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• HISTORIC DISTRICTS COMMISSION A meeting of the Historic Districts Commission was held on Wednesday, January 3, 1979. in Room GiS, Town Office Building, Lexington. Present ~ were Commissioners John R. Packard, Chairman; Georgia. H. Williams, Secre- tary; John L. Davies; S. Lawrence Whipple; and Associate Commissioners Linda J. McAuley. The Chairman appointed himself to serve as Secretary for the evening. Mr. Moe Morrissette, Planning Manager for Consumer Value Stores, came in at 8x00 P.M. to discuss plans in connection with the relocation of the Lexington center store to the space now occupied by Woolworth's. There were several subjects for discussion: I. Woalxorth's store has a marble base running the full length (68 feet) of the store front and it was asked whether this could be saved. The answer appears to be that it cannot. CVS desires a higher base - about $~t~" high in front of the checkout areas. Brick to match the existing brick will prob- ably be used and seemed acceptable to the members present. 2. CVS plans to close the two existing Woolworth front entrances ~ and replace them with one nex front entrance centrally located. There will also be a rear entrance. None of this seemed objectionable. 3. Doors and window trim are planned to be of bronze anodized aluminum. This met with full approval of the members. who commented on the attractive use of this material elsewhere, including the Hancock School. 4. The present CVS store in Lexington center has a red and white striped awning, apparently about 25 feet long. An awning seems to be desired for the nex store, too, and it is planned to use the same frame with a nex awning. It was suggested that a bolder, wider stripe be chosen and this seemed to meet with general approval. 5. Having disposed of the above matters at one time or another in the evening, we kept returning to the major concern - signs. CVS does not plan to have a sign covering the entire 68 foot front of the store. They are thinking of a 25 foot sign and will restore the brick beneath the present Woolworth's sign to the extent necessary in exposed areas. Mr. Morrissette seems to prefer an interior-lit sign reading CYS~PHARMACY, Stith a slash as indicated, CVS in red, and PHARMACY in black. We did not definitely ascertain the size of the letters, but they would probably all be of the same size, perhaps 16 inches, or 20 at the most. The sign on the rear of the store would be identical to the front sign.