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Whititit LEXINGTON HISTORICAL COMMISSION MINUTES OCT 20, 1988 Present: McKenna, Phillips, Witthoft, Hagelstein. Guest, R. Gubisch 1. MINUTES of previous meeting: add, Witthoft agreed to act as secretary. 2. WOOD ST. BARN. Gary Larson, of Larson Assoc, Arlington MA, landscape architects, acting for Joann Vilasi, current owner of the property, presented his plans for the site. The owner wishes to develop the property to include 5 apartments in the 3 existing buildings [which are only legally approved for 2 apartments, although 5 exist] , and to build additional dwellings on the land. Mr. Larson showed site plan including present structures and the barn, and a series of alternate development plans with and without retention of the barn, either as a barn or as a dwelling unit. The present tentative plan is to build 5 houses, one of which will be the remodelled barn, and to retain extant structures for housing. Summaries of previous letters were read for the benefit of the Commission's new member. McKenna stated that the previous owner of the barn had not made a "continuous effort" to save it, in accordance with the language of the Demolition Delay Ordinance, so the LHC will not sign o €—ei the property. 14tA14014d1wAlimut The commission indicated to Mr. Larson an informal, generally favorable, opinion of his plans, with the proviso that we will first investigate the legal issues of our continued supervision of mode of remodelling. "To cut in is demolition," which we control, and of course some changes in the building would have to be made if the barn were to be made into a house. 3. McKenna has not yet met with Town Manager about manner in which personnel change was handled. 4. The Allen—Swenson farmhouse is scheduled to be moved on Oct. 26. 5. East Village Historic District: Mr. Gubisch will provide a folder with all relevant materials to the commission. Gubisch also noted that the Lexington Inventory gives some recommendations for Historic District/National Register listings. Witthoft will call Mass. Hist. Comm. for forms for listing buildings. NEW BUSINESS 6. REQUEST FOR TOWN REPORT. Witthoft will draft a preliminary town report. Hagelstein will check building commissioner's office to find out number of buildings for which we 'signed off' in the past year. 7. The Commission decided that there was no need to ask to Town Meeting for special funds. 8. The members of the Commission thanked Mr. Gubisch for his service to the town.