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Lexington Historical Commission Minutes of the Meeting of September 21, 1981 Members present: Sara Chase, Morton Gilman, Ann Grady, ex officio The Lexington Historical Commission met at 7 : 30 p.m. in Room 111 of the Town Office Building on September 21, 1981. Discussion focussed on the need to fill two positions left vacant due to expired terms, and on the problem of finding a Chairman for the coming year. The consensus was that it would be a good idea to meet with some of the peo- ple who submitted their names to the Talent Bank and indi- cated their interest in the Historical Commission. In addition, Chase agreed to call some other people who might be interested in serving. Corollary discussion of the duties of the Chairman of the Commission included the mention of the need to super- vise completion of the survey and inventory, to prepare annual budgets, to respond to local preservation issues such as conversion of the Hancock and Adams Schools, and to gen- erate ideas for preservation action in Lexington. Problems surrouding the conversion of Adams School (residential or commercial use seemed likely) were debated. The sense of the meeting was that controls were needed to prevent deleterious exterior changes, and that the imposition of preservation restrictions, or the extension of the pre- sent historic district boundary would serve the purpose. Grady agreed to draft a letter to that effect to be sent to the Adams School Conversion Committee (Jim Crain) on behalf of the Commission. Comments concerning the clock in the tower of Follen Church and the need to clean Sunday School student graffitti from the interior were presented by . Chase agreed to help with the cleaning. Grady mentioned a call from Anita Worthen in which Wor- then lamented the removal of historic interior material from a house (on Grove Street?) . The Commission shared her regret, but, since they cannot exercise any sort of control over his- toric interior, felt that increased public education would be in order. Gilman suggested that the Commission consider long range plans for publication of material from the Commission' s re- sources. One possibility might include working with the Lexington Historical Society, since their recent book has been such a success. Another suggestion was that the Commission find ways to make the current assessor ' s information, as well as the 1961 revaluation information, available to future architectural historians. A recommendation along these lines should be made to the Town Manager, at least. The meeting was adjourned at 9 :30 p.m. after a future meeting, October 21, was set. Respectfully submitted, w�C�