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Owning real estate in the historic district traditionally equates to higher property values — but it’s never a guarantee.
As Carlisle real estate agents point out, a lot depends on attention to original architecture and details. Comparable work by surrounding owners, whether through restoration projects, renovations or just routine preservation, has an even greater impact on market value.
“In a general sense, the fact properties need to be maintained, I think that helps the whole value equation,” said Ray “Buz” Wolfe of Wolfe & Shearer Realtors.
Property owners in Carlisle’s historic district are provided with a copy of guidelines, adopted by borough council, that regulates the district in accordance with state and federal regulations.
“From a buyer’s perspective, it adds to the value when that is what the buyer is looking for,” said Kay Hock of Prudential Homesale, Carlisle, who regularly works with clients interested in vintage and historic homes.
That group of people, she explained, is looking for the architecture or floor plan in an older property, and they are willing to pay a little bit more to acquire it.
“There is some guarantee of integrity around it,” Hock said, adding, “people notice certain sections of Carlisle where a lot of work has happened.”
Carlisle prides itself on its architectural variety, especially in the historic district, which is an intact collection of residential, commercial and public buildings constructed primarily from the late 18th through the mid-20th centuries.
Located in the center of the borough, the historic district includes more than 1,000 properties — most of the original 1751 town plan.
Along with the rest of this story from Sentinel reporter Jason Scott, here's what else to look for in today’s print and on-line editions:
Catching up with the Jason Frye memorial efforts in Perry County
For Perry County gold star mom Connie Frye, it’s all about paying it forward.
Almost three years after her Marine son’s death, Frye is making progress toward the community center she’s been working to build in his memory.
The land she plans to buy is beside Mt. Zion Lutheran Church. Her son, Jason Frye, attended the church all his life and is now buried in its cemetery.
He’ll be able to see the center from there, Connie Frye said.
“We wanted Jason still to live on and this is a way to give back,” she said. “Jason’s three things were faith, family and friends.”
Even as a child, she said, her son used to give away clothes and food to people he knew down the road, or invite others home for meals if he knew they needed the help.
The habit of giving stayed with him when he became a Marine in Iraq, Connie Frye said, eventually earning him the nickname “the preacher.”
“If he saw a little old lady who wanted to cross the street he’d be the first one there, only to find out maybe she didn’t want to cross the street,” she said.
When Jason Frye was killed Oct. 6, 2005, by a roadside bomb in Iraq, his mother decided to take up her son’s philosophy of the three F’s by building a community center.
The area doesn’t have a meeting center like this one she’s planning, she said, and there’s also no place for kids to play in the winter.
The design of the building will depend on the money available and the cost of the project, Connie Frye said, but a few ideas do come to mind.
Carlisle resident looks to courts for deer herd help
There is a “50-50” chance the fight to save a Carlisle deer herd will go to court.
Carlisle jeweler Henry Line, who has raised more than $12,000 since the beginning of June in an effort to move at least 40 deer trapped on the north side of Interstate 81 and Route 11 between the Nottingham development and Allen Road, said he will seek a court injunction if a plan to kill the herd is not called off.
Letters were sent last week by Line’s attorney, Louis Capozzi, to Carlisle Borough Council and the Pennsylvania Game Commission, essentially requesting that culling efforts be called off.
“The overwhelming majority want to see the deer saved,” Line said.
Borough Council said it has received far more calls complaining about the deer and damage they are causing. The bulk of those comments has been about the deer herd becoming more invasive in residential areas, as well as problems with deer droppings, potential for Lyme disease and vehicle damage caused by deer running into traffic.
Carlisle officials signed an agreement on May 8 with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to kill the deer at a cost of $18,000. A political subdivision control permit, which is a requirement of the state wildlife agency to kill deer outside the regular deer hunting seasons, was obtained in June and runs until June 30, 2009.
Line figures it will cost about $12,000 — or $300 per animal — to anesthetize and move the herd. He has been in contact with several individuals who would take the herd, he said.
Rain expected in upcoming week
Area residents should expect some rainy days this week even if Hurricane Ike doesn’t reach central Pennsylvania, according to Craig Evanego.
A meteorologist with the National Weather Service at State College, Evanego said Monday should follow in the steps of sunny Sunday, but that Tuesday is likely to offer a bit of a change-up.
“We have a frontal system coming through Tuesday that should give us some showers and thunderstorms,” Evanego said. Temperatures will probably stay cooler through Wednesday and Thursday, he added, with the possibility of more showers and thunderstorms over the weekend.
So what about Ike?
As of Sunday afternoon, Evanego said, the Hurricane Center indicated that Ike was still a Category 4 storm but was headed for Cuba. The storm’s strength could vary greatly depending on how long the hurricane stays over land, Evanego said, adding that at some point Ike is expected to come off Cuba and back out into the Gulf of Mexico, possibly Tuesday.
In any event, Evanego said, if Ike makes it here, residents will likely see it only middle-to-late next week, and then in form similar to what Tropical Storm Hanna took Saturday.
“For the most part it was just a beneficial rain,” Evanego said of Hanna. Most of the lower Susquehanna Valley had at least 2 inches of rain, he said, ranging from 1 to 5 inches depending on location. Spring Grove in York County received the most rain, he said, and there did not appear to be any serious reports of flooding locally.
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