HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-08-13 West Street Historic District Commission MinutesF
Town of Reading
Meeting Minutes RECEIVED
TOWN CLERK
EADING. MASS.
Board - Committee - Commission - Council:
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Date: 2014 -08 -13 Time: 07:00 PM
Building: Reading Town Hall Location: Berger Room
Address: 16 Lowell Street
Purpose: Meeting
Attendees: Members - Present:
Everett Blodgett, Chairman; Priscilla Poehler, Virginia Adams, Ilene
Bornstein, Alyssa Scarparotti
Members - Not Present:
Others Present:
Kathy Greenfield
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Virginia Blodgett
Topics of Discussion:
Meeting called to order at 6:37PM
Topics of Discussion:
Ms. Scarparottiasked if the WSHD needed to vote to send out the Opinion Survey. Mr. Blodgett
explained that the Commission did not send out the survey, the 01867 Neighborhood Preservation
group did, and that they had the replies sent directly to the WSHDC.
Mr. Blodgett said that he had spoken with Town Manager, Robert LeLacheur and informed him that the
WSHDC had voted 5 -M to act as the Study Committee for the proposed Summer Avenue Local Historic
District.
There was a discussion of changes to the Preliminary Report:
• In the 3'" paragraph under Methodology:
• Delete "conducted by the Commission"
o Delete"( of 23)"
• Delete "they are"
• In Options and Recommendation for the Bylaw:
• Replace "established" with "adopted"
• Capitalize "bylaw"
• Insert "(Gen. Bylaw, Article 7.3)"
• Replace "district" with "Local Historic District"
Ms. Scarparotti asked about the digital photographs. Kathy Greenfield showed the Commission the
photos on her laptop. It was agreed to include them all.
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It was agreed that the Summary page should be put on Town letterhead and "Town of Reading" should
be added to the Preliminary Report. Ms. Greenfield will put the final changes onto a thumb drive and
get them to Mr. Blodgett. He will take them to Town Hall tomorrow and have them sent electronically
to Chris Skelley at MHC. He will also have copies date stamped for CPDC.
Ms. Adams made the following motion: "that The West Street Historic District Commission submit a
preliminary report to the Massachusetts Historical Commission and to the Town of Reading
Community Planning and Development Commission for the creation of a Summer Avenue Local
Historic District." Ms. Poehler seconded the motion. The vote was 3 -0-2.
Ms. Poehler moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:05, seconded by Ms. Bornstein. The vote was 5-0-0
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