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Meeting Minutes: March 13, 2012
Meeting Called to Order: 7:10 pm
Meeting Held at: Town Hall Upper Conference Room
RECEIVED
TOWN CLERK
READING. MASS.
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Members in Attendance:
Discussion
Action
Follow
Chairman: Mark Cardono MC
Present
Secretary: Robyn Parker RP
Present
Treasurer: Roberta Sullivan (RS)
Present
Sharlene Reynolds Santo SRS
Present
Janann Ali JA
Absent
Associate Members in Attendance
b. Prepare presentation for town Meeting
Virginia Adams VA
Present
Judith Smith JS
Absent
Nancy Kohl (NK)
Present
Others in Attendance:
4. Board of Assessor's Inventory additions — no response
Everett Blodgett Virginia Bold ett Angela Binda
Subject
Discussion
Action
Follow
Items
up By
1. Town Meeting Article 21
a. Bylaw Committee modifications
b. Prepare presentation for town Meeting
2. 32 Lowell Street
3. 600 Main Street
4. Board of Assessor's Inventory additions — no response
Agenda
5. Band stand
6. Inventory additions and Demolition Delay processes
7. Minutes
8. Open Session for topics not reasonably anticipated 48 hours
in advance of the meeting
9. Confirming next meeting April 3, 2012
Meeting Minutes of February 28, 2011 were reviewed and
Revise
Minutes
approved as amended.
RP
RS motioned -SRS seconded, vote 4 -0 in favor
Minutes
Send
Membership
JS (Associate Member) has sent a letter of resignation from the
Letter to
MC
RHC citing personal issues. MC read the letter aloud.
Town
Clerk
MC to
Board of
MC resent an email to the Board of Assessors requesting a
resend
Assessors
meeting.
request
MC
for mt
RP reported that the owner responded positively to site visit, time
32 Lowell St.
to be determined. The project has been thru CPDC approval and is
Arrange
time for
RP
now in a series of meeting with the Zoning Board. Everett Blodgett
mentioned that the Antiquarian Society has a copy of the
site visit
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Subject
Discussion
Action
Follow
Church.
Items
up By
Note: Copies of referenced correspondence and documents are kept in project folders located in
the Reading Historical Commission Archives, lower level of the Reading Town Hall.
Meeting adjourned at 10:35 pm Note Taker: Robyn Parker
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Dedication Book of the construction of the Christian Science
Church.
VA presented a set of drawings for the proposed development of
RHC to
MF Charles
the MF Charles Building. The CPDC will meet to review the project
review
on March 26, 2012.
dw s
To
Building and
MC shared a flyer the RHC received regarding the new Building
Fa ade Pro g.
and Facade Signage Improvement program.
Parker Tavern
VA reported on a donation of a set of china, Everett Blodgett to
accept the china for the Parker Tavern.
RHC received a letter from Mr. Paul Crabb (model train enthusiast)
Reading
inquiring as to the name of the paint colors used on the Depot
RP to look
Depot
Building and if the colors were historical Boston & Maine colors.
into colors
RHC members present at the RHC meeting attended the BOS
Board of
meeting to hear the BOS and public's comment to the DRAFT
Selectmen
Guidelines for the Process of Adding New Properties to the
Meeting
Historical and Architectural Inventory as requested in the BOS
letter to the RHC dated January 5, 2012. See BOS meeting
minutes forspecific comments made during the meeting
Next Meeting
March 27, 2012 at 7 pm
Letter from Judith Smith (resignation from the RHC Board)
Letter from Paul Crabb (Reading Depot Colors)
Referenced
Letter from Board of Selectman (January 5, 2012)
Documents
DRAFT Guidelines for the Process of Adding New Properties to
the Historical and Architectural Inventory
Official copy of Warrant Article 21- Amendment to Article 7.2 as
sent out to RHC from the Town Clerk
Note: Copies of referenced correspondence and documents are kept in project folders located in
the Reading Historical Commission Archives, lower level of the Reading Town Hall.
Meeting adjourned at 10:35 pm Note Taker: Robyn Parker
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