DUXBURY HISTORICAL COMMISSION
MEETING MINUTES
Date: August 21, 2003
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Duxbury Senior Center
Present: Nicki Kispert, Norman Tucker, Jody Hall, Susanna Sheehan, Nancy Bennett.
Absent: Wayne Dennison, Martha Himes
Call to Order: 7:10 PM
Reading of Minutes: Reading of May minutes postponed until next meeting. Ms. Kispert moved to accept minutes of July 17, 2003 as amended. Mr. Tucker seconded. Motion carried 5 in favor unanimously.
Open Forum: The packet for demolition applications must be revised. The new packet should include cover letter, application, copy of by law, copy of policies. Ms. Hall will begin work on this.
New Demolition Application: 4 Russell Road. Application was reviewed and found to be incomplete. Ms. Kispert will address the issue with the owner. A walk through will tentatively be scheduled for September 11, 2003. At 3:30 PM with the proviso that the owner submit a completed application.
16 Winslow St. A memorandum cam from Richard MacDonald regarding the demolition of the property which was badly damaged in fire. No mention was made in the memorandum of Mr. MacDonald condemning the building. Ms. Himes was concerned with the random notification.
104 Tremont St. A whole segment of the title search was left out leaving the commission unaware of the 1740 construction date. No visitation was made because of the lack of cooperation on the owner’s part. Drive-bys give no indication of architectural/historical information.
Miscellaneous: The letter regarding the commission’s concerns about the communication between the Department of Inspectional Services was dropped off to Mr. MacDonald on August 14. Ms. Kispert personally dropped off a letter to Mr. Longo to explain our position and concerns. Mr. Longo was supportive. We are awaiting a reply from Mr. MacDonald. We should allow some time (up to the week after Labor Day) then generate a memo with a copy to Mr. Longo requesting at least an acknowledgement of the receipt of the letter. Mr. Tucker assisted with the wording on expired demolition permits.
Deliverables: Demolition application revisions: Ms. Hall
Wright Building application: Mr. Tucker
Web site progress; Guidelines for meeting attendance: Ms. Sheehan
Walk through: Ms. Kispert
Next Meeting: September 18, 2003
Meeting Adjourned: Meeting adjourned at 8:37PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Josephine M. Hall
Secretary
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