HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-08-04 ad Hoc West Street Historic District Study Committee MinutesAd Hoc West Street Local Historic District Study Committee Minutes
1_ e: 4 August 2003
Tighe: 7:00 pm
Place: Berger Room at Reading Town Hall
In Attendance:
Everett Blodgett Clayton Jones
Sally Hoyt Sharlene Reynolds Santo
Virginia Adams (Reading Historical Commission)
Not in Attendance:
Jess Brallier Kristie Jochmann
Gail Wood
➢ As of 31 July no responses have been received from mailing.
A Checked maps received from Chris Riley and there is need for more of West St. Sharlene
will give written request to Chris Riley on exact needs. Expect maps to be available by
next meeting.
➢ Reviewed current boundaries of proposed historic district - properties touching West St
between County Road and Fremont St (86 - 269 West St, 4& 12 County Rd, 111
"cotland Rd, 3 Lewis, 6 Wentworth, 95 & 98 Howard St and 302 Woburn St).
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Everett has tried to contact Lisa Mausolf an architectural consultant living in Reading. She
helped with At Wood End and we hope to use her expertise developing accurate
descriptions for homes in proposed district. These descriptions will likely included only
sections visible from a public way.
➢ Reviewed makeup of future historic district commission. Suggest that with a 5 member
board 4 votes be needed to deny a request; with a 7 member board 5 members needed to
deny a request. Recommend that the Historic District Commission be made up of a
Reading residents solicited from local architects, realtors, members of Antiquarian
society, historic district property owners and the Historical Commission. Members
should be appointed by the Town Selectman.
i Reviewed paperwork needed to create an historic district. Clay will check with Mass
Historical about recommendations regarding an appeal process; whether it should be
through the Metropolitan Area Planning Commission (MAPC) or the Superior Court.
Members in attendance felt that MAPC may be the best believing it to be a less costly
option.
;lay is working on developing guidelines and by-laws. A significant amount was used
reviewing other established documents for appropriateness in this community. RHC
member Virginia Adams was helpful in several areas.
➢ Sharlene is working to create inventory sheets for each of the proposed historic district
properties.
Next meeting scheduled for 7 pm on 18 August 2003.