Historical Commission

Chicopee Historical Commission Voting Record and Minutes The Historical Commission of the City of Chicopee public hearing for Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM, in the Department of Planning & Development and Conservation, 4 th Floor, City Hall Annex, 274 Front St., Chicopee, MA 01013 and via Zoom. Meeting was called to order at 5:30 PM, by Chair Ray Hoess-Brooks Historical Commission attendance: Member Present Absent Excused Ray Hoess-Brooks X Chair Louise Osetek X Vice Chair Linda Menard-Mruk X Clerk Kathryn Gawron X Ronald Chimelis X Joseph Stadnicki X Lisa Hagar X Planning Staff attendance: Member Present Absent Excused Lee Pouliot, X Director James Dawson, X Development Manager Patrick Collins X Nick Kiser X Item 1: (Discussion Tabled from May 13, 2025) Ray Hoess-Brooks - Springfield Street Historic District - At the April 8, 2025 meeting Raymond Hoess-Brooks discussed the identifying the section of Springfield Street within the Springfield Street historic District. He brought up the idea of sending a letter to the residents of that portion of Springfield Street. This would be a courtesy to inform the residents that they reside in the district and what is involved if they want to perform work on their building. • Commissioners Ronald Chimelis and Joseph Stadnicki will each write a generic letter to inform residents that they reside in an historic district. At the September 9, 2025 meeting the Commission will review both letters, take the best information from each and write the final letter to be sent. • Chair Raymond Hoess-Brooks assigned each Commission Member an historic house from the Springfield Street Historic District. The history of the houses will be researched by the respective Commissioners and presented to the Commission at the September 9, 2025 meeting. Item 2: Wren Wood to provide further details about proposed walking tours. On May 13, 2025 Wren Wood presented a proposal for three walking tours of the Springfield Street Historic District. The tours would be held on July 11, 18, and 25, 2025. They would begin at 7:15 PM, last about 45 minutes and include 4-5 homes. The Historical Commission Members supported Mr. Wood’s proposal. • Wren Wood provided the Commissioners with flyers for the historic walking tours. The flyers will be used to publicize the walks and provide a narrative for the first walk to be held on July 11, 2025. • Registering for the walks will be through Eventbrite. Registration is encouraged to provide Mr. Wood with an estimated number of attendees. • The use of the Seal of the City of Chicopee will be reviewed with the Law Department Item 3: Minutes from May 13, 2025 Motion to approve the minutes, with amendments, was made by Kathryn Gawron and seconded by Ronald Chimelis. Vote was 7-0 to approve. Member Approve Deny Table Abstain Raymond Hoess-Brooks X Linda Menard-Mruk X Louise Osetek X Kathryn Gawron X Ronald Chimelis X Joseph Stadnicki X Lisa Hagar X Item 4: Discussion/New Business Topics for the September 9, 2025 meeting: • Ronald Chimelis will give his presentation intended for the Chicopee Public Schools. • Ronald Chimelis and Joseph Stadnicki will present their letters to the Commission for review and collaboration. • Each Commissioner will provide the Commission with their findings on their assigned historic house. Item 5: Adjournment – Next regularly scheduled meeting is September 9, 2025. Motion to adjourn was made by Joseph Stadnicki and seconded by Ronald Chimelis. Vote was 7-0 to adjourn. Member Approve Deny Table Abstain Raymond Hoess-Brooks X Linda Menard-Mruk X Louise Osetek X Kathryn Gawron X Ronald Chimelis X Joseph Stadnicki X Lisa Hagar X Meeting adjourned at 6:10 PM.