HomeMy WebLinkAbout1978-03-01-HC-min.pdf TLS LEXINGTON HISTORICAL COViMISSION
LEXINGTON , MASS . 02173
MEETING
Room G15 March 1, 1978
Lexington Town Office Building 7. 30 p.m.
Voting Members Presents Anne Grady, Chair; Elizabeth Reinhardt,
Sara Chase , Norma Bogen
Guest: Kirk Noyes (present during first portion of meeting. )
HANCOQK Kirk Noyes , of Sidney and Noyes Associates , de-
SCHOOL velopers of the Hancock School building, presented
PLANS the latest set of plans of the School for the review
of the Commission. A number of changes have been
made since the selection of the firm by the Selectmen.
Members of the Commission asked various questions , and
no particular problems surfaced. Interior details
have not yet been prepared, and the Commission ex-
pressed interest in viewing these when they are avail-
able . Richard Morehouse , who was not present , will
be given an opportunity to review the site and floor
plans and make comments .
Since the parking areas are not inconformance with
the zoning regulations which require a setback of
at least 40 ' , the developer has applied to the Board
of Appeals for a variance . The developer requested
the support of the Commission. Anne Grady will send
a letter to the Board in support .
MINUTES The minutes of the last meeting were read and
approved.
EDUCATIONAL Betty Reinhardt requested that the Commission have
PROGRAM duplicates of some of her personal slides made so
that they might be used in the architectural units
of the Lexington schools by school personnel, in
cooperation with the Commission, as part of their
educational program. The request was approved.
NEdSPAPER Anne Grady reported that she had spoken to Ann
ARTICLE Scigliano of the Lexington Minuteman and had suggested
an article in the paper that described the functions
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and activities of the Historical Commission, the
Historic Districts Commission, and the Historical
Society. Ms . Scigliano indicated that they would
be willing to devote a page to this and would be
willing to put it together.
NOMINATIONS Richard Morehouse has indicated his intention to
resign from the Commission since he has been
appointed an associate member of the Historic
Districts Commission. A new member of LHC will be
required.
Betty Reinhardt nominated Bill Cassell , and
Sara Chase nominated Don Olson. Anne Grady thought
an architect should be selected, as did Norma Bogen.
Additional nominations will be sought .
HOUSING FOR The Lexington Housing Authority has submitted an
THE ELDERLY application for a Chapter 667 project (no specific
site) to the Mass . Department of Community Affairs
and has requested a letter of support from the Com-
mission. It was agreed that a letter of general
support for additional units of elderly housing
would be sent but not expressly supporting new
construction.
COMMUNITY After a review of the CDBG grant application re-
DEVELOPMENT requirements , it was agreed that it would not make
BLOCK GRANT sense for Lexington to apply unless it had a strong
APPLICATION and well thought out program. Norma Bogen suggested
that after town meeting the Commission meet with the
Town Manager to talk about this and request that
the Planning Board do some preliminary work to .
determine if there was a need for rehabilitation
ef_ structures in order to provide housing for
low and moderate income households . Historic
preservation efforts could be ]..inked to rehabilitation.
Criteria for the selection of Block Grant applications
are heavily oriented to low and moderate income
housing and neighborhood preservation, and if the town
is to make an application for the next round of funds
it will have to develop a suitable program.
The meeting was adjourned at 9.15 p.m.
Norma Bogen ��y