The front page hit a nerve this morning because I hear the same thing over and over again. New businesses jumping through hoops, and spending hundreds and thousands of dollars to satisfy the Design Review Board.

Surely, there is a minimum standard for buildings, shrubs, parking, etc. Does this Board have a checklist to be sure every item is covered in the first meeting? It appears from what I hear that it is something new at each meeting. Does it change with the mood? Do the standards change that often? Each time a business owner goes back to the drawing board, it costs that person additional dollars. Someone needs to care about that, and get organized.

Please tell me how the building on Boundary Street in the "heart" of Beaufort City was allowed to paint their building PINK.