HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-12-03 Old Center Historic District Commission Minutes North Andover Historic District Commission
Meeting Minutes
December 3, 2025
Present: Roger Lawson, Dan Leary, Lisa Roberts, Laurie Belsito, Ryan Schruender
The meeting was called to order at 6.•17 p.m. in the Select Board Meeting Room at Town Hall.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Continued Public Hearing-— Certificate of Appropriateness for FIRST FAMILIES plaque. This
would allow for plaque placement.
D. Leary made a motion to open the public hearing and R. Schruender seconded the motion.
There was unanimous consent.
Mary Beth Therrien, President, Holt Association of America Inc. addressed the previous
concern with the proposed additions to the existing small stone monument located beside the
North Andover Historical Society where Massachusetts Avenue and Academy Road meet. The
main concern was how the proposed QR code would be fastened to the stone. She brought a new
rendition that included the QR code included on the proposed bronze plaque addition and not as
a stand-alone addition.
There was discussion pertaining to the background color of the QR code, and if it would be white
for readability. Mary Beth was not certain.
L. Roberts made a motion to close the public hearing for first families plaque and R.
Schruender seconded the motion.
There was unanimous consent.
R. Schruender made a motion to approve the certificate of appropriateness for the first families
plaque as presented and D. Leary seconded the motion.
There was unanimous consent to approve the certificate of appropriateness.
Discussion Item—Potential street si,iZna,iZe identifvin,sz the boundaries of the Old Center Historic
District.
R. Lawson brought up the continued discussion of adding signage identifying the boundaries of
the Old Center Historic District. He reiterated that he likes the look of similar signage used in
Topsfield as well as Boxford.
L. Roberts mentioned that she knows the person who makes the Boxford signs, so she could get
in touch if the commission decided to go in that direction.
There was general discussion about location of signs and matching them to entrances into the
district. There was also a mention of the possibility of having a larger sign similar to the one
located at Machine Shop Village at one of the entrances to the district, mainly Mass. Ave. and
Osgood St. There was agreement to have R. Lawson send out the map of the district to
commission members, and homework for commission members to survey the potential locations
of the signage.
Approval of the meeting minutes e from 10129125
The meeting minutes included in the packet did not match the date of 10/29/2025 so no minutes
were approved.
R. Schruender made a motion to adjourn and A Leary seconded the motion.
There was unanimous consent.
The meeting was adjourned at 6:35 .m.