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Historical Commission
Date: 2017-04-04 Time: 7:00 PM
Building: Reading Town Hall Location:,- Lower:Level Conference Room
Address: 16 Lowell Street - Session: Open Session
Purpose: General Business Version:, Final
Attendees: Members - Present:
Ron Weston (RW) - Chair
Sharlene Reynolds Santo (SRS) - Secretary
Jonathan Barnes..(JEB) - Treasurer
Jack Williams :(JW) - Member
Samantha Couture (SC) - Member
Virginia Adams (VA).- Associate Member .
Members - Not.Present:
Others-Present:'
Carl Mittnight RHC Chair Emeritas
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Sharlene Reynolds Santo
Topics of Discussion:
Called to-Order at-7:00 pm In the Conference Room..
• 24 Gould St/Ace Art Building- Nothing.new.
• 136 Haven St / Post Mark Square - No new details'available
• 52 Sanborn St/National Register High School - Proposed'Dumpster - RHC discussed the
dumpster situation and determined that there was no objection.. RW moved that we have
no objection. JEB seconded: Vote 5-0. RW to inform Julie Mercier.
• Preservation Assessment Grant w/ RPL - SC amended the document as agreed upon
at the March meeting.
Pending Demolitions
o 79-81 Salem St - Nothin.g new.
0 119 Salem St - Nothing new.
• Finances - RW requested reimbursement for expenses incurred in preparing MHC 2018
Preservation Awards nomination. JEB moved that the RHC pay up to $90..00 for
expenses: JW seconded. -Vote 5-0. RW moved to reimburse VA for up to $15.00.for
supplies needed for the New Resident's Open House held at the library. JEB seconded.
Vote 5-0.
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• New Business
o Preservation Massachusetts Membership -.RHC discussed joining this
organization. JW moved that RHC join and pay the $50.00 "Organization"
membership fee. SC seconded. Vote 5-0. JEB will send in the form and fee.
o . .Inquiry from,David Floyd - Discussed inquiry, received regarding history of the
Doucette Moving Company property. RW responded to the contractor.
o Women in Reading -.Virginia spoke about a project she is working onwriting stories
about important women.in Reading's history, including Alice Hunter. SRS_moved to
pay up to $200.00 for materials needed for this project: JEB seconded. Vote:570.
o Greenwood Story - As agreed, RW will extend invitation to-Sarah Brukilacchio to
meet with us regarding her research:
o 40 Grove.St- VA and JW planned.to attend the DRT meeting but did not due_ to a
snow storm.. At that meeting it was stated that the historic home will not be
'demolished, but a garage will be removed and a road or driveway will be added to go
by the structure to provide access to a-new house. This topic will be discussed at an
upcoming CPDC meeting
• Minutes - Review minutes from 3/7/18 JEB moved to 'accept the minutes as amended.
SRS seconded. Vote 5-0.
• Meeting adjourned,at 8:05 pm.
• Next Meeting will be held on May 9, 2018 .
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