Articles of Incorporation: Historic Vienna, Inc.

Article 8 of the Articles of Incorporation (PDF), of the Town funded Historic Vienna, Inc., clearly says "no" to affecting legislation in Vienna. That didn't stop Laine Hyde from writing this ditty on Historic Vienna, Inc. letterhead to Town Council:

"The Board of Directors of Historic Vienna, Inc. have requested that I express to you their great concern over the petition by several individuals to withdraw their properties from the Windover Heights Historic District. The Board feels that removing any property from within the existing boundaries would set a precedent which could invalidate the historic district ordinance and have an adverse impact upon preserving the integrity of the District...We urge the Planning Commission and the Town Council to maintain the integrity of the Windover Heights Historic District and deny the application for withdrawal."
-- Laine Hyde, President Historic Vienna, Inc.

Note for Maudites: The "stated purpose" mentioned in Article 8 was written before the creation of the Windover Heights Historic District. Also, the Board of Directors that Hyde refers to...includes Maud Robinson. Yes, that is correct, Maud Robinson was authorizing lobbying letters to be written from her to her.