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HISTORICAL COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES <br />March 201h 2019 <br />Call to Order: A public meeting of the Historical Commission was held in the Parker Room of <br />Lexington Town Office Building located at 1625 Massachusetts Avenue. The meeting <br />convened at 7:30PM. <br />Historical Commission Members in Attendance: <br />David Kelland, Chair, Wendall Kalsow, Marilyn Fenollosa, Samuel Doran, Diane Pursley <br />AGENDA ITEM #1 (7:31 PM) <br />Public hearing on the partial building demolition and roofline change at 7 Shirley Street <br />APPLICANT (S) PRESENT: <br />James and Christina Leitch, Homeowners <br />ABUTTER(S) PRESENT: <br />None <br />DOCUMENT(S): <br />Plans dated 1/31/2019 <br />Plot Plan <br />Photos of existing house <br />SUMMARY: <br />Ms. Leitch told the Commission she put a small extension on the home two years ago, adding <br />space on the first floor. She now has two kids and her in-laws come to stay for extended periods <br />of time and they need more space for their growing family. The Leitch family loves the historic <br />home but want to make the home larger to accommodate everyone. The addition will be on the <br />second floor of the house. They are looking to extend out to the back of the first floor. The <br />roofline would be consistent with the top of the house. <br />HC COMMENTS: <br />Mr. Kalsow noted the proposed plans are modest in scale and have a minor impact view from the <br />public way. He asked if the windows will be vinyl. Ms. Leitch said the windows have always <br />been vinyl, they are not proposing to change the windows. Ms. Pursley asked about the size of <br />the addition. Ms. Leitch said around 250 square feet. Ms. Fenollosa said it's nice to see they are <br />modifying their home to meet their growing family needs in a sensitive way.