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• HISTORIC DISTRICTS COMMISSION A meeting of the Historic Districts Commission was held on Wednesday, January 2t, 3978, in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, Toxn Office Building, Lexington. Present were Commissioners John R. Packard, Chairman; Georgia H. Williams, Secretary= Roland B. Greeley; 5. Lawrence Whipple; and Asso- ciate Commissioners Linda J. McAuley and Oliver F. Hooper. Mrs. McAuley xas appointed to serve for Commissioner Amelia G. Samoylenko xho xas un- able to serve. A hearing was held at 8a10 P.M. on the application of JoAn R. Walker for a Certificate of Appropriateness with respect to the erection and dis- play of a sign for the store at 1849 Massachusetts Avenue, which is within the Battle Green District. Mr. Packard read the legal notice and made ref- erence to the application. Mrs. Walker submitted three scale drawings of the proposed sign which is similar to the others on the Giroux Building. The gold leaf Roman style letters x111 be SO" capital letters and the legend x111 read 'Balloon Shop". The hearing was closed at 8c15 P.M. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it xas VOTED to issue a Certifi- cate of Appropriateness to JoAn R. Walker with respect to the erection and display of a sign for the store at 1849 Massachusetts Avenue, xhich is within the Battle Green District. Participating in this decision xere Com- missioners John R. Packard, Georgia H. Williams, Roland B. Greeley, S. Lawrence Whipple, and Associate Commissioner Linda J. McAuley. Mr. Greeley asked if there was any xay to avoid a hearing on all signs such as the one above xhere the owner of the building had laid down speci- fic requirements for the signs to be erected. Mr. Packard said that he had studied the Historic Districts Act and that hearings must be held. Mr. Packard commented that he xished there were some way to prevent pla.atering signs on the inside of windoxs but neither the Commission's Act nor the Town's Sign By-Lax made provision for this. Mr. Whipple commented that some toms do have regulations to prevent this plastering of xindows on the inside. Two bills xere submitted as follows: $3.50 from Minute-Man Publica- tions and $65.b2 for clerical services from Barbara Gilson, Clerk. It xas moved, seconded, and VOTED to approve payment of these two bills. Certificate of Appropriateness 73 C-7 issued to Balston, Inc. was ref- s a erred to with res ct to the section dealin with a li ht h Pe g g ing ood It was moved, seconded, and VOTED to nor lssue a Certificate of Appropris.te- ness to Realty World-Heritage Homes since the lighting cove had been apr~ proved ender an earlier Certificate for the sign on the side of the build- ing at 703 Massachusetts Avenue, xhich is xithin the East Village District. Participating in this decision xere Commissioners John R. Packard, Georgia H. Williams, Roland B. Greeley, S. Lawrence Whipple, and Associate Commis- sioner Linda J. McAuley.