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Meeting Minutes: Tuesday March 05, 2013
Meeting Minutes reviewed: Tuesday, July 09, 2013
Meeting Called to Order: 7:30 pm
Meeting Held at: Upper Conference Room
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Members in Attendance:
Discussion
Action
Follow
Chairman: Mark Cardono MC
Present
Sharlene Reynolds Santo (SRS)-
SRS
Present
Treasurer: Roberta Sullivan (RS)
Present
Carl Mittnight (CM)
Present
Secretary: Robyn Parker (RP)
Present
Associate Members in Attendance
3. Mail
Virginia Adams VA
Present
Nancy Kohl (NK)
Present
Others in Attendance:
in advance of the meeting
Subject
Discussion
Action
Follow
Items
Up By
1. Meeting Minutes
2. RMLD Feasibility Study for Use of Station 1 Building
Agenda
3. Mail
4. Open Session for topics not reasonably anticipated 48 hours
in advance of the meeting
5. Confirming next meeting
The Meeting Minutes Tuesday February 11, 2013 were approved
Revise
Minutes
as amended. (RS motioned -SR seconded, vote 5 -0 in favor)
and Send
RP
to Town
Clerk
The CPDC approved the plaque at their February 25t meeting.
10 Pierce St
Owner would like the RCH to select the final selection -both options
Study is
Plaque
have the same photo and same text- Option A (narrow text) or
currently
Option B (wider text.)RHC selected Option B.
ongoing
SRS motioned -CM seconded, vote 5 -0 in favor of Option B
MC,VA and RS visited the house. House is being renovated -the
1850's section is being gutted down to the studs. Another visit will
573 Pearl St.
be scheduled when work moves to another portion of the building.
V to write
VA
(a bit of history 1708 it was a school and in the 1850's became a
a
a report
private house.
Town
Town is redoing the Town website. Laura Gemme asked if the
CM to
Website
RHC want to have our web pages updated. Meeting to be held.
attend
CM volunteered to attend
meeting
Intent will be have a standard design, only the date of the house
will be different. After looking at a variety of plaque designs, the
Historic
RHC members choose an oval shape with the words "Historic
Plaque
q
Property" along the top, the house date in the middle and Reading
Program
Historic Commission along the bottom. The house date will be
Pricing
VA/CM
written in large font with the other words is a much smaller font
size. VA to follow up. CM to follow up with family member who
bought a similar plaque and ask about pricing.
Preservation
The Window Woman, Alison Hardy, agreed to speak at the RCH
Month
May 5 presentation at the Library. RCH members voted to give
Alison Hardy a 100$ stipend and a copy of At Wood's End.
Date: Tuesday March 05, 2013 Page 1 of 2
Subject Discussion Action Follow
Items Up By
Meeting adjourned at 10:00 pm Note Taker: Robyn Parker
Signature:
Robyn Parker, Secretary
Date: Tuesday March 05, 2013 Page 2 of 2
(RP motioned -CM seconded, vote 5 -0 in favor)
Joanna (spelling) from the Town IT department backed up all the
RHC to the Town Server. Jean Delios did send to MC an email
New
inquiring who is paying for the new system. An RHC member
Computer
should attend the FinCom meeting.
The RHC members voted to use RHC funds to pay for a new
computer system in the event that the Town will not pay for one..
CM motioned -SRS seconded, vote 5 -0 in favor
RHC
RHC to continue working on the draft guidelines for the procedures
Guidelines
of the new Demolition Delay.
Civil Wars grant monies are available, RHC was asked if there was
Bell Tower
any way to connect the Old South Church /Bell Tower to the Civil
War.
Next Meeting
Tuesday April 3, 2013 at 7:30 pm
Referenced
1. Options A and B for the Pierce Organ Plaque
Documents
2. Examples of historic home plaques
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.
Meeting adjourned at 10:00 pm Note Taker: Robyn Parker
Signature:
Robyn Parker, Secretary
Date: Tuesday March 05, 2013 Page 2 of 2