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Meeting Minutes
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Board - Committee - Commission - Council:
Historical Commission
Date: 2016 -02 -09
Building: Reading Town Hall
Address: 16 Lowell Street
February 9, 2016
Purpose: General Business Meeting
Attendees: Members - Present:
Time: 7:30 PM
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Location: Berger Room
Chair: Carl Mittnight (CM)
Treasurer: Jonathan Barnes (JB)
Secretary: Sharlene Reynolds Santo (SRS)
Member: Ron Weston (RW)
Associates: Virginia Adams (VA)
Members - Not Present:
Jack Williams (JW)
Others Present:
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Sharlene Reynolds Santo
Topics of Discussion:
Called to Order
7:30 pm
Although invited the owner was not at this meeting. VA, JB 8 CM
attended site visit on Jan 16, provided a summary of the visit, and
309 Haven St
shared photos taken. May try to integrate story and photos to
preserve historic value. Discussed encouraging owner to keep front
block. DD expires 7 16/16.
Pump station will not be on site, it will be elsewhere in North Reading
Lob's Pound
per presentation from JB. A letter from MHC requested that they be
MITI
part of the process. Questions remain as to the impact of Reading's
water connection.
266 Main Street
CPDC liked owners proposed plan neighbor approved them too. RHC
to ask for chance to visit and photograph property.
Rules &
CM will forward Brookline Rules 8 Regulations for review
CM
Regulations
Train Depot
Still no response regarding Communications pole at the depot
Reading
CM emailed about town mostly objected to density, developers
Village 40B
needed waivers requested extensive. 77 units with 80 parking spaces
Archives
VA mentioned article in the Chronicle about the Train Depot
MF Charles
Still no response to CM's inquiry on presentation he will try again
Archives
Phil Johnson donated a copy of the 1875 map and photo of Summer
Ave ca. 1890.
Finances
RW moved to reimburse VA for $8.86 and JB for $4.06 for photos of
309 Haven St. SRS seconded, Vote 3-0.
Minutes
Moved to swept minutes from 11/10115 and 1/6116 as amended. 4 -0
Moved to swept minutes from 12/14115 as given 4-0
Ad oumed
I The meeting adjourned at 9:50 prn
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