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1 <br /> <br />Minutes of the Community Preservation Committee <br />Thursday, December 7, 2023 <br />Hybrid Zoom Meeting <br />Meeting ID: 997 4649 6864 <br />Community Center Room 230/232 <br />39 Marrett Rd <br />4:30 PM <br /> <br />Committee Members Present: Marilyn Fenollosa (Chair); Jeanne Krieger (Vice-Chair), Kevin <br />Beuttell, Robert Creech, Lisa O’Brien, Robert Pressman (arrived at 4:39 PM), Kathryn Roy, Mark <br />Sandeen, Melinda Walker. <br /> <br />Administrative Assistant: Thomas Case <br /> <br />Other Attendees: Sandhya Beebee, Liaison, Capital Expenditures Committee; David Kanter, Vice <br />Chair & Clerk, Capital Expenditures Committee; Carolyn Kosnoff, Assistant Town Manager for <br />Finance (arrived at 4:38 PM); James Malloy, Town Manager (arrived at 4:51 PM); Sarah <br />Morrison, Executive Director, LexHAB. <br /> <br />Ms. Fenollosa called the meeting to order at 4:35 PM. <br /> <br />Revisit LexHAB FY25 CPA Funding Request (241 Grove St – Paint Exterior) – The Committee <br />discussed the $10,000 exterior paint project at 241 Grove St, as part of LexHAB’s FY25 CPA <br />funding request. The Committee reviewed the photos of 241 Grove St’s current exterior paint <br />provided by LexHAB. Ms. Walker asked Ms. Morrison if the house had been repainted when it <br />was originally renovated. Ms. Morrison explained that part of the house was painted and <br />received some touch-up work. Ms. Walker asked if there had been insufficient funding to paint <br />the property when it was originally renovated. Ms. Morrison replied that she was unsure and <br />was not involved with that project. Ms. Fenollosa shared that the windows had been replaced <br />and suggested that the framing had not been upgraded. Ms. Morrison added during its <br />renovation, there was an attempt to keep as much of the original structure as possible. The <br />property was part of the Mass Save’s initiative and has heat pumps and extra insulation, but <br />there is still heat escaping. <br /> <br />Mr. Creech shared that he had walked around the house and could not get close enough to the <br />house, but did see that the window sill on the lower level was in bad shape. Mr. Creech <br />commented that painting requires good preparation and expressed concern that if the building <br />had been painted recently, then it did not receive adequate preparations. Mr. Creech removed <br />his objection to the exterior paint project due to its current condition and advocated for good <br />preparation before its painting. Mr. Pressman shared that he had also visited the property and <br />noted that there were sides that had not been painted and multiple places needed repairs.