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Reading Historical Commission <br />Meeting Minutes: October 5, 2010 Meeting Called to Order at 7:35 pm <br />Meeting Held at: The Town Hall Conference Room <br />Virginia Adams (VA) <br />Present <br />Others in Attendance: <br />Angela Binda (AB) <br />Present <br />Evner Natareno (EN) contractor for 320 Haverhill St <br />Mark Cardono (MC) <br />Present <br />Phil Vaccaro (PV) owner of 601 Main Street <br />Kathy Greenfield, Chair (KG) <br />Present <br />Roberta Sullivan, Treasurer (RS) <br />Present <br />Sharlene Reynolds Santo (SRS) <br />Present <br />Subject <br />Discussion <br />Action <br />Follow <br />Items <br />-up <br />EN came to explain changes proposed to property. Proposal is to: replace all <br />Inform VNA <br />the clapboards on the front, as some are cracked and suspected to be causing <br />(owner) that <br />320 Haverhill <br />water damage; add a storm door to front, restore original door found in <br />written notice <br />St <br />basement, replace one window and some siding in the kitchen area. Structure <br />is req d from <br />KG <br />will then be painted. RHC reviewed the preservation restriction which requires <br />a written notice from property owner of proposed nature, scope, design, <br />them. Plan a <br />materials, location and time table of project. <br />site visit. <br />Minutes <br />VA moved to accept minutes from September 7, 2010 4-0-1. RS moved to <br />accept minutes from September 16, 2010, 4-0-1. <br />RS has a bill for certified mail of inventory notices to owners. RHC discussed <br />Treasurers <br />where funding should come from. AB moved to take $327.21 for certified mail <br />from the operating fund. 4-1. RS moved to pay $50.00 from operating budget <br />for Preservation Mass. 5-0. <br />PV came to speak to RHC about wishing not to have this property on the <br />601 Main St <br />Inventory list. This building doesn't get the rents on that side of the street. He <br />is unsure of the buildings future wants to avoid another financial burden of <br />future changes. <br />Contractor agreed to the letter sent in September but no changes have taken <br />33 Salem St <br />Place. Discussed next step from RHC. Letter to GR stating that deadline not <br />' <br />write letter <br />KG <br />being met and recapping what has happened so far, with a 'cc <br />to Selectmen; <br />also request town counsel's opinion. <br />Pierce Organ <br />DIRT meeting October 13th. RHC has set of current plans. <br />attend mtg <br />KGNA <br />Town Hall <br />Email received from PH stating that he is getting prices on having the 8 large, <br />Annex <br />arched windows in the Town Hall Annex restored in the same manner as the <br />town hall windows were recent) done. <br />One irate property owner is expected at meeting to make sure that his <br />Inventory <br />property is not on the list. Plan to have sign-in sheet with addresses. RHC on <br />Follow up <br />Expansion <br />one side of table with name tags. Members will be introduced, meeting format <br />' <br />on letters <br />VA <br />Meeting <br />will be explained, request RHC <br />s opinion to delete properties from list (i.e. 66 <br />' <br />d <br />t <br />John Carver) 6 notices were return to Town Hall so they didn <br />t receive a 30 <br />re <br />urne <br />days notices. Can't be voted on next week. <br />Inventory <br />Expansion <br />Discussed certificate design and October 18th meeting at RPL proceedings <br />cePrint <br />rtificates <br />AB & <br />RS <br />Celebration <br />EDC Summit <br />RHC invited to join EDC Summit on October 19th at 7 pm <br />Meeting adjourned at: 10:30 pm <br />Note Taker: Sharlene Reynolds Santo <br />Submitted as Final document on: December 6, 2010- - . - <br />Next Meeting Scheduled for: November 9, 2010 <br />Attachments: email from PH ` ' <br />