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<br /> <br /> TOWN OF LEXINGTON <br /> <br />HISTORIC DISTRICTS COMMISSION <br />Paul O’Shaughnessy, Chair <br />Edward Adelman Meeting broadcasted <br />Robin Lovett <br />Lee Noel Chase <br />Dan Hisel by LexMedia <br /> <br /> <br />Minutes, Thursday, December 7, 2023 <br /> Meeting Conducted by Remote Participation <br /> <br />Commissioners Present: Paul O’Shaughnessy, Chair, Robin Lovett, Lee Noel Chase. <br />Commissioner Absent: Dan Hisel, Edward Adelman. <br />Associate Commissioners Present: Brien Cooper, Richard Neumeier. <br />Associate Commissioner Absent: Robert Adams. <br />Staff Present: Siqing Pan, Department Assistant <br /> <br />th <br />Chair Paul O’Shaughnessy called the December 7, 2023 Historic Districts Commission meeting to <br />order at 6:04pm. <br /> <br />FORMAL HEARING <br />Chair Paul O’Shaughnessy opened the continued hearing for 1 Bedford Street, exterior changes <br />(Signage) in the Battle Green Historic District <br />Documents <br />Full plan set of proposed alteration: dated October 19, 2023 <br />Photographs of entire place of each building elevation visible from the public way: dated October 19, 2023 <br />Material List: dated October 19, 2023 <br />Work Scope Narrative: dated October 19, 2023 <br />Owner Authorization Letter: dated October 19, 2023 <br />Legal Advertisement Authorization Form: dated October 19, 2023 <br /> <br />The applicants explained the proposed national America 250 Patriots Marker plans for the 250th <br />Anniversary of the American Revolution at 1 Bedford Street. <br />The Commission felt that the design of the monument was appropriate, but the location was problematic. <br />They agreed to continue this hearing to next HDC meeting working with Monuments & Memories <br />Committee. <br /> <br />Dawn McKenna, 9 Hancock Street, expressed her oppose to the proposed site of this marker. She <br />suggested HDC deferring this application and working through Monuments & Memories Committee to <br />find an appropriate location and make sure ultimately that the Board of Selectmen feels that is appropriate <br />to accept it before the regulatory board approves it. <br />Historic Districts Commission 1 / 2 <br /> <br /> <br />