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Meeting Minutes: September 16, 2010
Meeting Held at: The Berger Room
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Meeting Called to OrderE ,a( 7:00 pm
A C.
Virginia Adams (VA)
Present
Others in After dance
Angela Binda (AB)
Absent
Mark Cardono (MC)
Present
Kathy Greenfield, Chair (KG)
Present
Roberta Sullivan, Treasurer (RS)
Present
Sharlene Reynolds Santo (SRS)
Present
Subject
Discussion
Action
Items
Follow
-up
MC met with Peter Heckenblechner (PH) and Joe Huggins(JH) and Mr.
Wojciech (window manufacture) on September gth to discuss changes to
windows; a grant is funding this project. MC showed sample of window parts
Contact
that the town plans to use for RHC review. VA detailed the benefits of keeping
window
Window
the current windows. PH told MC that to restore the windows would cost about
restorer
VA
$6,500/window. RHC discussed asking town to start with 22 smaller windows
replacement
while RHC works to determine the actual cost of restoring windows for the 10
in Town Hall
main windows. RHC does not know if the grant requires that all windows be
Letter to PH
Annex
done at once. A serious concern is that the town is planning to install the
and JH with
windows themselves and not have professionals do the work. Another
RHC
KG
concern is the impact of removing the storm windows that are currently
protecting the windows and frames from the weather this is serious if windows
opinion
are not maintained regularly. RHC to ask that one of each type of window be
saved. RHC will also seek a second opinion.
Meeting adjourned at: 8:25 pm
Note Taker: Sharlene Reynolds Santo
Submitted as Final document on: October 28, 2010
Next Meeting Scheduled for: October 5, 2010
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