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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1977-06-16-HC-min.pdf Lexington Historical Commission Minutes June 16, 1977 7:30 p.m. The meeting of the Lexington Historical Commission held on June 16, 1977, in the Town Office Building was called to order by Chairperson, Anne Grady. Old members present were Anne Grady, Elizabeth Reinhardt , and Sara Chase. au61-4""e-y 113L- -- 1,01;441 (.41 New member, Norma Bogen; was welcomed to the Commission. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Grady circulated the letter she ani Ms. Chase composed and sent to Representative Genevra Counihan, stating the priorities of the Lexington Historical Commission in the context of regional planning. After some dixussion of the need for completing the inventory as soon as possible, the meeting adjourned to to a program of visitip speakers and a television tape. thiLs Phoebe HammAof the Concord Historical Commission spoke eloquently about the process of saving an historic house in Concord in spite of the house ' s location in conservation land. The house now is not only saved, but alsorenovated, and being rented to a young family. Juliana Boyd of the Brookline Planning Department gave the Commission copies of material pertaining to Brookline ' s design review and sign control ordinances. She shared with us the benefits and problems Brookline has had in trying to restore and maintain some historic quality to the "Lain Street" area of that suburb. Debbie Winston, a student at Pits-r-,t4otc-College, showed the video tape she made in Lexington in the Spring, which included interviews with Anne Grady, Elizabeth Reinhardt, and Town Manager Robert Hutchinson, and scenes of many of the historic areas and houses in Lexington. After the program, the Commission adjourned to Ms. Grady' s house for informal discussion with the vidting speakers and other guests. Respectfully submitted, Sata B. Chase