Historic District Commission

HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION, NORWICH, CONNECTICUT 15 October 2009 The regular meeting off the Norwich Historic District Commission was held on 15 October 2009 in Room 319, Norwich City Hall at 5 p.m. Members Present: Malcolm Edgar, Chairman Desiree Champagne Gideon Lowenstein Marco Middleton Cort Murphy Nancy O’Neil Members Absent: Judith Hamblen Pamela Muccilli Also Present: John Robbins I. HEARING – COA # 270 John Robbins 44 East Town Street Mr. Robbins presented drawings of the proposed outdoor stairway extending from the ground to the roof walkway on the rear porch, providing access to the rear of the main building second floor and to the garage attic. Since the drawings are not to scale, questions about how visible this stairway would be could not be answered. A number of options were offered and discussed. II. REGULAR MEETING A. Action on COA # 270 was deferred to the November meeting pending submission of drawings to scale. B. The minutes of the September meeting were approved without change.  C. Chairman’s Report 1. The chairman noted that on September 18, he contacted Glen Rubino and Robin Waller regarding COA #268. They are reconsidering the project and currently favor natural plantings rather than a wooden fence for privacy protection. They therefore consider their COA application no longer active. For the purposes of this commission, COA # 268 is therefore denied. 2. Edgar reported that he had presented the bronze Preservation Award plaque to Madelyn Easley at 14 Mediterranean Lane. Ms Easley was not able to attend the formal presentation last November. D. Old Business 1. The list of current members of this commission, with spelling corrections, was distributed. 2. All members of the commission present confirmed that they have received the meeting notice, agenda and September meeting minutes by email. Ms Hamblen has not confirmed receipt of same. 3. Chairman Edgar has not yet been able to contact Chris Barrett at 43-45 East Town Street. E. New Business There was no new business to come before the commission. E. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 6:00 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Malcolm S. Edgar, Chairman