Black Heritage Preservation Committee — Fayetteville, AR
Date: 2026-01-15
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, January 15, 2026
 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)
 Vacant (Exp: 12/28)
 Vacant (Exp: 12/28)

 City Staff
 Long Range and Historic Preservation Planner Kylee Cole
 Long Range Planning and Special Projects Manager Britin Bostick
Black Heritage Preservation Committee January 15, 2026




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Call to Order

Roll Call

Minutes
 Approval of the November 20, 2025 Meeting Minutes.


Unfinished Business

 Theressa Hoover Historical Marker Update - Commissioner Allured


 Henderson School Historical Marker Update


 Citywide Historic Resource Survey Ph. 1 Progress Report


New Business

 Selection of Vice Chair


Announcements

Adjournment




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Meeting of the Black Heritage Preservation Commission
 November 20, 2025 6:30 PM
 City Hall Room 101 & Zoom


NOTE: The November 20, 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: Lois Bryant, Janet Allured, Wendell Huggins, Braziel Hatch, and Britin Bostick.

Approval of Minutes from the August 21, 2025, September 18, 2025 and October 16, 2025
Meetings: Motion to approve from Commissioner Huggins, second by Commissioner Hatch.
Passed with voice vote.

Unfinished Business
Theressa Hoover Historical Marker Update – Commissioner Allured: Commissioner Allured
provided an update that the marker was ordered. An unveiling and reception is scheduled for
February 28, 2026 at 2:00 pm at the Sequoyah Methodist Church. This has been communicated
to the city administration and staff will provide a reminder as we get closer to time.
Henderson School Historic Marker: Staff had no updates since the last meeting, but provided
a review of design mockups in bronze and stainless steel with an etched photo. Bostick
provided an example of the West Avenue, Back Forty, and St. John’s marker to show the
condition of the stainless steel marker several months after installation. Bostick noted that the
marker could be moved further to the right to better match the perspective in the historic photo
on the marker. Commissioners agreed that moving the marker to the right (closer to the
driveway) and back toward the retaining wall to allow safer access and a better perspective of
the photo. Commissioner Huggins suggested it may be nice to visit the house again and view a
mockup of the marker to better understand size and placement. Staff will send out a poll to find
a time for a site visit with a mockup.
Historic Resource Survey Ph. 1 Update: Bostick provided a review of the project scope. The
fieldwork for phase 1 is complete. Now consultants are working on compiling photos and data
into a report. Staff expects that early drafts will be shared with commissioners in January.
Bostick added that Cole has submitted a grant application for phase 2 of the project around
downtown and southwest Fayetteville.
Fall Meeting Schedule & Projects: Chair Bryant announced that this would be the last meeting
of the year. Bostick noted that in the past the commission canceled the December meeting due
to conflicts with holidays. Allured and Huggins agreed. Chair Bryant instructed staff to cancel the
December meeting and the commission would reconvene on January 15, 2026. Chair Bryant
added that the additional time will give commissioners time to think about projects.

New Business
Announcements – Chair Bryant noted that two position’s terms will be ending in December.
Bostick noted the Council’s Nomination Committee won’t meet until December 2, so staff won’t
have any updates until after that time. Bostick announced that a public hearing of the Historic
District Commission to discuss the proposed Oak Grove local historic district will be on
December 11th in City Council Chambers.

Adjournment – Chair Bryant adjourned discussion at 6:59 pm.




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