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Town of Reading
Meeting Minutes
Board - Committee - Commission - Council:
Historical Commission
Date: 2022-11-9 Time: 7:00 PM
Building: Zoom Location:
Address: Session: Open
Purpose: General Business Version: Final
Attendees: Members - Present:
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Virginia Adams (VA); Jonathan Barnes (JEB); Sarah Brukilacchio (SB);
Samantha Couture, Chair (SC); Sharlene Reynolds Santo, Treasurer (SRS);
Pino D'Orazio (PD)
Members - Not Present:
Amelia Devin Freedman, Christine Keller
Others Present:
n/a
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Sharlene Reynolds Santo
Joint Meeting with HDC and Town - This Zoom meeting began as a joint meeting with the
Historic District Commission In Executive session with Town Manager, Fidel Maltez, Town
Counsel, Ivria Glass Fried, members of the Select Board. This executive session meeting
ended at 8:40 pm
RHC Only Meeting Commenced at 8:40 pm
583 Main St - SB & VA attended Monday night's CPDC meeting. VA shared that owners
emailed to state that they could not go along with our suggestions, including changing the
color of the yellow brick to red. CPDC insisted on the dentil molding and red brick. Owners
did agree to keep samples of historic attributes on site. An order of conditions was signed at
that meeting.
25 Haven St - was also discussed at the CPDC meeting and VA shared that RHC was
disappointed that the current design did not include any of the historic attributes as we
suggested. There was no mention at the CPDC meeting of JEB's email to Town staff for that
meeting, objecting to the failure of the current design to retain the existing historical building
facade. Nor was there any mention of CPDC's own design guidelines which provide that
existing building facades of historically protected buildings be incorporated into new
construction wherever feasible, and that such buildings can be changed only with RHC
approval. This building may just be demolished. The developers current design has been
decreased in size. This meeting has been continued.
273 Pearl St - The owner has inquired about the age of this property. Per Virginia this
property is included In Colonial Rooftrees. Per Everett Blodgett this property may have been
moved but he hadn't had time to research. SC sent owner a copy of the Form B. Owner
believed that the date should be revised but doesn't have a specific verifiable date she believes
is more accurate.
Archives Colonial Rooftrees - A resident has requested a copy SC will let them know they
could purchase one for $15.
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Arts Reading - According to the RHC members in attendance there seemed to be a bit of
traffic at the booth. VA created another helpful display for this event.
Adding to Inventory - 158 Salem St and 115 Eaton St - SB is still working on the Form
B.'s She will get together with VA to complete. Once complete RHC will review and then
continue with the process.
Finances - Nothing new. Need to determine process to use the ARPA funds alotted to the
RHC.
New Business -
• A young man named Ajey Pandey, an RMLD employee spoke to JEB about a Historic
Buildings tool kit he put together regarding electrifying historic homes and is willing to
come to an RHC meeting. JEB will invite him to the next RHC meeting.
• VA went into Archives and changed the thermostat from AC to heat. Once in the past
there was a Flood when this was done. There was no water on JEB's recent visit.
Minutes -
Motion: to accept the minutes from 10.27.2022 as amended.
SRS motion, SC second; vote 4-0
Next Meeting - December 14, 2022
Adjournment:
Motion: to adjourn at 9:25 am
SC motion, JEB second; vote 5-0-0
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