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Board - Committee - Commission - Council:
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Historical Commission June 11, 2013
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Date: 2013 -06 -11 Time:
7:30 PM
Building: Reading Town Hall Location:
Town Hall Conference Room
Address: 16 Lowell Street
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Purpose: Regularly scheduled meeting
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Attendees: Members - Present:
Sharlene Reynolds Santo (SRS)
Treasurer: Roberta Sullivan (RS)
Carl Mittnight (CM)
Secretary: Robyn Parker (RP)
Nancy Kohl (NK)
10 Pierce St
Virginia Adams (VA)
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Chair: Mark Cardono (MC)
Members - Not Present:
none
Others Present:
none
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Carl Mittnight
Topics of Discussion:
Sub ect
Discussion
Action ftms
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Meeting
A review of past meeting minutes and discussion
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RMLD
Was Marion Swift a woman? Yes, first woman to hold
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SRS
inquiry
Finance Manager position at RMLD.
65 Wakefield
Call from Joyce Kiley inquiring about restrictions on the
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property. Only subject to Demolition Delay by -law.
• RHC requested a walkthrough, Joyce will call when
O en House is scheduled.
10 Pierce St
Bill Buck will be scheduling a photo op for when the plaque is
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installed. RHC will take part in the photo op when historical
plaque is installed. Bill Buck will schedule and inform RHC.
Expenses
FY 2013 budget: $1,000.00
Buy the case
SRS
Used: $481.57
Remaining: $518.43
• CD Storage case, slide scanner, and telephone stand
needed.
RS motioned to purchase above items up to $100, CM
seconded.
Unanimously approved.
Elena Dube
RHC signed warrant to pay Elena Dube for data entry
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work
services.
• RHC signed contract for Elena Dube to perform data
entry services.
Next
July 9
Schedule room
SRS
Meetings
No meeting in August.
and post
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15 -17 Village
St.
FYI: Owner may partially want to demolish the garage. The
property is on the historical list and is subject to the
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Demolition Delay bylaw.
New Member
MC is leaving RHC, RP signed up for an additional term
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on RHC.
Begin interview process for new member
• Elect MC as Rep for 3501h Preservation Trust.
SRS motioned, RP seconded.
Unanimously approved.
Post Office
Deadline for comments is June 16.
CM/VA
136 Haven St
Reviewed letter from RHC to USPS appealing decision
to sell the building.
Add a line saying RHC concurs with Bd of Selectmen.
Letter to be sent overnight mail via town, w /town date
stamp.
CM motioned to accept, RP seconded.
Unanimously approved.
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Reviewed Demolition Delay hearing
Write protocols
CM
Washington
Hearing was contentious and disorganized
Write flow chart
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Need to develop protocols to manage hearings.
Need to develop a flow chart to more efficiently navigate
throu h each hearing.
258 Main St
The demolition permit has not been acted on for 2 years.
Discussion tabled
CM
Some towns then render the permit null and void and
until next meeting.
also subject to the demolition delay process all over
again.
Does RHC want to enact such a policy?
Mark
Certificate of appreciation presented to MC for his years of
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Cardono
service to the RHC.
RHC
Chair (1 year term): SRS.
Send list of
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elections
RS motioned, RP seconded.
officers to state
Unanimously approved.
and town; to be
• Treasurer: RS.
listed on the web
RS motioned, SRS seconded.
site.
Unanimously approved.
• Secretary: CM.
RP motioned, SRS seconded.
Unanimously approved.
Next Meeting
Tuesday July 09, 2013 at 7:30 pm
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Copies of referenced correspondence and documents are kept in Meeting Minutes binder and relevant project
folders located in the Reading Historical Commission Archives, lower level of the Reading Town Hall
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