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HISTORIC DISTRICTS COMFffSSION MIANTES OF A MEETING H~ HAY 6, 1970 The Historic Districts Commisaion.hsld a mating on Wednesday, May 6, 1970. in the Selectmen's Room, Toxn Office Building, Lexington. Members present xere Comadsaioners Wilbur M. Jaquith, Chairman; Philip B. Parsons, Secretaxgi Max H. 3trawf and Associate Cometissioners George W. Tmsry and Franklin C. Hudson. 1~. Jaquith appointed Mr. Hodson to serve for_George E. Graves xho was not present and Mr. Emery to serve for Georgia H. tili7liams xho xaa unable to serve. A hearing xas held at 7:35 P.M. on the application of Joseph S., Jr. and Mary H. Nye for a Cortitiaate of Appropriateness.xith respect to the erection of fencing on the easterly aido of the premises at 1932 Maasaohu setts Avenue, which is within the Battle Green Mstriat. Present for this wring ~rere the applicants, Joseph S., Jr. and Mary H. Nye; Julien Shoo- makar, representing Hancock United Church of Christ; Georgia H. Williams; and 3. Laxrsnae Whipple. Mr. ~Taqu3th read the legal. notice and the letter from Mr. Nye requesting the heiariag. Hr. Nye submitted photographs and three espies of the p]:at plan of the area aonaerned and drawings of the fencing ~vel?ed at®d a broahure illustrating the type of split cedar careening fence d~eaired. lam. Jaquith pointed out that tyre xore five possible decisions whioh the Commiasian could pM?1ae as iollowa~ approve the application as requested, apptow the application with modifications, approve the application anb~eat to crrtain aonditiona, deter the application, or find :the arahiteatnral fear tares inappropriate for-the area but approve the application beusanse of hardship. He further stated that the. area around the Battle Green had a 'I history of 200 years of being open ar~d that the Commission had been reluc- tant to approve ferxsimg ixs that area. Mr. Nye atatod that approxime.tely two yoara ago Hancock Church in cony function xith fit. Brigid•s Church bad started The Att1c. Hs added that h. and his fsAily were spay for a year and did-not realize the problems con- asrned xith The Attic until last September. At that time they became ewers of the dreadful noise emanating .from the Church, particularly xhen The Attie attendees were leaving. Also aome.oP the i.r~dividuals attending functions at .The Attie have on many occasions invaded the_Nyes•' yard, broken a-pionic table, maliciously broken maw toys, taken a swing and throxn it rarer tree branches, taken toys, eta. They have seen teenagers leave the Church, break aside lilac bushes, and fu~ap into their yard. On April ZOth a teenage girl xas picking floxera i.n their yard and, xhsn Mr. Nye asked her xhat a}~ was doing, she ran .into The Attic. 1~. Nye stated he had talked xith Rev. B~enry Clark xho was sympathetic and agreed to add mire police protection xhsn Tho Attie was in uso. After a short tine the additional police wexo stopped on Saturday nights as not enough young people attended. The mafor problem xith the police protection is that the polies leave when moat of the teenagers have gone and the stragglers are the ones doing the invading of the Nyea and