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r OFR <br />'639+/NCORP�PP� <br />Town of Reading <br />Meeting Minutes <br />RECEIVED <br />C> T04``It•I�rCLERK <br />RE�,D{MG. MaSS. <br />Board - Committee - Commission - Council: <br />Historical Commission 1911 APR I I P t-. 10411 <br />Date: 2017-03-08 Time: 7:00 PM <br />Building: Reading Town Hall Location: Conference Room <br />Address: 16 Lowell Street Session: Open Session <br />Purpose: General Business Meeting Version: Final <br />Attendees: Members - Present: <br />Ron Weston (RW) - Acting Chair <br />Sharlene Reynolds Santo (SRS) - Secretary <br />Virginia Adams (VA) - Associate <br />Jonathan Barnes (JEB) - Treasurer <br />Jack Williams (JW) -Member <br />Samatha Couture (SC) - Associate <br />Members - Not Present: <br />Carl Mittnight <br />Others Present: <br />Brad Latham (BL) Attorney for owner of USPS building <br />Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Sharlene Reynolds Santo <br />Topics of Discussion: <br />• Membership - VA was appointed as a voting member by acting chair, RW. Samantha <br />was sworn in before the hearing on February 14, 2017. <br />• 79-81 Salem St - Developer has not responded to RHC <br />• 287 Ash St - Delay was not imposed at the February 14th hearing. <br />• Post Office Redevelopment Project - Brad Latham attended to answer any questions <br />the RHC might have on the project. RW de -briefed the DRT meeting and explained that <br />the impending CPDC meeting would likely be postponed. Not sure if it will be <br />rescheduled before the project is closer to a final plan. BL agreed. MHC has submitted a <br />letter stating that the project must be scaled down prior to getting MHC approval. RW <br />asked if the project was being revised. BL shared that, amongst other things, MHC asked <br />that the top floors be moved back further from the front of the Post Office fagade. The <br />architects are revisiting the building features. BL stated that they had spoken with MHC, <br />whose approval for the project is required according to the protective covenant. MHC <br />and developer are working together to revise. RHC will be updated. RHC will monitor <br />progress. RW and JEB were summoned to Town Hall to meet with John Halsey, Chairman <br />of the Board of Selectmen, Jean Delios, Assistant Town Manager, and Andrew Corona, <br />Economic Development Director regarding the project. <br />• Rules & Regulations - The 2/18/17 version was endorsed and approved by the RHC <br />who will move ahead with implementation process. <br />• Historic Inventory and Property List - reviewed status of list. Future updating will <br />occur primarily to capture "Demolitions" and "Changes in Use". <br />Page 1 1 <br />