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Reading Historical Commission <br />Meeting Minutes: September 28, 2011 Called to order: 7:35 pm <br />Meeting Location: Lower Level Conference Room <br />Roberta Sullivan RS Treasurer <br />Present <br />Virginia Adams A Associate <br />Present <br />Mark Cardono MC Chair <br />Present <br />Jud Smith JS Associate <br />Absent <br />Sharlene Reynolds Santo SRS <br />Present <br />Nancy Kohl (NK) Associate <br />Absent <br />Robin Parker RP <br />Present <br />Others in Attendance: <br />Janann Ali (JA) <br />Absent <br />William Johnson WJ <br />Meeting adjourned: at 9:45 pm <br />Note Taker: Sharlene Reynolds Santo <br />Next Meeting Scheduled for: October 4, 2011 at 7 pm <br />Action <br />Foil <br />Subject <br />Discussion <br />Items <br />ow <br />UP <br />WJ stated that his lender requires a demolition permit to get financing, <br />but town counsel states that the "owner" must sign conditions to be <br />enforceable. WJ showed RHC Purchase & Sales agreement. RHC <br />Letter <br />was disappointed in the drawings by Silverwatch. RS moved that the <br />to Glen <br />10 Pierce <br />demolition delay imposed on the structure(s) at 10 Pierce St Reading, <br />Red- <br />VA <br />Street <br />MA) be lifted because there is no reasonable likelihood of the structure <br />mond <br />being purchased, preserved, rehabilitated or restored (per General <br />re: <br />Bylaw 5.13.4). Subject to orders of condition of release from <br />release <br />demolition delay signed by chairman on September 28 as authorized <br />b commission. RP seconded the motion. Vote: 4 -0. <br />Original meeting notice not printed in paper on time so meeting must <br />be rescheduled. RS motioned to send a letter with a waiver to Dr <br />Send <br />200 Ash <br />Ravens re: application addressing the logistical error that occurred and <br />letter & <br />MC <br />Street <br />request that he sign a waiver to 21 day period required to hold a public <br />hearing as set forth in Sec. 5.13.3.4. SRS seconded. Vote 4 -0. Site <br />waiver <br />visit scheduled for Saturday October 1s' at 10am. <br />South Main <br />Town has a Draft of guidelines for South Main Street development for <br />Review <br />VA <br />St Design <br />RHC's review <br />Town is in process of recodifing town bylaws. Some residents <br />Review <br />Warrant <br />petitioned an article for further amendments to the Demo Delay Bylaw <br />for next <br />RHC <br />dealing with waiver <br />mt <br />Town <br />MC reported on recent meeting with Jean Delios (JD) re: issues with <br />Communic- <br />communication from town to RHC. All communications should be <br />ation Issues <br />copied to JD. <br />Pierce Organ <br />Summer intern has compiled 13 boxes of materials with finding aids. <br />Review <br />Factory <br />There is no room in the archives for these documents and some are in <br />for suit- <br />RHC <br />Papers <br />poor condition. A permanent storage location is necessary. <br />ability <br />VA report a message from a lawyer at Mawn & Mawn (owners) <br />600 Main St <br />questioned how building gets reviewed by RHC. Create position <br />paper for this situation. <br />RS spent $7.25 printing photos of 200 Ash St and has requested to be <br />reimbursed. RP motioned to reimburse for these photos. JA <br />Treasurer's <br />seconded. 5 -0. RS motioned to spend up to $25.00 for additional <br />Report <br />photos of 200 Ash St. SRS seconded. 5 -0. Mitigation funds are <br />expected to be received this week RS motioned to have fund put into <br />the Historical Commission Trust Fund. SRS seconded. 5 -0. <br />Meeting adjourned: at 9:45 pm <br />Note Taker: Sharlene Reynolds Santo <br />Next Meeting Scheduled for: October 4, 2011 at 7 pm <br />