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Mrs. DeRose said it wouldn't be necessary to file suit if the new owners could be persuaded to voluntarily replace the window. Mr. Oxian said this option would be preferable, but he thought the HPC should secure a formal agreement from these new owners to make the changes. Verbal agreements, he said, had clearly failed so far in this case. Mr. Holycross said he would check next morning to see whether the deed transfer were complete. VI. New Business Ms. Shaw asked to see a copy of the Treasurer's Report. She said she hoped surplus HPC funds might be used to buy the new lights for the East Wayne entry posts. Mr. Holycross promised to give her a copy of the report, but said there was no available funding for her project. VII. Hearing of Visitors A. 1315 E. Wayne Ms. Shaw said she wished to address, on behalf of many of her East Wayne neighbors, the recent alterations made to 1315 E. Wayne. The HPC in March had approved the installation of four pink canvas dome awnings on the front of the house. Many E. Wayne residents emphatically objected to these new awnings --so much so that they had carefully reviewed their district standards, to see if they'd been correctly applied. Ms. Shaw discussed her feeling that standards may not have been properly interpreted and referenced Commissioner's remarks from the meeting minutes. Mr. Herendeen said this was a subjective judgment. Mrs. Choitz said the minutes were by no means a complete transcript of the meeting. Much discussion had been omitted. Mr. Oxian noted that all meetings were taped, and invited the petitioners to listen to the tapes. Mr. Leyes, also of the E. Wayne Historic District, conceded that Mr. Weldy (owner of 1315 E. Wayne) had lied to the HPC. He had at first claimed that he intended to keep the property indefinitely. Now he was already trying to sell it. Mr. Leyes then asked whether the decision might somehow be reversed. Mr. Oxian said the HPC couldn't legislate color choice; the HPC had never before concerned itself with color. The Commission members could take no stand on color unless the districts wrote standards giving them the power to do so. Mr. Leyes said the E. Wayne District Commission would amend the standards accordingly. Mrs. Choitz said many historic districts were beginning to legislate color. She regarded this as unfortunate because, since color preferences were very subjective, she foresaw many time-consuming arguments between owners and 10