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HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
Minutes of November 8, 2007 at 7:00 p.m.
Third Floor Council Chambers
MINUTES
Commission Members Present: Sara Martin
Charles Boothby
Wayne Mallar
Paul Pasquine
Associate Member Present: Karen Hornberger
Commission Consultant Present: Bob Kelly
City Staff Present: Jeremy Martin
John Hamer
PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. 72 Broadway – Lee Souweine
To consider a request for a Certificate of Appropriateness for the replacement of a door
on the Penobscot Street side of the building. The application was tabled from the
October 11, 2007 meeting.
Action Taken: Certificate of Appropriateness granted by a vote of 4 to 1.
DISCUSSION ITEM
Associate Member Karen Hornberger, recused herself from the proceedings, as she is
employed by Eastern Maine Medical Center. Regarding Eastern Maine Medical Center’s recent
proposal to raze the Wing and Robinson properties the Commission heard from Pat Tabor from
Eastern Maine Medical Center and then heard comments from the public. Comments from the
public were generally in opposition to EMMC’s proposal. The Commission discussed options
available to the city to protect these resources. These options included pursuing local historic
designation of the Wing and Robinson properties, pursuing a broader State Street Historic
District and the possibility of requesting that City Council look into a moratorium on the
demolishing of buildings 50 years old or older and eligible for listing on the National Register of
Historic Places. The Commission, by a vote of 4 to 0, approved a motion to begin the process
of listing the Wing and Robinson properties as local historic landmarks.
The next scheduled meeting is Thursday, December 13, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. in the third floor
Council Chambers.