HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-04-28 Historical Commission Minutes Minutes from North Andover Historical Commission April 28, 2022 Meeting
The NAHC meeting opened at 4pm at Town Hall. Present were Jay Dowd,Jim Wefers, Ron Rudis,Anne
Ericson, CJ Gangi and Kathleen Szyska, Chair.
1. First order of business was a vote to appoint CJ Gangi to the Old Center Historic District Commission
as the Historical Commission's representative. A vote was taken and CJ was unanimously elected to
that position.
2. The Commission then accepted Jay Dowd's resignation from the town's Master Plan Committee. The
Commission thanked Jay for his two years of service on that Committee.
3. Cassandra Hesseltine, a video documentary producer, asked for permission from the Commission to
film a documentary on May 10th in the Old Burying Ground titled "The Last Witch". It would be a video
about Elizabeth Johnson, a woman accused of being a witch during the famous Andover Witch Trials.
The Commission voted to give her permission to film her documentary in the OBG.
4. Kathleen Szyska noted that someone had installed 2 permanent wooden bird houses in the OBG
without permission from the Historical Commission. Kathleen said that she would contact the town
lawyer regarding their removal, as no one can install any fixture/structure in the OBG without coming
before the Historical Commission to ask for permission to do so. She will keep the Commission updated
on the progress of this issue.
Submitted by Kathleen Szyska, Chair, North Andover Historical Commission