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Reading Historical Commission <br />Regular Meeting Minutes <br />8/7/01 <br />Attending: Clay Jones <br />Virginia Adams <br />Sally Hilgendorff List <br />Wilbar Hoxie <br />Louise Sandberg <br />Sharlene Santo <br />Call to order: 7:33 <br />RECEIVED <br />TOWN CLERK <br />READING, MASS. <br />1001 AUG I b P 1: 34 <br />Minutes: Minutes of July 10 approved as amended. <br />Preservation Planning, a consulting group, is looking for sites in Reading concerned <br />with either the Revolutionary or the 1812 war. Virginia is going to draft a response. <br />Train Depot: Virginia and Louise visited the station house restaurant. The new owner <br />was given a copy of the deed restrictions. The Building inspector should be aware of <br />activity at the depot and should have a copy of the deed restrictions. <br />1375 Main St.: The ZBA approved in their decision on Aug. 3. We have until: Aug. 14 to <br />get the house moved. Reading Housing Authority is considering moving the house to <br />Audubon St. Their architect will be viewing the house. We need to advertise the house <br />to potential owners. Clay will contact the developer to ask for more time to facilitate <br />the move of the house. The commission thought of various potential solutions. <br />Virginia reminded us that we could still appeal the ZBA ruling. There was general <br />consensus that it would be impractical to appeal the ZBA ruling at this time. Clay will <br />contact Dave Barrett to see if he wants the house. <br />232 West Street: The house has been sold. Les Sidelinker's daughter has bought the <br />house. Clay feels that the demolition delay scared off a number of developers who <br />would have torn the house down and it also allowed the commission access to the <br />building. <br />Community Preservation Act: The task force is looking for examples of ways the funds <br />from this act could have helped in the past and in the future. Clay suggested a fund to <br />provide low interest loans for rehab of historic commercial properties or a tax holiday <br />for those working on repairing their historic properties. The commission would need <br />to supply guidelines. <br />Ghost walk: Virginia suggested a reenactment of a number of individuals buried there. <br />Perhaps drama students at the high school could portray them. <br />Treasurer's report: Everything is up to date. The back light for the computer bill was <br />submitted late so it probably came out of this years budget. <br />Adjourn: 9:28 Approved as amended LS <br />r ,era <br />