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Date: 2016 -06 -07 Time: 7:30 PM
Building: Reading Town Hall Location: Conference Room
Address: 16 Lowell Street Session: Open Session
Purpose: General Business Meeting Version: Final
Attendees: Members - Present:
Called to order at 7:30 pm
Chair: Carl Mittnight
(CM)
Secretary: Sharlene Reynolds Santo (SRS)
Member: Ron Weston
(RW)
Jack Williams
(JW)
Jonathan Barnes
(JB)
Associates: Virginia Adams
(VA)
Members - Not Present:
Contact
Others Present:
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Sharlene Reynolds Santo
Topics of Discussion:
Call to Order
Called to order at 7:30 pm
258 Main St
The agreed upon mitigation has yet been received. CM will call and
Contact
CM
follow up with a letter.
309 Main St
The agreed upon mitigation has yet been received. CM will call and
Contact
CM
follow up with a letter.
CM had a chat with Sharon Angstrom; from the town's finance
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department; regarding RHC accounts. Mitigation amounts will go into
reports
CM
Finances
Account # 47251501; Historical Commission Preservation Trust Fund.
RHC doesn't have a current budget summary from the town. All
Submit
All
reimbursed will submitted will submitted by the end of the month.
Ex
VA proposed that copies of the inventory be printed for RHC members
Historical &
to use while they are on the commission; these copies to be returned
Architectural
when they leave the commission. RW moved that the RHC spend up
Inventory
to $500 to make copies for commission members of the Historical and
Architectural Inventory. JW seconded. VOTE 5 -0.
Garden Club
VA made a beautiful display for the Preservation Month event and
Event Booth
many residents stopped by. VA, CM, JB, JW all spend time at the
booth.
CM submitted an article to the Reading Chronicle that should be
MF Charles
printed soon included are materials from David O'Sullivan; local
architect regarding the restoration of this property.
Wireless
RHC discussed the letter CM wrote regarding telecommunication
Antenna
antenna at 1 General Way.
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• 94 Salem St beautiful home at corner of Salem and Pearl St. CM
Houses for Sale
will contact realtors about getting a tour for the RHC.
• 456 Haverhill St., Benjamin Pratt House.
CM & VA continue to work regularly at the Archives. RHC discussed
Archives
the idea of the Archives moving to the Library and speaking with the
Selectmen regarding the costs and general concerns about such a
project.
Walkable
VA reviewed walkable Reading's recent tour including Woburn,
Paperwrk
Reading
Summer and Prescott streets. Paperwork to be deposited into the
to
VA
town archives by VA.
Archives
Lobs Pound Mill
JB has some photos he will provide to the RHC electronically.
Photos
JB
VA spoke with Barry Berman, Selectman, regarding ideas to use for
Memorial Day
his Memorial Day talk. VA read Barry's talk which featured materials
she had from Reading resident, Alice Hunter a nurse in WWI.
CM moved to accept the minutes as amended from April 25, 2016
Vote 5 -0.
Minutes
JB moved to accept the minutes as amended from May 2 &14, 2016
Vote 5 -0.
SRS moved to accept the minutes as amended from June 7, 2016
Vote 5 -0.
Next Meeting
July 7, 2016 at 7:30 pm
Adjourned
The meeting adjourned at 9:35 pm
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.
Preservation only works when we remember it is all about: People — Planning — Partnerships — Politics.
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