1976-09-00-HC-min (date uncertain).pdf

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THE LEXINGTON HISTORICAL COMMISSION Lexington, Massachusetts 02173 MEETING Room G15 Lexington Town Office Building 7:30 P.M. Voting Members Present : Chariman Anne Grady, Elizabeth Reinhardt Richard Morehouse, Sara, Chase, Donna Brown Guests: Jean Berry The meeting was called to order at 7:35 P.M. A vote was taken to accept the minutes of our previous meeting. Unanimous. After checking with the Town Managers Office it was determined that, since we had not requested funds in this years budget to be used for Out of State FUNDS Travel, we are not permitted to use any of our money for that purpose. DENIED Therefore our request for $305.49 to send Sara Chase to the Philadelphia Architectural Historian meeting was denied. It was moved that we include the amount of $200 in this years proposal for that purpose. Reinhardt/Morehouse Unanamous. The commission has been advised that the amount of $750 has been allocated to us for the coming year. We are to return an itemized account as to how we will use this amount.- It was voted to accept the budget as proposed Reinhardt/Brown Unanimous. BUDGET The Commission still holds an interest in the publishing of an Architectural History for Lexington. We should consider this a matter requiring a Capital expenditure. it was felt that we would be in a better position in another year or so to proceed with this project and could better acess the cost at that time and make a request for funds. Sara Chase reported that Tom Lingel and Jean Berry from her course at Boston COURSE University are working with her on the East Lexington District as a project. PROJECT Word from the Mass. Historical Commission is that they do not view the East Lexington area as being submitted as a District and we should consider separate EAST applications. A discussion of the area followed. We are awaiting further LEXINGTON information concerning the proposed changes in the island at Mass. Avenue and DISTRICT Pleasant Street.