In attendance:

Chairperson: Kathy Cannelongo,

Members: Frances Gavigan, Pauline Serafin, Barbara Sageser, Mary Van Horn,

Absent: Jim Davidson, Jennie Floyd, Dave Harding, Harriette Hawkins, Bryan Geils, Paul Sterchele, Peg Sullivan

Also present: Martha Pittore, Secretary

Call to order: 7:35 p.m.

Statement of Compliance:

In compliance with the Open Public Meeting Act, this meeting was noticed as a regular meeting in the February 5, 2009 issue of the Hunterdon County Democrat. Notice of this meeting was sent to the Hunterdon County Democrat, Times of Trenton, Courier News, Star Ledger, and posted on the bulletin board on February 23, 2009.

Approval of Minutes of January 27, 2009:

The minutes were approved on a motion by Pauline Serafin, second by Frances Gavigan. Motion carried.

Open to Public:

Motion was made by Mary Van Horn, second by Frances Gavigan to open the meeting to the public. No public was in attendance. Motion was made by Frances Gavigan, second by Mary VanHorn to close the meeting to the public. Both motions carried.

Additions:

Old Business: Historical Society set up 501-C Kat Cannelongo, Mary VanHorn

Computer Laptop Kat Cannelongo

New Business Grant Extension Kat Cannelongo

Sourland Planning Council CMP Frances Gavigan

Old Business:

County Projects: Barbara Sageser stated she will continue to work on a schedule with HPC members.

First Presentation Ideas: Kat Cannelongo stated Jim Davidson is waiting to hear from Stephanie Stevens, from NJ Cultural Heritage. She will be the speaker for the presentation of “History of Houses”. Ms. Cannelongo suggested using the East Amwell Township Municipal Building instead of the school to hold the event. HPC members agreed. Ms. Cannelongo will check with Terri Stahl about scheduling the event on a Sunday afternoon, sometime in April.

Distinguished Achievement Nomination: HPC members previously discussed nominations of Jim Walker for his book on postal history of East Amwell and Sylvester Sullivan for stone barn on Manners Road. A motion was made by Mary VanHorn, second by Pauline Serafin to accept nominations of Jim Walker and Sylvester Sullivan for the distinguished achievement award. Motion carried. Ms. Cannelongo will prepare letters to both nominees informing them of the award.

Wertsville Road Projects: (Please refer to minutes of January 27, 2009). Frances Gavigan made the following report:

· She provided a detailed report of HPC position of the road projects at the Freeholders meeting she attended. The County representative report lacked important details of the project.

· The County does not have easements on the preserved parcels.

· She will continue to work with groups from East Amwell, County, Freeholders, and the public.

Kat Cannelongo stated she spoke with Cynthia Kronin, from the NJ DOT, who is the head of NJ scenic by-way agency for the State. Ms. Kronin informed her that the County has jurisdiction of Wertsville Road. The scenic by-way application must include a detailed explanation of the historical significance of the road as well as letters of support. Ms. Cannelongo stated she will ask Jim Davidson to work on a detailed narrative for write up in the VIP and the scenic by-way application. Frances Gavigan stated she will look into obtaining letters of support from the County, Freeholders, Planning Board and Ag Advisory.

Barbara Sageser stated she is concerned that changing bridge span supports would cause increased run-off. This could be a violation of the new stormwater plan mandated by the State. Ms. Sageser will write a letter to Freeholder Ron Sworen about the technical aspects of the project.

Publications: No report was made.

Computer Laptop: Kat Cannelongo stated Jennie Floyd has prepared a memo on the requirements needed for the laptop. Ms. Cannelongo stated she will work on a thank you letter to be sent to the donor of the $1500 check, which will be used for the computer.

Historical Society set-up 501C: Kat Cannelongo stated articles were published in the VIP and the Environmental Newsletter about HPC goal to set-up non-profit status. Mary Van Horn stated numerous forms must be filed and state and federal rules researched. She suggested performing exploratory work before going any further and will seek information from the Historical Society of Union Township or Princeton.

New Business:

Work Sessions for Quick Collection: HPC members agreed to work on the Quick collection at the next regular scheduled meeting on March 24, 2009. Kat Cannelongo stated she will talk with township personnel about helping with set up of tables, etc.

Grant Extension: Kat Cannelongo stated she has requested an extension from the NJ Cultural Heritage on the reports which were due in December. The extension has been granted until June.

Sourland Planning Council Comprehensive Management Plan: Frances Gavigan stated she attended the Planning Board meeting on February 11, 2009, where the draft comprehensive management plan prepared by Frank Banish was presented. Ms. Gavigan stated that the CMP plan must be reviewed by various other townships involved ie: Hillsborough, Montgomery, West Amwell, Hopewell. Certain elements in the plan will be helpful to the Historical Preservation Committee. Ms. Gavigan referred the committee members to the Sourland Planning Council website

Correspondence: Ms. Cannelongo reported as follows:

Dollars for History Convention: Will be held on March 20, 2009 from 9:30-3:45, at the Trenton War Memorial. Ms. Cannelongo stated she will attend the convention which will cover a number of valuable items of interest. She asked if anyone else was interested in attending to respond by March 13^th.

Memo from T. Stahl regarding Orientation Meeting to be held on February 25, 2009: Kat Cannelongo stated she will attend the meeting to represent the committee.

New contact for Lilly Dorchek: Ms. Cannelongo stated Terry Wright is the new contact person at the Hunterdon County Democrat 908-782-4747 ext. 647.

Approval of Bills: Martha Pittore- January Hours total 6.25@ $12.84=$80.25. A Motion made by Frances Gavigan to approve the bill, second by Mary VanHorn and carried.

Open to the Public:

Motion to open the meeting to the public was made by Frances Gavigan, second by Pauline Serafin. No public was in attendance. Motion to close the meeting to the public was made by Frances Gavigan, second by Paulince Serafin. Both motions carried.

Next Regular Meeting:

The next regular meeting is Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at 7:30 at the East Amwell Municipal Building. This will be a meeting to work on the Quick Collection.

Adjournment:

Motion to adjourn was made by Frances Gavigan, second by Pauline Serafin and carried.

Meeting adjourned at 9:05 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted,

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Martha Pittore, Secretary

Historic Preservation Committee