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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-03-06 Old Center Historic District Commission Minutes North Andover Historic District Commission Meeting Minutes March 6, 2024 Present: Ryan Schruender, Leslie Frazier, Roger Lawson, Lisa Roberts, Kathleen Szyska, Laurie Belsito, Michael Lenihan The meeting was called to order at 6:02 p.m. in the Select Board Meeting Room at Town Hall. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. K. Szyska made a motion to go into Executive Session and M. Lenihan seconded the motion. There was unanimous consent. Executive Session entered at 6:02 p.m. Justin Perrotta Esq., KP Law was present The settlement offer previously provided by council was discussed along with strategy moving forward pertaining to litigation concerning the 3 Great Pond Road project. M. Lenihan made a motion for a vote to authorize council, Justin Perrotta Esq. to have further discussions with the Plantiff's lawyer regarding the fieldstone for a proposed retaining wall, evergreen tree screening on the rear south side and a natural wood fence on the Johnson Street side. R. Lawson seconded the motion. The motion passed with K. Szyska voting no, and L. Roberts abstaining. L. Frazier made a motion to close the executive session and M. Lenihan seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously, and the commission exited executive session at 6:49 Discussion of Old Center Historic District Commission (OCHDQ Application Format Commission members reviewed a packet of examples of similar applications from other towns and discussed possible details to include on the OCHDC application in order to help both the commission and applicants provide proper information when applying for a certificate of appropriateness. R. Schruender said he would put together a draft of a new application for the commission to review based on feedback, and readdress it at a later date. Discussion Regarding the Citizens Petition for a Historic Barn Overlay District. Reviewed handout of Article 20 Historic Barn Overlay District, amending town zoning bylaw and made a list of proposed questions for planning board meeting for a surrogate of our commission to ask. Approval of meeting minutes from Feb. 202024 L. Roberts made a motion to approve the minutes from February 26th meeting and K. Szyska seconded the motion. There was unanimous approval. L. Frazier made a motion to close the meeting and M. Lenihan seconded the motion. There was unanimous consent to adjourn at 7:40 p.m.