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Lunenburg  Historical  Commission  joint  meeting  with  APDC    October  2025   The  Lunenburg  Historical  Commission  met  with  the  APDC  at  the  Ritter  Building  on  October  
20th.
 
Members
 
McGrath,
 
Lakso,
 
and
 
Boussom
 
were
 
in
 
attendance.
 
The
 
meeting
 
began
 
at
 
8:32
 
PM
 The  proposed  merger  of  the  APDC  and  Historical  commission  was  intended  to  streamline  
efficiency
 
for
 
both
 
commissions.
 
However,
 
there
 
has
 
been
 
much
 
pushback
 
from
 
multiple
 
members
 
of
 
the
 
community,
 
claiming
 
that
 
it
 
is
 
deceitful
 
since
 
the
 
idea
 
has
 
not
 
been
 
made
 
public,
 
and
 
that
 
it
 
would
 
complicate
 
things
 
for
 
historical
 
home
 
owners
 
in
 
town.
 
 Bill  Lakso  questioned  why  anyone  would  feel  this  has  been  kept  a  secret,  since  every  meeting  
agenda
 
is
 
made
 
available
 
to
 
the
 
public,
 
and
 
meetings
 
are
 
open
 
to
 
all.
 
 The  Historical  Commission  was  asked  if  they  were  familiar  with  the  bylaw  of  the  APDC,  which  
was
 
formed
 
to
 
protect
 
just
 
the
 
national
 
historical
 
district.
 
 There  was  concern  that  giving  control  to  the  Historical  Commission  would  be  giving  them  too  
much
 
control
 
over
 
the
 
entire
 
town,
 
including
 
the
 
historic
 
district.
 
 Anthony  Sculinbrini  of  the  APDC  explained  he  understands  how  this  merger  could  be  viewed  as  
a
 
horrible
 
idea,
 
but
 
that
 
he
 
wants
 
people
 
to
 
know
 
he
 
understands
 
property
 
rights,
 
and
 
that
 
the
 
merger
 
is
 
not
 
at
 
all
 
intended
 
to
 
be
 
overbearing.
 
 Richard  McGrath  explained  that  over  his  25  years  on  the  Historical  Commission  he  has  seen  a  
decrease
 
in
 
volunteers
 
wanting
 
to
 
join,
 
and
 
the
 
commission
 
is
 
in
 
danger
 
of
 
disappearing
 
for
 
a
 
lack
 
of
 
members
 
unable
 
to
 
create
 
a
 
quorum.
 
 Public  question  was  asked  as  to  why  the  amended  bylaw  changed  “architectural”  to  “historical”.  
McGrath
 
explained
 
this
 
was
 
so
 
that
 
the
 
commission
 
would
 
be
 
able
 
to
 
enforce
 
the
 
APDC
 
bylaw.
 Nathan  Lockwood  of  the  APDC  pointed  out  that  we  should  probably  consider  delaying  the  
motion
 
to
 
proceed
 
to
 
town
 
meeting
 
judging
 
by
 
the
 
extensive
 
negative
 
feedback
 
from
 
the
 
public.
 
There
 
was
 
extreme
 
concern
 
for
 
their
 
properties,
 
and
 
what
 
potential
 
limitations
 
may
 
be
 
imposed
 
on
 
them
 
by
 
the
 
commission.
 
There
 
is
 
also
 
concern
 
for
 
the
 
supposed
 
lack
 
of
 
public
 
outreach
 
regarding
 
the
 
merger.
 
 A  motion  was  made  by  the  APDC  and  the  Historical  Commission  to  include  the  merger  in  the  
warrant
 
for
 
the
 
Town
 
meeting.
 
The
 
motion
 
passed
 
for
 
both
 
Commissions.
 
 With  no  further  business,  the  meeting  adjourned  at  8:58  PM.