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HISTORIC DISTRICTS COMMISSION
A meeting of the Historic Districts Commission was held at 8:00 P.M.
on Wednesday, October 22, 1980, in the Selectmen's Meeting Room, Town
Office Building, Lexington. Present were Commissioners John R. Packard,
Chairman= John L. Davies: Roland B. Greeley; Ann Wallace; S. Lawrence
Whipple: and Associate Commissioners Richard S. Morehouse and Howard C.
Nasoa.
At 8:00 P.M. Mr. Emanuele Coscia presented the request of th® Town of
Lexington for the installation of combination storm windows on the front
of the Town Office Building and the Visitor's Center. The xindows are of
a kind approved on numerous other buildings and accordngly it was VOTED
to approve them for these buildings too.
At 8c15 P.M. Mr. Ronald Witty appeared for the First Baptist Church
xith a request to erect a wood stockade fence at the rear of the Church
premises between the backyards of the parsonage and the day care play
area. This Fencing will replace 3' high welded fencing which no longer
meets state safety requirements for children's play areas. After brief
discussion it was VOTED at 8:25 P.M. to approve the stockade fencing.
Several members took the occasion to compliment Mr. Witty for the xonderful
job the Church has done in widening the driveway and restoring the
parsonage.
At 8:30 P.M. Paul E. Hartle of Photo Craft presented drawings of a
proposed projecting sign for his business at 1640 Massachusetts Avenue,
the Cycle & Ski Loft building. The double-faced sign would hang on the
Massachusetts Avenue facade on the East Lexington end of the building.
The Commission xas not opposed to the idea of a projecting sign for this
location, but thought that the frame was too ornate. They also xondered
how it would coordinate with other signs soon to be erected, according to
Mr. Slack, owner of the building. It was suggested that the applicant
and Mr. Slack return at the Commission's next meeting xith a simpler frame
and perhaps with ideas as to what other sagas are going to be requested.
Accordingly no action was taken on the application.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:15 P.M.
John R. Packard
Chairman
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