HomeMy WebLinkAboutHistorical Commission 9/23/2008Historical Commission Minutes
September 23, 2008
Present: Bob Servais, Chairman; David Baldini, Bernie O'Malley, Mike ,.McCue, ,; r
Martin Conbov. Jennifer Davis, Clerk
2 Correspondence' _
General Correspondence
1. June 3, 2008 minutes
Motion: To approve as submitted (Baldini - Servais) All in favor. PASSES
2. August 6, 2008 letter from John O. D'Agostino, Town Manager appointing
Martin Conboy to the Commission
3. June, July, August Verizon & Detection Technology bills (paid)
4. "Selected Veterans' Graves — Spring Brook Cemetery" prepared by Mansfield
Veterans' Agent John Hogan
Housing Rehab Correspondence
5. May 30, 2008 letter from Catherine Bertolet, Community Development Office re:
work on 85 Court Street
6. June 13, 2008 letter from Kathleen Kelleher, Community Development Office re:
work on 156 Dean Street
7. August 18, 2008 letter from Ms. Kelleher, Program Coordinator re: work on 109
West Street
8. September 4, 2008 letter from Ms. Kelleher re: work on 260 South Main Street
9. September 4, 2008 letter from Ms. Kelleher re: work on .159 High Street
10. September-5, 2008 letter from Ms. Kelleher re: work on 39 Grove Street
The commission discussed sending a letter indicating the commission has no
jurisdiction over work done on the above homes and no inventories in the files.
Mansfield Crossing Correspondence (275 -279 School Street)
1. June 25, 2008 "Alternatives Analysis" submitted by Hecht Development to
Mass Historic
2. July 18, 2008 letter from Mass Historic to Ken Hecht re: "Alternatives Analysis ",
including Memorandum of Agreement and instructions for photographic
documentation
3. July 31, 2008 letter from Mass Historic to Ken Hecht re: revised Memorandum
of Agreement
4. August 4, 2008 memo from Mass Historic to MHC with revised signature page
for Memorandum of Agreement
5. August 19, 2008 letter from Mass Historic to Ken Hecht re: revised
memorandum of agreement
6. August 21, 2008 Memorandum of Agreement
7. August 28, 2008 letter from Mass Historic to Hecht Development re: signed
Memorandum of Agreement
8. September 22, 2008 letter from Taya Dixon, Senior Planner, Epsilon Associates
re: photographic documentation of 279 -295 School Street
The commission discussed getting some newspaper coverage after the final
archaeological report comes in.
The commission discussed the 1925 photographs at the Historical Society and the
possibility of an inventory of those houses, determining which are still standing and
which are not, and using high school students to photograph those that are left.
Mr. O'Malley asked about offering tax incentives to homeowners of historical homes
who may want to leave their homes to the town. Mr. Servais said the issue with
something like that would be maintenance,
5. Adjovrninent ;,
Motion: To adjourn at 8:15 p.m. (Davis - Conboy) All in favor. PASSES
Date of next meeting: October 21, 2008 at 7:30 p.m.
Signature of 1crk Date o€ Approval