Watertown Historic District Commission
Thursday April 24, 2025
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28.92 THOMAS29.24 FAUST29.24 -29.24 COMMISSIONER29.24 -29.24 Yes.29.24 Hi,29.24 everyone.29.48 I'm30.92 an31.08 architect31.32 with31.8 SMMA32.04 in32.84 Cambridge,34.76 I34.76 work34.84 mostly35.16 in35.56 educational35.72 projects.36.44
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92.36 LINDA92.36 STERNBERG92.36 -92.36 COMMISSIONER92.36 -92.36 A92.36 motion92.6 to92.92 continue93.08 the93.72 hearing,94.12 or96.31 the96.64 application96.95 that98.95 was99.11 started99.35 on99.75 February99.92 27th100.44 from100.95 today's101.19 date101.67 to101.99 the102.16 May102.8 29th103.33 historic103.92 district104.39 meeting.104.8
105.52 ROBERT105.52 BLOOMBERG105.52 -105.52 COMMISSIONER105.52 -105.52 I'll105.52 second.105.83
107.28 STEINER107.28 -107.28 So107.28 the107.59 motion107.75 is108.16 to108.39 continue108.56 the109.11 February110.01 27th110.61 meeting111.21 from111.77 tonight112.09 forward113.05 to113.45 the113.61 May113.77 29th114.34 meeting.115.21 So,116.09 I'll116.41 take116.49 a116.73 poll,118.33 and119.05 just119.05 for119.29 the119.45 record,119.61 Tom,120.01 you120.97 can't121.29 vote121.69 on122.01 this,122.57 you're123.13 not123.13 allowed123.45 to.,125.58 so,125.81 I'm125.81 not126.38 recognizing128.22 you.129.01
129.57 So,129.57 Bob?131.9 I.132.94 Linda?134.38 I.135.25 Elizabeth?136.46 Aye.138.24 J?139.6 Aye.140.64 And141.6 I141.84 to142.4 prove.142.72
143.12 STEINER143.12 -143.12 So143.12 the143.76 meeting144 has144.32 been144.56 continued144.8 to145.28 May147.12 29th.151.07 We're151.24 not151.4 allowed151.63 to151.96 have152.03 any152.19 business152.44 discussions153 or153.56 anything153.79 like154.28 that.154.44
157.31 STERNBERG157.31 -157.31 Motion158.19 to158.51 adjourn?158.68
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165.29 STEINER165.29 -165.29 So165.29 the165.45 motion165.61 to166.01 adjourn,166.25 I'll166.65 take166.89 a167.05 poll.167.21
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175.77 SPEAKER1175.77 -175.77 Elizabeth?175.77 I.177.05 J?177.85 I.178.89 Bob.179.84 I.180.56 And181.44 I181.59 vote181.75 aye.182.24
182.72 STEINER182.72 -182.72 So,182.72 anyway,183.12 thank183.59 you183.75 all184 for185.19 being186.16 here,186.47 and186.88 we'll187.12 see187.28 you187.51 next188.16 month.188.56