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Reading Historical Commission <br />Meeting Minutes: November 1, 2011 Called to order: 7:00 pm <br />Meeting Location: Town Hall Conference Room <br />Roberta Sullivan RS Treasurer <br />Present <br />Robyn Parker RP <br />Present <br />Mark Cardono MC Chair <br />Present <br />Virginia Adams A Associate <br />Present <br />Sharlene Reynolds Santo SRS <br />Present <br />Judy Smith JS Associate <br />Absent <br />Janann Ali JA <br />Present <br />Nancy Kohl (NK) Associate <br />Present <br />Others in Attendance: Bill Davis, Old South Church Trustee <br />Subject <br />DiSCUSSIon <br />Action <br />Follow <br />Items <br />up <br />Bill Davis, from Old South Church, attended and gave RHC a <br />presentation regarding the Church's preservation project to <br />protect the steeple that has been damaged due to water <br />intrusion. A letter from Ron Weston was also read. The Church <br />Trustees in charge of the steeple restoration wanted to <br />Old South <br />understand what the RHC recommended to have done in this <br />p <br />restoration project. He asked if there were any RHC guidelines. <br />a <br />—, <br />and Bell <br />He related that the rotten beams have now been repaired. <br />°, <br />Tower <br />VA noted that to preserve the historical appearance of the <br />Cr <br />i <br />church the finials and louvers needed to be replaced. A <br />discussion ensued regarding the original copper floor which is <br />D <br />not visible from the street; it was agreed that replacing it with a <br />o <br />:x <br />less costly material would be amenable to the RHC. <br />N <br />Town <br />- <br />Warrant — <br />Discussed warrant article in preparation for Fall Town Meeting. <br />Article 27 <br />Pierce <br />Discussed Pierce Organ factory records. <br />Organ <br />Update <br />Inventory <br />Website <br />258 Main <br />St. <br />Meeting adjourned: at 9:35 pm <br />Note Taker: Sharlene Reynolds Santo <br />Next Meeting Scheduled for: November 8, 2011 at 7:30 pm <br />