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Meeting Minutes
Historic District Commission
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Board - Committee - Commission - Council:
Historic District Commission
Date: 2026-03-18 Time: 7:00 PM
Building: Reading Town Hall
Address: 16 Lowell Street
Purpose: General Business
Attendees: Members -Present:
Location: Berger Conference Room
Session: Open Session
Version: Final
Members: Everett Blodgett (EB), Ilene Bornstein (IB) Pino D'Orazio (PD), Amelia
Devin Freedman (ADF)
Associate Members: Virginia Adams (VA), Ann Ward JAW)
Members - Not Present: Greg Maganzini
Others Present: Ryan Henry (205 Summer Ave)
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Pino D'Orazio
Topics of Discussion:
PD called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. PD elevated VA to a voting member. AW joined by
telephone.
205 Summer Ave
Mr. Henry presented his application for a rear addition to the property. HOC discussed the
proposed use of James Hardie siding (only for the addition portion) and the use of Anderson
windows. Only a small portion of the addition will be viewable from the public way.
PD made a motion for a Certificate of Appropriateness. IB seconded. The motion passed 5-0. PD
made a motion to waive the Public Hearing. IB seconded. The Public Hearing was waived after a
5-0 vote.
PD will contact the church to request a formal application with mitigation measures to conceal
the new heating equipment that was installed in December.
Website Pictures of Houses Within the District
Amanda Beatrice from Town Hall informed HDC that the Town website is being updated to be
ADA-compliant. Therefore, pictures will require accompanying text. ADF will speak to Amanda
regarding the necessary level of detail. HDC will then revisit the practicality of providing pictures
for the HDC website.
Single Home Historic Districts
No updates.
Maps of Historic Districts
No updates.
Public Outreach
PD reported that 186 Summer Ave is still awaiting an insurance decision before they can
demolish the house that was destroyed by fire.
PD moved to adjourn the meeting at 8:10PM. EB seconded. Meeting adjourned after a 5-0 vote.