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THE LEXINGTON HISTORICAL COMMISSION Lexington, Massachusetts 02173 MEETING Room G 5 February 17, 1977 Lexington Town Office Building 7:30 P.M. Voting Members Present: Chairman,Anne Grady, Sara Chase, Elizabeth Reinhardt, Richard Morehouse, Donna Brown. Guests; Mr. K. Briggs, Mrs. Holzbog, Mrs. Thomas, Mrs. Bradford, Meeting was called to order by Chairman, Anne Grady at 8:05 P.M. It was moved and seconded ( Chase, Reinhardt ) that the minutes of the Ded. Meeting be accepted. Unan. Mr. Kenneth Briggs was introduced by the Chair. As the Planning Director for the Town of Lexington, Mr. Briggs commented on his familiarity with Historic MR. BRIGGS Preservation. He has worked in Lowell in their preservation work. The Planning Dept. there identified properties and sites and did descriptions and histories of each. A Historical Commission was formed later which then went about placing on the National Register. The Lexington Planning Dept. would like to give creedance to our inventory and help in getting it before the public. The Department would like to know from our Commission haw they may best be of assistance. Mrs. Grady presented the Request for Grant in Aid for FY 1978. Although we don't have a plan in mind we should look at the State Plan. We should also be watching what is happening to land areas around the properties of interest GRANTS to the Commission. Most of the sites of Historical significance have been identified. Mr. Briggs feels that we are in a good position to recdive Federal funds for acquisition of land areas due to the Historic significance We discussed these funds in relation to the Hancack School. We also have many historical properties that are not owned or controlled by the Town or HANCOCK its agencies. We are not primarily interested in acquisition. Other than the possibility of the East Lexington Railroad Station, we do not have any properties that are threatened. Mr. Briggs advised us of some special types of zoning to protect a Historical