Sharon Historical Commission

And

Sharon Historic District Commission

 

Meeting Minutes for

Wednesday, December 14th, 2006

 

Members in attendance: Robert S. Young—Chairman, David A. Martin—Vice Chairman, Shirley A. Schofield, Gordon Hughes

 

Meeting called to order at 7:45pm.

 

  1. S Schofield—motion to accept last month’s minutes as amended.  D. Martin—2nd.  Motion passed unanimously.

2.  Discussed 111 Pond St. (Amasa Dunbar House) with David Fixler and Marty Argulnik from   Temple Israel.  Temple Israel owns the property and they are considering tearing it down.  Options discussed were keeping the original stone section of the house and razing the rest of the structure or possibly leasing the house.  We invited Mr. Fixler and Mr. Argulnik back to our February meeting for further discussion and we will study the options in the mean time.  R. Young recused himself and left the room for this issue.

3.   Steve Jackson owner of 7 Mountain St present. He is seeking permission to demolish the house (built in 1890) and the out buildings on the property. We toured the property on Nov. 14th and found the house and buildings to be in very poor condition and most likely beyond repair.  The house is not on the Commission’s inventory list.   G Hughes—motion to notify Building Inspector Joe Kent that we will not issue a demolition delay on the house and out buildings at 7 Mountain St.  S. Schofield—2nd.  Passed unanimously.

4.  The developers from Pinewoods were invited to discuss the stonewalls on their property but they did not attend.  R. Young stated that stonewalls 20 feet from a scenic road may be protected but that falls under the Planning Board.  We met with the Planning Board last week and voiced our concerns.  Everett St., which runs through the Pinewood property is a scenic road. 

5.   R. Young states he received notification that the state received our grant application for $21,000. Our next step is sending out a RFP.  G. Hughes will send it out.

  1. Preservation award was presented last night to the Rosenthals at the Selectmen’s

 Meeting.  S.Schofield—motion to buy inventory sign for 178 North Main St. G. Hughes—2nd. Passed unanimously.

  1. George Bailey presented his position on why the area of open space of the proposed Glendale Village project does not meet the credentials for CPA funds. The Commission had previously voted to support the preservation for open space of this area.  Mary Tobin and Lois Miller from the Massapoag Brook Neighborhood Association presented their position for CPA funds for the site.
  2. Voted on CPA items to support or not to support.

 

    1. Historical Commission survey and consultant.  G.Hughes—motion to support.  S. Schofield—2nd. Passed unanimously.
    2. $500.00 for Boy Scout Russell McAvoy to restore Drake Cemetery off Mansfield St.  G. Hughes—motion to support.  S. Schofield—2nd.  Passed unanimously.
    3. $850.000 to renovate pumping station at railroad station.  G. Hughes—motion not to support.  S.Schofield—2nd.  Passed unanimously.
    4. Massapoag Brook Neighborhood Association’s proposal for open space.  G. Hughes—motion to support.  S. Schofield—2nd.  Passed 3—1.
  1. R. Young talked to Paul Fitzgerald from Town Council about changing Article 34 demolition bylaw penalty.  They will start to prepare it for May 2007 town meeting.
  2. D. Martin—motion not to take legal action against owner of 33-35 Depot St. for demolishing the over 100 year old house without obtaining proper permits; only because the house was destroyed by fire and was not salvageable. G. Hughes—2nd.  Passed unanimously.
  3. Avalon Bay sent us info on project change.  Liz Keohane—developer manager asked R. Young what was needed from us.  He explained that we needed to tour the property. Owners are not willing to let SHC to tour property. R. Young to send letter to Ms. Keohane and Town Council with our concerns.
  4. Received call from Glen Colassi.  He might want to tear down his house at 2 Edgehill Rd.  It’s over 100 years old.
  5. R. Young to send letter to Joe Kent concerning 1229 Bay Rd that was heavily damaged by fire.  House is over 100 years old.
  6. D. Martin—motion to adjourn. G.Hughes—2nd. Passed unanimously at 10:50pm