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Town of Reading
RECEIVED
Meeting Minutes
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Board - committee - Commission - Council: 1616 WAR -1 P is 58,
Historical Commission January 6, 2016
Date: 2016 -01 -06 Time: 7:30 PM
Building: Reading Town Hall Location: Town Hall Conference Room
Address: 16 Lowell Street
Purpose: Demolition Delay Hearing for 309 Haven St and General Business Meeting
Attendees: Members - Present:
Chair: Carl Mittnight (CM)
Treasurer: Jonathan Barnes (JB)
Secretary: Sharlene Reynolds Santo (SRS)
Member: Ron Weston (RW)
Associates: Virginia Adams (VA)
lack Williams (JW)
Members - Not Present:
Others Present:
Alan Couillard (AC)
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Sharlene Reynolds Santo
Topics of Discussion:
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Call to Order
Hearing called to order at 7:30 pm.
309 Haven St
RW read the public notice.
Public
CM gave a brief summary of the purpose of the hearing and the
Hearing
process then introduced RHC members and property owner.
VA presented some background on the structure including its
appearance on the National Registry.
Several town resident spoke. Neighbors were curious about
new structure, couple of residents expressed concern about
losing another historic structure.
AC stated that he would be willing to work with the RHC to
compromise on design with hopes of shortening the delay.
CM moved that the presented information is sufficient to make a
final determination on the requested demolition of the structure
at 309 Haven St and that the public hearing be closed. JB
seconded Vote 4 -0
CM moved that the loss of the structure at 309 Haven St would
be detrimental to the Town under the purposes of this bylaw
(7.2.1) and that a demolition delay of up to six (6) months be
imposed beginning this date. JW seconded. Vote 4 -0
CM will notified the Building Inspector that a Delay on Demolition
of 309 Haven St for up to 6 months had been imposed on the
property.
e CM mowed to Close the hearing at 8:30 pm SRS seconded Vote
4 -0.
Lob's Pound
JB gave an update on the Town's and a public meeting that was
Contact MHD
JW
Mill
coming up. JW will check with MHD contact.
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Call to Order
Hearina called to order at 7:30 pro.
Demolition
Reviewed status of
186 - Find ref
SRS
Delays
186 Summer Ave — still need photos promised by Criterion
to offer of
258 Main St send letter to owner re: beehive
photos
309 Haven St.
258 — start
RW
letter
Reading
Public Library
VA shared that the foundation of the port- cochere has been
poured
Train Depot
After a brief discussion of materials, it was agreed that the tower
seemed out of scale for this historic structure.
Membership
CM still waiting to hear from Bob Lecheur regarding JW moving up to
Contact BL
CM
full membership.
Misc
VA is working with Chris Skelly at MHC on the success and failures
Readin 's use of the Demolition Belay Bylaw
Adjourned
The meeting adjourned at 10:00 pm.
Next Meeting
February 9 2016 at 7:30 prn
All
Copies of referenced correspondence and documents are kept in Meeting Minutes binder and relevant project
folders located in the Readina Historical Commission Archives, lower level of the Reading Town Hall.
Preservation only works when we remember it is all about: People — Planning — Partnerships— Politics.
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Reading Historical Commission (RHC) Demolition Delay Bylaw
Public Hearing Sign -in Sheet
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Property: 34,9 -;j
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