2006-05-19 Historical Commission Minutes

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L/ l.G l Reading Historical Commission Meeting Minutes 19 May 2 Meeting called to order at 2:10 pm in the Berger Room at Town Hall G; Commission Members in attendance included: Virginia Adams Wilbur Hoxie Roberta Sullivan Clayton Jones Sharlene Reynolds Santo, acting Secretary Susan Patterson Others in Attendance: Fran Fink Peter Hechenbleikner • 420 Franklin St Reviewed a letter dated 5/1 but received by the commission on 5/16. This letter Written by Wendall Nelson mentioned issues with the value of the property and that the owners needed two new houses to have enough profit to restore the old house. A letter by Fran Fink and the Conservation Commission reiterated the regulations that they must follow and mentioned all the Conservation Commission has done already; including the meetings attended. The Conservation Commission still needs the owner to follow the protocol. There was no appeal by the owners regarding the wetlands delineation prior to the end of the appeal period. According to Virginia the owner claimed that she didn't understand they could appeal. Peter Zanni and Brad Latham are aware of the appeal process. New wetlands information with a new application and possible wetland delineation could change, but not likely worth the effort of revisiting the wetlands analysis. Review most recent proposal which the owners considered to be the final by the owners. Lots of steps are required to get variances for this plan; earlier plans were easier to work with. There are other options that would not impact the wetlands. To date there has been no notice of intent or lot line approval permit has been applied for by Zanni per Fran. Conservation Commission could deny such an application because there are other options. If the Conservation Commission feels there is a good reason to fill the wetlands they may approve a replication area. The owner will need an alternatives analysis. Clay asked if the Conservation Commission could require a historic preservation restrictions on the deed of the old house in their ruling. There may, be other options with this current plan but they would likely be costly and time consuming with lots of paperwork. It would be much easier and cheaper to have a slight modification of the plan to avoid putting the house on the wetlands. We also spoke about the whether the wetland area could be mowed by the owner and how often. Hayes Engineering has been contracted to create plans with grading proposed replication information on driveway material and the Alternatives analysis and other. Wood Barn likely in the 100' buffer zone hence the may need to deal with Conservation Commission to demolition it when that time comes. A Notice of Intent needs to be filed. Review letter to Massachusetts Historical Commission wait until nest week review letter to owners. At 4pm Peter joined the meeting and agreed to write a general response to Wendall. • 75 Pleasant St. Virginia to compose of letter responding to their letter. • Adjourned at 4:30 pm. • Next meeting May 23 7:30 pm Town Hall Conference room.