The commission would adopt guidelines of what is appropriate in districts. The certificate of appropriateness is to ensure that changes are not made to a building that would cause it to be out of character with the other structures in the district. To make such changes to a property in a historic district one must obtain a вЂњcertificate of appropriatenessвЂќ from the commission. The county Planning Board recently discussed creating a historic preservation commission, but members say they are just beginning to look at the idea.ДЄccording to the State Historic Preservation Office, someone in a designated historic district must get permission from the local historic preservation commission before he makes changes, additions or demolitions to his property. Such a commission would regulate what kind of changes could be made to structures in areas designated as historic districts. The Jackson County Planning Board is considering establishing a historic preservation commission to help maintain significant landmarks and districts. There is a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the perpetrator. Reg Queen of Cherokee agreed that someone may be trying to cover up something.ДЄnyone with information that could be useful in solving the arson case in Cherokee is asked to call the police department at 828.554.6168. Earl Stevens of Cherokee said he thinks someone may have burned the building to hide a вЂњpaper trail.вЂќ Stevens said he doesnвЂ™t think the perpetrators will be caught. Other residents in Cherokee were suspicious of the motives behind the fire. Lopez added that she is concerned enrollment documents that identify members of the tribe could have been destroyed.Д«ut Nancy Maney, manager of the Enrollment Office, which is in a different building than the one that burned, said none of the enrollment documents were in the burned building. Lopez, who works in Cherokee, said she thinks it was вЂњmeanness,вЂќ adding the perpetrators were probably bored children. The Smoky Mountain News hit the streets in Cherokee this week to find out what people were saying about the fire, like Patty Lopez, who was puzzled over why someone would want to burn the building. McCoy said the front part of the building suffered smoke and water damage while the back portion had вЂњsignificant structural damage.вЂќ The police responded to the fire around 4:17 a.m., according to the news release. The building is located just down the hill, a stoneвЂ™s throw from the police department. The Tribal Operations building is located adjacent to the Tribal Council building where the council meets and where the chiefвЂ™s and vice chiefвЂ™s offices are. A news release states, вЂњA criminal investigation is under way and every effort will be made to find those responsible for the crime.вЂќ The Cherokee Police Department is releasing little on the case saying it is an ongoing investigation. McCoy said even if the ordinances and resolutions in the building were destroyed there are backup copies at the Bureau of Indian Affairs office. She directed the newspaper to contact Cherokee Attorney General Annette Tarnowski, who could not be reached for comment. McCoy hasnвЂ™t been told by investigators whether anyone has opened the safe to see if the documents are OK. вЂњEverything has been under lock and key,вЂќ McCoy said. McCoy has not been able to check on the documents because investigators wonвЂ™t allow employees back in the building. It is unclear if the documents were damaged in the fire, McCoy said. Tribal Operations Program Manager Rosie McCoy said there were thousands of resolutions and ordinances in the building and that all of them were in fireproof cabinets. The building, which held ordinances and resolutions passed by the Tribal Council going back decades, suffered вЂњsubstantial damage,вЂќ according to a Cherokee Police Department news release. 20 remained under investigation by the police department at press time Tuesday (Dec.

An apparent arson fire that burned the Tribal Operations Program building in Cherokee in the early morning hours of Dec.

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