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10. Board Appointment - Architectural Review Committee�'K M BY.LO.NQ. RECEIVED JAN 1 A 2002 1/14/02 Dear Mayor Pam Kennedy, I wish to be considered for the open position on the Kalispell Architectural Review Board. Thank you very much, Bill Goodman 50 2°d St. E. Kalispell 200 1' Avenue East • Kalispell, Montana 59901 • (406) 755-1111 i RECEIVED AU614 2001 L. Craig Semenza Architect 8 First St.E., Ste 8 Kalispell, MT 59903 (406) 752-6246 August 10, 2001 Mayor William Boharski PO Box 1997 Kalispell, MT 59903-1997 RE: ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMITTEE Dear Mayor: Please let this letter serve as notice of my interest in the City of Kalispell and seat on the Architectural Review Committee. I am a licensed professional actively engaged in business in the downtown area as property manager for the First & Main Building located directly across Main Street from the Kalispell Grand Hotel, Books West is located on our first floor. I have extensive experience in architecture, construction, property management, and real estate. I came to the valley in 1981 upon graduation from Montana State University. I then moved to Colorado in 1989 and returned to our valley in the winter of 1996. While in Colorado I worked with and on planning boards in Aspen, Breckenridge, Winter Park, Boulder, and Denver to mention a few. I intend on making Kalispell my permanent home as my 8-year old son is enrolled in one of the Kalispell schools. I would very much desire the opportunity to sit and serve on your Architectural Review Committee. Please contact me, if you so desire, at 752-6246 or the above address. Thank you for this opportunity and your consideration. * awI OEM F* B-2928 ��SED A?, RFCFI`JED Beverly M. Rauthe' . j '1 -' lOJ2 413 6a' Avenue East Kalispell, MT 59901 406-755-8850 January 12, 2002 Mayof Pamela. Kennedy Box 1997 Kalispell, MT 59903 Bear Mayor Kennedy, I would ask you and the City Council to please. consider me for the position on the Conrad Mansion Museum Board. -" I live in the neighborhood of the Conrad Mansion, and have tremendous pride in the building, the gardens, the history, and the philosophy of its preservation and use. Shortly after moving into our home, many years ago, I stood out on the, sidewalk with my children and watched a crane lift Alicia Conrad Campbell's pink trailer over the stone Wall'— closing one chapter and beginning another. In 1989, Mrs. Redfield asked me to be a tour guide, and I enjoyed three wonderful years working there. Local history has been a hobby of mine, and at the Conrad Mansion the rich history feels alive. I also love public speaking and dealing with groups of people. Several times, during the off season', I gave presentations to the children at Elrod School about the Conrad Mansion and the members of the Conrad family. Even after leaving my employment there, to go on to full time work, I have still taken groups through the home — summer visitors, Japanese students, Montana League. of Cities & Towns visitors. A golden moment for me though, was when I brought an Italian friend on a tour. I acknowledged that Italian history goes back hundreds,.if not thousands, of years and the Conrad Mansion Museum history illustrates some of the developmems in our nation, state, industry; and this valley in the last hundred years or so. He understood" and said, `yes, that is your immediate history. How sad that in Italy, so much of the recent history wasn't preserved because of the emphasis on the ancient and so much of the last one hundred years has been lost. Here, at the Conrad Mansion Museum, you have preserved the history of a dramatically changing time in your country and the world." He crystallized the significance. — — - I worked on the Kalispell Historical Survey, under the inspiration of Kathy McKay, furthering my knowledge and love of local history. I know, and am known by, the majority of the board members and the Mansion Director, and have a great respect for their purpose, efforts, objectives and successes. I feel that I would fit nicely on the board. My husband and I owned Rauthe's Art `N Frame Shop for 23 years, so I also have a keen appreciation of the business side of the Conrad Mansion Museum Board `Thank you for your consideration. I look forward to the opportunity to serve my community. Sincerely,