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Mr. Schurnann moved, seconded by Mr. Walsh, to forward the 25896 Butternut lZidge Road report to the Planning & I)esign Commission for their review, which passed 8-0. 0 4302 Porter Road Mr. Thomas said Helen Shaw who wrote a boolc on the Knight and Shaw families was recently in town. She doesn't believe the Knight family she researched was the same family who owned the Porter Road home. Mr. Schumann said the significance of the property is not who built or owned the home but rather the architectural construction. It is very unique as one of the only homes constructed from sandstone quarried locally and built in an Italianate style. Mr. Richner noted that George Biddulph's brother Willialn Biddulph purchased the R. K. Knight stone house from S. H. Shaw. William's son Ralph Biddulph who founded the Basket and Feed Store was born in the Porter Road home and his brother Billy Biddulph was a local firefighter. Mr. Thomas said the commission would postpone the Porter home designation until the Butternut designation is completed. Butternut Historic District Survey Ms. Wenger said the city finalized the contract with Chambers, Murphy & Burge Restoration Architects. The committee held a kickoff ineeting and meet with consultants to provide them with copies of the existing OHI survey reports, maps and other documents to assist the survey. It was suggested the scope of work be expanded by using volunteers for two purposes. One meeting would involve inviting the community to bring interesting historical facts, documents/photos pertaining to their homes to be copied/scanned and recorded. A second meeting would involve volunteers conducting archive research to collect data on areas near or outside the Historic District. Mr. Schumann mentioned groups which could be contacted for assistance. The information could be used to look at whether the district should be expanded or another created. He noted that the consultants showed a strong commitment to meeting and exceeding the commission's goals. Mr. Rerko noted he was familiar with the group chosen and they are well known for doing complicated projects. Ms: Wenger said the CLG grant schedule must be met so expanding the research would be secondary. Mr. Thomas noted the Historical Society probably had documents which could be useful as well. ADJOURNMENT Mr. Dubowski moved, seconded by Ms. Davis, to excuse the absence of Robert Parry and adjourn the meeting at 7:50 p.m. which passed 8-0. Dale Thomas, Chair D a Rote, Clerk of Commissions Date 2