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Frederick County draft Historic Preservation Plan introduced to Rustic Roads Commission

Rustic Roads Commission · May 13, 2026
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Summary

Beau Lockard introduced the public draft of Frederick County's Historic Preservation Plan on May 13, outlining the public meeting and comment timeline and asking commissioners to submit a coordinated commission comment to Chair Barbara Wyatt and the plan's Public Input webpage.

WINCHESTER HALL, Frederick — The Frederick County Division of Planning and Permitting presented the public draft of the county's Historic Preservation Plan to the Rustic Roads Commission on May 13, opening a period for public meetings and written comments ahead of plan edits and adoption.

Beau Lockard, Historic Preservation Planner with the Division of Planning and Permitting, introduced the draft, summarized the timeline for public meetings and comment submission, and asked commissioners to send their comments to Chair Barbara Wyatt so they can be submitted as a commission comment on the plan's Public Input webpage. The presentation framed the plan as the county's framework for identifying and protecting historic resources, which can inform management of Rustic Roads and related corridors.

Commissioners expressed interest in related planning efforts, including coordination with the county's Bikeways and Trails plan. No adoption date was specified at the meeting; staff outlined subsequent steps as public meetings, compilation of comments, edits to the draft, and eventual formal adoption by the county.

The commission invited members and the public to review the draft on the Public Input webpage and to submit comments through the posted process. Staff indicated that commissioners' consolidated feedback would be submitted by Chair Wyatt as the commission's formal comment.