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1. Certificate of Appropriateness Staff Approvals, There were'no staff approvals. 2. DHPA Grant status. Mr—Fine stated that the decisions on,the grants will. be made January 28. .4. St. Joseph River Initiative Mr..'Oxian asked if Mr. Duvall had attendedthe meeting in Michigan City. Mrs Saunders stated that. he had attended. 5. East Bank Heritage Program Mr., Oxian-,asked if Mr. Fine knew anything about the program.. Mr. Fine stated that there was a two day session. held by five -tourism experts last week for all concerned parties. .6. -St. Casimer Centennial Celebration Mr. Oxian asked if Mr. Talley was able.to attend the celebration. Mr. Talley ` stated that he was unable to make it. V. Old Business• Nothing to report. VI. New Business A. Montel 'Letter Mrs. DeRose.outlined the letter sent to the Commission by Mr: 'Montel, in which it stated. that Mr.: Montel purchased the house at 6500 Bremen Road , at a time when . it had under gone,'a lot of .*changes by the hand of, the previous owner. •. She further noted that Mr. Montel claims-.that.when he purchased the property that he had no knowledge of the property being a Landmark. , Mrs. DeRose' also noted that the "property was Landmarked in 1977, at which time a plaque was affixed to the building., She also stated that Mr: Montel seemed to be.asking that the Commission revisit the issue of Landmark certification by having the Landmarks ''Committee make an on sight, inspection to determine whether the Landmark designation should be changed or not. Mr. Montel statedthat they have photographs of the.original house and that the structure of the house has remained the same however. the -porch has been significantly altered and, the previous, owner had put in new windows.. I He further reiterated that they knew nothing of it'being a'Landmark until some one turned them in and they received and stop work notice. Mr. Montel also stated that he has received many building, permits,•for various work, done in the past -with no mention of a need for a Certificate of Appropriateness. Mrs. DeRose•stated that the real' issue is whether the Commission should reevaluate the landmark status. If the Commission chooses.not'to revoke the landmark•status then the house will still be under the jurisdiction of the Historic Preservation Commission and Mr. Montel will need their permission to continue. Mr.-Montel asked about 'the work that was already done.' Mr. Oxian stated that the pole barn that was put up was reported to the�Building Department by himself. He also noted that the - Building Department has a list of every Local Landmark and all Historic District Properties, however, not all the individuals who work in the Building Department look at the lists. Mr. Oxian stated that because the pole.barn was already completed there was nothing that. could be done about it. He went on to note that.the.Commission did.not require -a Certificate of Appropriateness for the pole barn.because ,it was not really harming anything.. There`was some discussion over the plaque that was in',front'of the house and the acreage..that- was landmarked with the house. Mrs. DeRose reiterated that if this problem is not solved then the cease and desist order on Mr. Montel's property will remain in affect until it is resolved or Mr. Montel applies for a Certificate