HomeMy WebLinkAboutHistoric comm Minutes 2/23/1999MANSFIELD HISTORICAL COMMISSION
TOWN OF MANSFIELD
MANSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS 02046 -
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Mansfield Historical Commission Minutes
for February 23, 1999 at 7:30 pm at Mansfield Town Hall
Present: David Loving, Gean Parks, Leslie Pasch and John Rau.
The Chairperson, John Rau, presided.
Office at:
50 West Street
T j :'Mansfield, MA 02048
orre pondence
1. Notice of Bay State Historical League annual meeting
2. Notice of Boston Preservation Alliance workshop
3. Notice of Train Station Advisory meeting
4. Thank you note from Kate Viens
5. Museum Studies brochure from Tufts
6. Notice of lecture series from Arnold Arboretum
7. Notice of Partnership for Humanities Resource Development conference
The minutes from the January 26 meeting were approved on a motion by
Gean, seconded by Leslie. All in favor.
Leslie has received approval fiom the Mass Historical Commission for the RFP
for the Fisher - Richardson House. The legal notices have been run in the Sun
Chronicle on Feb 19, the Boston Globe (Feb 19) and the Bay State Bann (Feb
25) and she will process the bills. The site visit is scheduled for March 3 fi•om 11
to 1 pm with bids due by March 19 at 4 pm. She also sent copies of the RFP to 39
consultants who do historic structures reports recommended by the MHC and
provided her phone number for questions. The bids will be sent out to each
Commission member as they arrive. March 1 date is the date a contract must be
executed between the MHC and the Comrission. Leslie will ask DPW if they can
remove the boards from the windows of the house to provide more light for the site
visit.
The vacant seats on the Commission were discussed. A notice has run in the
newspapers and Leslie created a sign which she will put up around town.
At the Town Manager's suggestion, Walter Parker from the school building and
grounds department contacted John about putting a suspended ceiling on the
second floor of Memorial Hall to conserve heat. After discussion it was decided to
advise him to find other alternatives such as ceiling fans and to have John call the
MHC to verify whether such alterations can be made to a building on the National
Register.
Leslie has spoken to the Town Clerk and DPW about transferring our files to
Room 2A/2B and it can be arranged.
The next meeting will be on Tuesday, March 30 at 7:30 pm.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:20 pm. Motion by Gean, seconded by
Leslie. All in favor.
Respectfully submitted,
Leslie A. Pasch
Secretary