HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
P.O. Box 65
Accord, NY 12404
Minutes
Monday, November 25, 2014 – 3:00 p.m.
Present: Bill Collier, Alice Cross, Frank Dannecker, Ward Mintz, Alice Schoonmaker.
Others present: Carl Chipman, Supervisor, for occasional consultations.
Minutes – October 20, 2014 Minutes were accepted with motion made by Ward Mintz, seconded by Alice Schoonmaker and passed.
Alligerville Historic District Project –
Neil will make a report to the Town Board on the Historic District application at its Workshop meeting later this afternoon.
A letter has been sent by HPC to property owners within the proposed historic district, with an update on Neil’s work, and an alert that a communication from SHPO will be coming to each owner of a contributing property at the time that the nomination for Alligerville Historic District is going to be considered.
An article for the BlueStone Press and/or The Accordian on interesting details that Neil has discovered about Alligerville historic properties should be prepared in the spring; e.g. Adamiak, Harnden brick house, schoolhouse, Peter Davis small house, Sears house, P.O.
The remaining payment for Neil Larson will be made with balance of HPC 2014 town funds plus the addition needed from grant money given by Rondout Esopus Land Conservancy in support of the Survey.
Watering Trough, Alligerville – Bill Collier will order the sign, using $1139.00 in Town funds from the 2014 Budget for HPC. John Haines is the contact person at Catskill Castings whom he uses. Check needs to be made out for this amount before the end of 2014.
Welcome Signs for highway entrances to Town of Rochester (209N, 209S, 44/55) – (After the date of this HPC meeting, Sherry Chachkin and Carl Chipman reported that the sign project is making progress.)
Main Street, Accord – HPC project for the near future will be a public program on the subject of the historical and architectural importance of Main Street, Accord; Canal, Railroad, commerce, resorts, town center. Alice Cross will gather information from the Museum that can be made into a Power Point presentation. The goal is to inspire: 1) community appreciation of Accord’s past, and 2) determination to improve the poor appearance of Main Street, Accord that is the reality of the present.
Storry-Gazlay Property – TOR building inspector Gerry Davis has written a letter to the Indy Mack Bank in Pasadena, CA regarding unsafe condition of the barn; bank responded with telephone call to the effect that they will be sending the Rock and Stone Company to assess the barn condition. Our contact for this matter is Gill Nocolis Flores, Property Preservation, ALP Source, One West Bank.
Next Meeting – None in December; meetings may be held on Jan. 12 and Feb. 23, 2015 if there is pending business. Next definite meeting will be on March 16, 2015. Carl Chipman approves this tentative schedule.
Adjournment – motion made by Ward Mintz, seconded by Bill Collier and passed.
Respectfully submitted, Alice Cross, Acting Secretary