Mary,
I have only recently had an ear to the pinheads.  Can you give me a brief
synopsis of what the discussion is on the Standards. I am currently working
on a project for the modification of the Standards for "affordable
neighborhoods".
Curious,
Leland

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> From: MDK10 <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Historic Buildings
> Date: Friday, January 09, 1998 4:33 PM
>
> In a message dated 1/9/98 3:42:24 PM EST, [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> > The whole process is set up to
> >  worry the hell out of them until they give you a crumb with which to
sop up
> >  what's left in the bottom of the bowl in order that they may maintain
some
> >  semblance of their project schedule.
>
> Not only do you get a crumb at the end, but you have to fight like crazy
to
> even get a place at the table, in spite of all the reverent talk of
> "consultation."  And once they have SAID they will give you a crumb,
> sometimes, when all is said and done, the crumb has been forgotten, all
is
> lost, and there is little remedy.
>
> MKrugman