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Historical Commission Meeting 11/1/2007
Historical Commission of November 1, 2007:
Continuation to January 3, 2008, at 6:00 PM, 806 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge Senior Center. We will need strong attendance on January 3, 2008.
As you all know, we already have the Landmark Designation study in progress for the former Lithuanian Church building, and it will last one year. JAS keeps coming back asking for major changes before the study takes its course, this is disrespectful of us and of the institutions.
The outcome of the November 1, 2007 Historical Commission hearing was a continuation, as nobody in the commission - at that time - would make the motion to plain disapprove the JAS alteration requests, even with the comments in our favor by the CHC Chairman William B. King, that especially disliked the idea of dormers destroying the roof. The Chairman said: "I will not vote since I was not at the previous hearing, but if I had to vote I would vote NO to the owner alteration requests ...; now, can anybody make a motion ...", then it went into silence. Dr Solet was ruled out of voting for this session, since as the Chairman she also missed the previous hearing.
Eventually a motion was made, and it was for a church building site visit by the Historical Commission members, to be followed by another hearing on January 3, 2008. We asked and obtained that visit to be open to all the neighbors. It will be advertised, on the church door and otherwise, and it will tentatively take place the week of November 26-30, 2007.
The continuation was a win, a very significant one, also if we would have liked a definitive no to alterations to the only historical building in our neighborhood.
Thanks to everybody.
Continuation to January 3, 2008, at 6:00 PM, 806 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge Senior Center. We will need strong attendance on January 3, 2008.
As you all know, we already have the Landmark Designation study in progress for the former Lithuanian Church building, and it will last one year. JAS keeps coming back asking for major changes before the study takes its course, this is disrespectful of us and of the institutions.
The outcome of the November 1, 2007 Historical Commission hearing was a continuation, as nobody in the commission - at that time - would make the motion to plain disapprove the JAS alteration requests, even with the comments in our favor by the CHC Chairman William B. King, that especially disliked the idea of dormers destroying the roof. The Chairman said: "I will not vote since I was not at the previous hearing, but if I had to vote I would vote NO to the owner alteration requests ...; now, can anybody make a motion ...", then it went into silence. Dr Solet was ruled out of voting for this session, since as the Chairman she also missed the previous hearing.
Eventually a motion was made, and it was for a church building site visit by the Historical Commission members, to be followed by another hearing on January 3, 2008. We asked and obtained that visit to be open to all the neighbors. It will be advertised, on the church door and otherwise, and it will tentatively take place the week of November 26-30, 2007.
The continuation was a win, a very significant one, also if we would have liked a definitive no to alterations to the only historical building in our neighborhood.
Thanks to everybody.
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