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Town of Reading <br />16 Lowell Street, Reading, MA 01867-2683 <br />Phone: 781-942-6610 Fax: 781-942-9071 <br />West Street Historic District Commission <br />Susan Patterson, Chair; Michael T. Gray, AIA, Vice Chair; Dorothy Casolaro, Secretary; Kathryn Greenfield, David Kruh <br />Minutes of March 13, 2007 <br />Members present: Susan Patterson (SP) <br />David Kruh (DK) <br />r1i <br />Kathryn Greenfield (KG) <br />Meeting was called to order at 7:08 PM. c ~ - a <br />CD*M <br />,G-) <br />1. Minutes: There were no prior minutes to review. <br />2. Website: DK is ready to offer all that he has prepared to Town Hall for the new web*e lYO44 <br />told to wait, the site is in process; town site will be "bare bones" - WSHD6may need a <br />link to its "own" site for photo shows, etc. <br />3. New Members: SP posed the question of how to grow the Commission; she will ask Peter H.; DK <br />thinks it should be grown from within the District; KG pointed out the potential for <br />conflicts; members agreed that 2-of-5 or 3-of-7 would be an acceptable ratio of District <br />residents on the Commission. SP suggested Paul Turecamo; DK suggested the owners <br />of the Bancroft house. <br />4. Goals for 2007: SP noted that the Commission needs to get motivated; it feels like "we've no <br />sense of urgency"; she'd like to see some of the projects we're working on come to <br />fruition and for the Commission to grow in number. <br />a. Signs: Commission reviewed KG & SP's meeting with Peter H. about the District <br />signage; Peter had suggested WSHDC raise funds from residents in the district for <br />signage; members present agreed that was a least desirable alternative; KG suggested <br />that Archstone be approached to donate the signs, and/or Avalon and Johnson Woods. <br />DK will ask Peter if there is any restriction on seeking corporate donations. <br />b. Inventory: MG had previously volunteered to oversee the creation of Inventory sheets. <br />DK questioned how "official" the sheets need to be: could they be a "best effort" form <br />of inventory, like an addendum to the Inventory. KG cautioned that they should be <br />professionally done to ensure accuracy. <br />C. Event: Members questioned and discussed the value in an outdoor neighborhood event, <br />especially on such a busy street; and, further questioned the purpose (education: <br />architectural/historical; social?; fundraising?; good will?). A new idea was spawned to <br />create a cable t.v. special about the District and have an preview in the library meeting <br />room, with refreshments. <br />Meeting adjourned at 8:20 PM. <br />