MINUTES
OF THE
CRANBURY TOWNSHIP
HISTORIC PRESERVATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE
CRANBURY, NEW JERSEY
MIDDLESEX COUNTY
TIME AND
PLACE OF MEETING
The regular meeting of the Cranbury
Township Historic Preservation Advisory Commission was held at the Town Hall,
Cranbury, New Jersey, on December 20, 2005 at 7:30 p.m.
STATEMENT OF ADEQUATE NOTICE
Pursuant of the Sunshine Law,
adequate notice in accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act (N.J.S.A.
10:4-5) was provided on January 4, 2005 of this meeting’s date, time, place and
agenda was mailed to the news media, posted on the Township bulletin board,
mailed to those requesting personal notice and filed with the Municipal Clerk.
CALL TO ORDER
With a quorum present, Chairperson
Bobbie Marlowe called the meeting to order and acted as the Chairperson
thereof, and, Linda M. Scott, Secretary for the Commission, performed as
Secretary.
MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE
Kate McConnell, Diane Stasi, Don Jo
Swanagan, Harry Williams (7:45pm) and Chairperson Bobbie Marlowe, were
present.
MINUTES
The minutes of December 6, 2005
meeting were reviewed and amended. A
motion was made by Kate McConnell to accept the minutes as amended, second by
Bobbie Marlowe, with all in favor.
APPLICATIONS
7
Evans Drive, (B34,L5) In Surround
Zone; Homeowner, Jim Gerberich, was
present to explain the task of this application that includes removal of a
small patch on the current siding for repair due to water damage through the
years. While being repaired insulation
will be installed on this area and a significant part of the house. The original windows will be replaced with
6/6 kind. The siding will also be replaced with a cement board siding. The front door will be replaced with dual
lights on the top and six panels. This
application gave much thought process with attention to the architecture. A phase II plan was included on the submitted
application, but will be presented in the future when details have been worked
through. This application was reviewed,
discussed and approved by HPAC.
35
South Main Street, (B35,L12) (C) In Historic District; a new application
has been submitted for an emergency re-roofing.
The property owner, Mr. Greenwood, agreed with HPAC that existing
standing seam metal roof should remain on the original existing building. His contractor will re-roof the back addition
(asphalt) and seal the roof seam where the tin roof and addition rooflines meet. Gutters are to be replaced in kind. This application received on December 13 was reviewed,
discussed and approved by HPAC.
DISCUSSION
Discussion
of the potato barn on the Updike property ensued. Kate and DonJo attended a recent Township
Committee meeting regarding the demolition of the barn. For reasons, the Lions Club has declined their
interest in renovating the potato barn.
Kate investigated and discovered emergency grant funds, through a
matching grant, can be obtained for rescuing the potato barn. She asked HPAC why they have not been consulted
or included with the discussions or decisions regarding the demolition. Kate informed all that barns as a whole are
disappearing structures in NJ. This turn of the 20th century barn,
grouped with the other remaining different barn styles, adds importance and
uniqueness as a barn park. DonJo
described the potato barn that has a transitional frame with a poured concrete foundation;
it has a deck where the floor joints sit on top of the concrete perimeter.
Corner posts sit on top of the deck, so there is no real sill. Typical of the way an older post beam frame would
be constructed. There is a basement
where potatoes would be stored. Should this structure remain, it would an
appropriate place to display historic agricultural donations. HPAC stated that an application for a demo
permit has not ever been received, but as a township owned public building,
this would just be a courtesy on their part. DonJo stated that he wrote a memo regarding
this potato barn approximately 2 years ago with no response.
ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING
There being no further business, on
motion duly made by Bobbie Marlowe, seconded by Kate McConnell, and carried,
the meeting was thereupon adjourned at 8:55 pm.
CERTIFICATE OF SECRETARY
I, Undersigned, do hereby certify;
That I am duly acting secretary of
the Cranbury Township Historic Preservation Advisory Commission and,
That the foregoing minutes, of the
Historic Preservation Advisory Commission, held on December 20, 2005,
consisting of 2 pages, constitutes a true and correct copy of the minutes of
the said meeting.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto
do subscribe, my name of said Historic Preservation Advisory Commission this January
17, 2006.
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Linda M. Scott, Secretary