I recently had a 200 year old historic barn rejected. The barn is on public land in a park that people hike in every day. The barn has a unique and antique 4H sign on it that is clearly visible in the picture. It is literally on land owned by the state, is open to the public every day, has a public parking lot next to it, and is right next to a state run cultural center. It was rejected because it was “a temporary structure on private land”. That barn was there long before any of us were born and will be there long after we are all dead. The sign was added in the 1950s. The park is a public park owned and maintained by the state. Can someone explain what people are doing here? I was just in Arizona and literally spun a stop that was a toilet in someone’s front yard labeled “yard toilet”. And, the toilet wasn’t even there anymore.
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That “Yard Toilet” can be reported for removal.
Happy to provide. I appealed. It just shocked me that it was denied because it was a temporary structure on private property. It’s so hard to get anything accepted in rural areas, and to get key structures in the closest public park to my home rejected was frustrating. It would be like rejecting George Washington’s command post at Valley Forge Park because it’s not old enough and historically insignificant.
As to the yard toilet. I sent the postcard to my teenage son. He appreciated the potty humor.
I wonder if it got denied related to the ‘youth orginzation clause’? Places like Scout Camps and other are supposed to be in eligible. It may have also been denied through ‘quick review’ and knee jerk assessment given the rejection reasons. It does seem like a neat place though. I would have included some information as to why it was historic, etc, or focused in on the sign more.
I might recommend using less hyperbole in your appeal notes. There are real people reviewing the appeals. Don’t rub them the wrong way.
I didn’t realize you had already appealed. Let us know how it goes.
Yeah. It’s a really cool place. There are three historic barns, a playground with big tires, basketball court, visitor center, picnic pavilion, butterfly garden, parking, and open fields at the main trail head. There’s a gym at the parking area, and a couple of the features already have pokestops (the picnic area, basketball court, and butterfly green). The main trail has a couple of pokestops on the way, and there’s another at the public canoe launch. The side trails could use some pokestops as well, but they have been impossible to get through review because the old wood signs were replaced with simple colored trail markers. I requested MD Parks and Recreation restore the wood signs, but I was told that they were outside the budget. I may do it myself. I was happier when the Hidden Pond loop had a name. Now it’s just the red trail. 
And, just like that. This flipped on appeal. Thanks for the advice regarding explaining the community significance in the original submission. I will do that from here on in.