BENNINGTON HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Bennington town Office Conference Room Wednesday, May 17, 2006 MINUTES MEMBERS PRESENT: John Dostal, Meg Campbell, Laura Gresh, and Scott Murphy. MEMBERS EXCUSED: Victor Rolando, and Tordis Ilg Isselhardt, Anne Bugbee 1. Minutes of April 26, 2006 Minutes were unanimously approved. 2. CLG Grant Application Update Bennington's CLG grant application was approved on Friday May 12th for the requested $1045 with matching funds of $698 for a total project cost of $1,743. This grant will allow HPC to print and distribute approximately 150 copies of the recently updated " Time and Place: A handbook for the Central Bennington Historic District". Laura has two of the three required bids for the printing and will have the third bid shortly. 2. DRB Chittenden Bank - 401 Main Street The 3. "Time & Place" Mailing Laura will obtain three quotes for the printing of Time & Place. It was suggested at the next HPC meeting a letter be discussed and drafted to mail to the realtors in Bennington. Meg will make mention of "Time & Place" in the next Preservation Newsletter, the price will be $15.00 which include postage. Upcoming Meeting May 17, 2006 Respectfully Submitted, Scott M. Murphy Secretary, HPC Director of Economic and Community Development K:\Community Dev\HPC Folder\Minutes\Minutes\2006\051206.wpd