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Historic board advances walking-tour signs and photo choices; staff to negotiate lamppost attachments with FPL
Summary
The board advanced narratives and selected photos for Milton's historic walking-tour signs, agreed to add a Women's Club sign as an additional option, and directed staff to negotiate with Florida Power & Light about whether signs or sign arms can be attached to lampposts the utility may take over.
The Milton Historic Preservation Board spent much of its meeting reviewing narratives and photographs proposed for a walking-tour sign program and discussed next steps with a third-party utility that may take ownership of the city's decorative lampposts.
Staff told the board the city is in talks with Florida Power & Light about transferring ownership of downtown lampposts and warned that the utility "does not have a history of allowing permanent fixtures on their lampposts," though it may permit banners or flag arms. "We are going to discuss with FPL this particular item to see if they're going to allow us to permanently affix these types of signs to their lampposts," the planner said, and added that attachment methods will be at FPL's discretion.
On the walking-tour content, the board reviewed narratives and photo candidates for multiple landmarks. For Milton High School, members debated whether to include the dates 1913 and 1915; staff clarified the building was constructed in 1915 and that a cohort of students referenced as a founding class traces to 1913, and the board agreed to simplify the copy to note that 15 students formed the founding class. Members also discussed an Exchange Hotel photo and agreed to use simplified wording for claims about Elvis Presley pending definitive archival proof.
The board selected interior photos for the Masonic Lodge sign, opted for two photographs for the courthouse sign (including one that illustrates the jail and earlier demolition), and agreed to search for a removed post office mural that could strengthen the post-office sign. Members also voted to include a Women's Club sign as an additional option and asked Councilwoman Farrow to draft the narrative for circulation by email.
Staff said it will proceed with sending approved narratives and image files to the sign fabricator but will pause attachments to lampposts until it completes negotiations with Florida Power & Light and confirms which mounting methods will be allowed. The board asked that the walking-tour and any unresolved photo or attachment issues be on next month's agenda so members can review updates by email if necessary.
