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Board - Committee - Commission - Council:
West Street Historic District
Date: 2015 -01 -08
Building: Reading Town Hall
Address: 16 Lowell Street
Purpose: Meeting
Attendees: Members - Present:
Time: 07:00 PM
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Location: Lower Level Conference Room
Everett Blodgett, Chairman; Priscilla Poehler, Virginia Adams, Greg
Maganzini
Members - Not Present:
Ilene Bornstein
Others Present:
Virginia Blodgett
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Kim Saunders
Topics of Discussion:
Mr. Blodgett opened the meeting at 7:00 p.m.
Greg Maganzini was introduced as a new Commission member.
79 -81 West Street
The property owners for 79 -81 West Street were not present. The Commission discussed the
two applications received by the owner.
The first application was for a replacement of a roof. Mr. Blodgett stated he saw the contractor
replacing the roof. He contacted the Building Department regarding work done without proper
approval by the Commission. The Building Department contacted owner.
Motion made by Ms. Adams to issue a Certificate of Non - Applicability 1501 under 7.3.9.3 for
79 -81 West Street. Mr. Blodgett seconded. Vote was 4 -0 -0.
The second application was for exterior painting.
Motion made by Mr. Blodgett to issue a Certificate of Non - Applicability 1502 under 7.3.9.3
for 79 -81 West Street. Ms. Adams seconded. Vote was 4 -0 -0.
Mr. Blodgett asked the Commission to review the Bylaw section 7.3 for change in procedures of
Certificates of Non - Applicability. He would like to discuss this at the next meeting.
Mrs. Blodgett told the Commission what point the Summer Avenue Historic District is at
regarding being created. The Commission will meet next week to discuss this further.
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Ms. Adams stated she went through and marked up the "Rules and Regulations" and
"Guidelines" to eliminate West Street Historic District Commission. It should now say Historic
District Commission. The Commission will have to vote to amend these documents.
The Commission agreed to meet once a month on the 2nd Monday of the month.
Mr. Blodgett will gather current documents for Mr. Maganzini:
• Application process /flowchart
• General Bylaw
• Design Guidelines —2005 & 2009
• Public Hearing agenda
• List of property owners for West Street
• List of property owners for Summer Avenue
Ms. Poehler asked for a copy of the General Bylaw too.
Mr. Blodgett left the meeting.
Ms. Adams suggested an introduction mailing to the property owners on Summer Avenue.
The approval of the October 20th and October 27th minutes will be done at the next meeting.
Ms. Poehler made a motion to adjourn at 7.40 p.m. Ms. Adams seconded. Vote was 3 -0 -0.
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