East Marlborough Township
Historic Commission
Chester County, Pennsylvania
TO
:
The Historical Commission
FROM
:
Martha T. Walls-Brown
RE
:
Historical Commission Meeting Minutes
The meeting of the Historical Commission was held on Monday, January 24, 2011 at
3:00 pm inside the East Marlborough Township Building, Board Room, 72l Unionville
Road, Kennett Square, Pa.
MEMBERS PRESENT
MEMBERS ABSENT
Susan Beach
Mary Dugan
Frank McGrail
Charles Patton,
Chairperson
John Rosecrans
Vice- Chairperson
Phoebe Turner
Martha T. Walls-Brown,
Secretary
Marjorie Kaskey
VISITORS
Eddie Caudill,
Building Inspector
Jane Laslo,
Township Manager
The meeting was called to order by Mr. Patton at 3:00 pm.
The minutes for the meetings of November 15, 2010 & December 14, 2010 were
approved.
VISITORS DISCUSSIONS
Mr. Rosecrans provided a summary of the previous meetings regarding the property on
Mill Road (621 Wollaston Road) owned by Mr. Richardson. The owner requested
permission to demolish the historic resource. An incomplete demolition application was
submitted to the township on January 3, 2011. The HC members, Mrs. Laslo and Mr.
Caudill discussed the matter and it was decided to contact the township attorney Fron
Crawford for a legal opinion on the Historical Ordinances regarding demolition of the
historic resource.
HISTORICAL COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES
JANUARY 24, 2011
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OLD BUSINESS
STEPS TO PROCEDURES AND DOCUMENTATION OF HISTORIC PROPERTIESS
Mr. Rosecrans stated that he and Mr. McGrail have been working to update the electronic
historic resource inventory listing which has approximately 136 historic resources. Mr.
Rosecrans indicated that if the historic resource has more than one building the HC would
need to include each building in the file. He also stated that the HC would need to get
information for properties that have not been added to the historical resource listing.
.
TECHNOLOGY UPDATE
Mr. McGrail stated that he received the annual invoice for the HC Web site from
Hosting.com in the amount of $121.40 and asked for approval to submit the payment.
The HC members approved the invoice for payment.
TRAINING-IN HOUSE
None
CLG REPORT
Mrs. Brown stated that the report is a draft and will be completed as soon as possible.
HC ORDINANCES
None
ANY OTHER OLD BUSINESS
GIS SURVEY/ATLAS
None.
RED CLAY DISTRICT
Mrs. Dugan stated that the Red Clay District Project did not qualify for a grant, since it
needed to be on the National Register. She indicated the amount that each township
needed to contribute for Phase 1. The amount from East Marlborough would be $1,690
and the township may not need to contribute the full amount since the HC has done some
of the research.
HISTORICAL COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES
JANUARY 24, 2011
CEDARCROFT & COX PROPERTIES
None
ADDITIONS TO RESOURCE LIST
None
KENNETT REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
None.
NEW BUSINESS
FUTURE NETWORK WORKSHOPS
The next meeting is scheduled for March 12, 2011.
FUTURE HOUSE SURVEYS
None
ANY OTHER NEW BUSINESS
None
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 5:00 pm.
MTWB
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EAST MARLBOROUGH TOWNSHIP
HISTORICAL COMMISSION MEETING NOTICE
FEBRUARY 28, 2011 3:00PM AT THE TOWNSHIP BUILDING
AGENDA
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
3. VISITORS DISCUSSIONS
4. OLD BUSINESS
A. Steps to Procedures and Documentation of Historic Properties.
B. Technology Update
C. Training-In House
D. CLG Report
E. HC Ordinances
F. Any Other Old Business – Richardson Mill Road, GIS Survey – Red Clay
Creek Project
5. NEW BUSINESS
A. Future Network Workshops
B. Future House Surveys
C. Any Other New Business
6. ADJOURNMENT
Enclosure: Minutes for January 24, 2011 for approval
House Survey: None