Cecil County Historic District Commission Meeting Minutes

3 June 2003

Present: Cairns, Ed & Sally; Edwards, Ron & Audrey; Simpers, Nancy; Sennstrom, Eric

Absent Dixon, Mike; Malin, Jesse

Call to Order

Chairman Ed Cairns called the meeting to order at 3:10 pm.

Approval of Minutes

Motion made by Sally Cairns, seconded by Nancy Simpers to approve minutes of 6 May 2003.  HDC voted unanimously to approve minutes.

New Business: NEW BUSINESS: Chairman Ed Cairns distributed copies of material from the 27 May 2003 workshop for the HDC to peruse.  Chairman Ed Cairns provided an explanation of the document.  He stated that it is intended to serve three (3) purposes, as a guide to obtaining a certificate of appropriateness, as a brochure to promote voluntary nomination for historic designation, and as an orientation tool for HDC members.  Chairman Ed Cairns requested that Director Sennstrom and the HDC members review the material and provide comments for improvement.  Director Sennstrom indicated that he would revise the document and mail it out to the members of the HDC with today's meeting minutes so that they would have adequate time for review prior to their 1 July 2003 meeting.  Chairman Ed Cairns would like the HDC to be prepared to approve the document at that meeting.  Chairman Ed Cairns suggested that the HDC may want to use the Town of Easton's historic district commission publication as a guide.

Pre-Applications

Director Sennstrom notified the HDC that he has received two pre-applications for historic designation.  The first is from the property known as Woodlawn located on Grove Neck Road.  The second is from the Winter/Brown House located on Hopewell Road.  The HDC perused the pre-applications.  Ron & Audrey Edwards volunteered to visit the Woodlawn site and report back to the HDC on whether a nomination form should be sent.  Ron & Audrey Edwards also volunteered to visit the Winter/Brown House to ascertain its potential for historic nomination.  Director Sennstrom will contact the owners of the Winter/Brown House in an effort to obtain more information about the property.

Ron Edwards stated that the Glessners on Colora Road would like to have a nomination form sent to them.  Director Sennstrom indicated that his office will send one out.  Discussion ensued regarding the log house on Calvert Road and the log house in Bayview.  The log house on Calvert Road is to be moved to an unknown location, the log house in Bayview was burned by the North East Fire Company.  Chairman Ed Cairns stated that he would follow-up with MHT regarding their promised training for easement inspection.  Chairman Ed Cairns, Nancy Simpers and Ron Edwards discussed renovation techniques for stripping exterior wood siding of the patina of age and preparing it for repainting.  Sally Cairns requested that a copy of the HDC minutes be sent  to Pat Folk.

Motion to Adjourn

Motion made by Nancy Simpers to adjourn, seconded by Audrey Edwards.  Chairman Ed Cairns called the meeting adjourned at 3:55 p.m.

Next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, 1 July 2003 at 3:00 p.m. in the Planning & Zoning Conference Room.