Historical Commission
September 1, 2020
Attending: Chuck, Bill, Tim, Suella and Pam
Date for November meeting Wed. Nov 4th – motion by Suella and second by Tim
Friends of Moland House in Warwick: They lease the house for $1 per year
Cressbrook:
Grants and fund raising
Needs repairs: 1st and 2nd floor in tannery
Ballroom and 2nd floor in Cressbrook
$200.000 for both for quick renovations
$800 of assessments – the Boro has an assessment from 12 years ago
Will use as a baseline
Boro might pay for inspection or maybe from our budget
Maybe a make a list of what needs to be done first with Boro and Millbrook
501c3
Friends of Cressbrook would make more sense. Bill will work on this Start working fund raisers to get things done on inside
Limit talk to Millbrook as to what kind of space they would need
Bill will talk to George about Friends of Cressbrook
Waiting for deed to settle
YMCA looking good. All additions (newer) are gone. Get owners involved in Historical register.
Tim is going to document Victorian Village before and after.
Meeting space, library, and offices
2021 Boro is being incorporated in Aug or September
Work with John to merge information
Eaton Park skating pond
Water storage at Pennypack to avoid flooding
Continue budget for next year. Chuck hasn’t spent any for this year
Public ceremony for Crooked Billet with time capsule
Suella motion to for this all agreed and it was passed
Meeting adjourned