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Board - Committee - Commission - Council:
Historical Commission
Date: 2017-05-17
Building: Reading Town Hall
Address: 16 Lowell Street
Purpose: Joint Meeting with Historical
District Commission followed by general
meeting
Attendees: Members - Present:
Time: 7:00 PM
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Location: Conference Room
Session: Joint Meeting
Version: Final
Virginia Adams (VA) - Acting Member
Jonathan Barnes (JEB)- Acting Chair
Samantha Couture (SC) - Acting Member
Sharlene Reynolds Santo (SRS) - Secretary
Members - Not Present:
Carl Mittnight, Jack Williams, Ron Weston
Others Present:
Historic District Commission - Greg Maganzini, Ilene Bornstein, Everett
Blodgett, Virginia Adams and Priscilla Poehler
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Sharlene Reynolds Santo
Topics of Discussion:
Called to order at 7:00 pm Everett Blodgett called the HD meeting to order and JEB Acting
Chair of the RHC called the RHC meeting to order. JEB appointed SC and VA as voting
members for this meeting.
• 186 Summer Ave - Met with Historic District Commission to discuss a revised version of the
Preservation Restriction Agreement for 186 Summer Ave. Both Commissions concluded that
JEB should transmit this joint group's proposed revisions and questions to Town Counsel via
Community Development Director's office. At 8:50 pm this discussion ended.
At this point, HDC adjourned their meeting and left the room; RHC meeting continued.
• 119 Salem St - Reviewed letter to Building Inspector regarding this property.
• Monopole -Request for Comment from MBTA - There were several smalls to RHC with
different plans, regarding proposed placement of monopoles at two locations on MBTA
property. RHC purview is whether placement presents any adverse impacts on the Town's
historic or cultural assets. The RHC does not oppose that placement of either pole, that
neither, in our opinion affect the cultural or historical properties. RHC discussed any adverse
impacts on historic or cultural resources In the area. JEB will communicate RHC's position to
Ron Weston, who will transmit to META.
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• Finances - JEB moved to reimburse VA $10.98 for photos printed for Garden Club event.
SRS seconded. Vote 4-0.
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• CPDC - Meeting on the former Post Office building 40R proposal will be at 8:30 pm on May
22nd. VA will be attending; SC and SRS; also plan to attend. The developer may postpone if
they do not have approval from MHC by that date. This meeting does not need to be posted.
• Celebration Trust Committee - SRS nominated SC as the RHC representative to the
Celebration Trust Committee. JEB seconded. VOTE 4-0.
• Minutes - RHC reviewed and approved the amended minutes from the May 10, 2017
meeting. Vote 4-0.
• Next Meeting - June 14, 2017 at 7 pm
• Adjourn at 10:30 pm
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