the update to the Downtown Plan,
which is starting with community input before the project scope is finalized for consultant
support. A new web page for the Downtown Plan is now available and provides a link to the
engagement platform by which community members can respond to a set of questions with
open-ended comments. Bostick is hoping to take advantage of several months to notify the
community of the plan and be underway with plan work in 2026.

Adjournment – Chair Bryant adjourned discussion at 7:00pm.




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 Meeting of the Black Heritage Preservation Commission
 October 16, 2025 6:30 PM
 City Hall Room 101 & Zoom


NOTE: The October 16, 2025 Black Heritage Preservation Commission meeting was held
in person and online via Zoom.

Members: Minister Monique Jones, Chair Lois Bryant, Veronica Huff, Vice Chair Wendell
Huggins, Shawn Walker, Janet Allured, and Braziel Hatch

City Staff: Kylee Cole – Long Range & Preservation Planner, Britin Bostick - Long Range
Planning & Special Projects Manager

Call to Order: 6:32 pm by Chair Bryant

In Attendance: Lois Bryant, Wendell Huggins, Shawn Walker, Braziel Hatch, and Kylee Cole.

Approval of Minutes from the August 21, 2025 and September 18, 2025 Meetings: At the
time of the vote, the Commission did not have quorum and would place these items on the
November agenda.

Unfinished Business
Theressa Hoover Historical Marker Update – Commissioner Allured: Commissioner Allured
was not present so staff provided the update on her behalf. The marker has been ordered and
an unveiling scheduled for February 28, 2026 at 2:00 pm at the Sequoyah Methodist Church.
Henderson School Historic Marker: It was decided to wait until more commissioners were
present to discuss this item. This item will be placed on the November agenda.
Fall Meeting Schedule: It was decided to wait until more commissioners were present to
discuss this item. This item will be placed on the November agenda, and Commissioners can
determine if they wish to have a December meeting.

New Business
Historic Resource Survey Ph. 1 Progress Report: Cole notified the Commission that the
consultants on the project, Post Oak Preservation, would be in town next week to start the first
part of the survey. They will finish up in November.

Announcements – Cole announced that the petition for the Oak Grove Local Historic District
had been introduced to the Historic District Commission and would be going to the Planning
Commission on November 10th. Commissioner Hatch announced that Council Member D. Jones
was interested in pursuing a historic marker honoring Silas Hunt. He expressed interest in
discussing options for placement near the Joiner House, Chair Bryant noted that he would have
to discuss this with Ms. Jessie Bryant and could help schedule a meeting.
Adjournment – Chair Bryant adjourned discussion at 6:45 pm.




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