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Historic Districts Commission

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Historic Districts Commission clears seven applications, continues two in three-hour July session

SUDBURY — July 2, 2026 — Sudbury Historic Districts Commission clears seven applications, punts solar array and church windows to August. Vice Chair Taryn Trexler led the July 2 meeting in Chair Anuraj Shah's absence, guiding the panel through a nine-item docket that ran until 10:30 p.m.

Lexington HDC Continues Clarke Street Mixed-Use Project, Sets Final July Vote

LEXINGTON — June 4, 2026 — Lexington Historic Districts Commission continued a yearlong review of a mixed-use development at 16 Clarke Street, voting 6-0 to push a final decision to its July 9 meeting. Chair Lee Noel Chase enumerated a defined list of remaining design details — including gutter and rake-

Historic Districts Commission sends police station solar canopy designs back for revisions

SUDBURY — June 4, 2026 — Sudbury HDC rejects three solar canopy options for police station, demands more architectural design. The Historic Districts Commission on June 4 voted unanimously to continue the 775 Hudson Road solar canopy case to Aug. 6, telling combined facilities director Sandra Duran and Select Energy's

Wayland Historic District Commission unanimously approves barn certificate at 30 Cochituate Road

WAYLAND — June 2, 2026 — Wayland's Historic District Commission approved a barn construction certificate and discussed stalled town-center parking planning at its June 2 meeting. The commission voted unanimously to issue a certificate of appropriateness to Bryan and Mary Farley for a 24-by-38-foot, 22-foot-

Sudbury HDC approves 84 French Road dormer and pool fence plans

SUDBURY — May 7, 2026 — Sudbury HDC approves French Road dormer-and-portico plan after months of design revision. Vice Chair Taryn Trexler led the May 7 meeting in Chair Anuraj Shah's absence and the commission voted 4-0 to approve owners Gabby and Joe Cefalo's plan

Historic Districts Commission backs Wayside Inn restoration over replacement on 140 windows

SUDBURY — April 9, 2026 — Sudbury HDC steers Wayside Inn toward restoration and presses for redesign of police-station solar canopy. The commission gave informal April 9 guidance on two major upcoming projects without taking a binding vote. Wayside Inn trustee Victor Stokowski told members the inn has $310,000 — $250,

Historic District Commission finalizes parking memo to Select Board

WAYLAND — April 7, 2026 — Wayland's Historic District Commission unanimously approved a memo urging the Select Board to fix town-center parking. Chair Greg Dale and Vice Chair Margery F. Baston backed the letter, drafted by Gretchen Schuler, which recommends expanding and regrading the depot and library lots, revisiting

Wayland HDC approves Town House Café renovation at former Collins Market

WAYLAND — March 17, 2026 — Wayland Historic District Commission unanimously approves cafe revival of the old Collins Market building. The commission Tuesday issued a certificate of appropriateness for exterior work at 21 Cochituate Road, where owner Kirsten Lipson plans to open Town House Café & Bistro in early to mid-August.

Lexington HDC Presses Developer to Simplify 16 Clarke Street Mixed-Use Proposal

LEXINGTON — March 5, 2026 — Lexington Historic Districts Commission sends 16 Clarke Street mixed-use building back for another revision, targeting an April vote. The commission spent the majority of its March 5 session pressing North Shore Residential Development Inc. and its architect on what commissioners called an overloaded roofscape — too

Historic Districts Commission approves church reroofing and Eagle Scout sign, continues two cases

SUDBURY — March 5, 2026 — Sudbury Historic Districts Commission approves church reroofing and Eagle Scout kiosk, sends dormer plan back again. The commission unanimously cleared Memorial Congregational Church to replace its failing 30-year-old three-tab shingles at 26 Concord Road with charcoal architectural shingles, with applicant George Conner telling

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