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Lexington Historical Commission Meeting Minutes April 12, 2012 Commission members present: David Kelland (Chair), Marilyn Fenollosa, Wendall Kalsow, and Sally Zimmerman Meeting called to order at 7:30 p.m. 71 East Street: The applicant, Todd Cataldo, pointed out that the garage, which was built in 1950's, is 1 -2 feet off the rear of the existing house. He wishes to demolish it and also the screen porch because of water /snow damage due to the extremely close proximity therefore causing problems in the adjoining wall of the main house. He stated that the barn and the house will both be retained. Mr. Kelland stated the garage was an old altered building; Mr. Kalsow noted the garage does not contribute architecturally or historically to the other structures on the property. Marilyn Fenollosa moved to approve the demolition and the Commission voted 4 -0 to approve demolition of the garage and screen porch. Other Business: Ms. Fenollosa reported that the Town Meeting has approved the exterior renovations of the White House as part of the capital budget. She also read a letter to the editor of the Lexington Minuteman paper criticizing the Commission for failing to intervene in the demolition of 31 Somerset Road, a property that had unfortunately been overlooked in the survey work completed on Meriam Hill. Time Limits: Mr. Kelland stated that Ms. Fenollosa spoke with Kevin Batt; and he has met with Building Commissioner Garry Rhodes on this issue. Mr. Kelland said he had several issues to convey from Mr. Batt: 1) Mr. Batt suggested that the Commission use a time limit of one year for approvals to demolish, 2) that once a regulation is drafted, the Commission must hold a public hearing to present the reasons for the proposed regulation, including if possible, case examples of how the outcome of prior reviews would have been improved with or by a time limit, and 3) develop a final draft, holding a