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Cumberland Farms is seeking to build in Mendon=E2=80=99s Historic Center Dis=
trict=2E  The district is merely honorary so the HC has no clout=2E  The pla=
ns submitted to the PB

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<html><head></head><body>Jane,<BR>&nbsp;<BR>Part of your message disappared =
into the ether, but I can speculate on <BR>what you were thinking=2E<BR><BR>=
When Cumberlanbd Famrs came to Arliongton many years ago, they tore <BR>down=
 the last remaining blacksmith shop and built a typical glass front box=2E <=
BR>Maybe they're more sensitive now=2E&nbsp; When Osco wanted to come here, =
I tried <BR>to persaude them to put a "skin" on their building to replicate =
an 18th century <BR>tavern that featured in the first day of the American Re=
volution, but they were <BR>committed to the big box look=2E The Planning Bo=
ard eventually turned them <BR>down on other grounds=2E<BR><BR>John Worden<B=
R>Arlington HDC<BR><BR><BR><BR>------- Original Message -------<BR><STRONG>F=
rom :</STRONG> Jane Lowell[mailto:jel42 at comcast=2Enet]<BR><STRONG>Sent :</ST=
RONG> 4/25/2013 8:49:56 PM<BR><STRONG>To :</STRONG> MassHistPres at cs=2Eumb=2E=
edu<BR><STRONG>Cc :</STRONG> <BR><STRONG>Subject :</STRONG> RE: [MassHistPre=
s] historic looking convenience store/gas station<BR><BR>
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<P class=3DMsoNormal>Cumberland Farms is seeking to build in Mendon=E2=80=99=
s Historic Center District=2E&nbsp; The district is merely honorary so the H=
C has no clout=2E&nbsp; The plans submitted to the PB<O:P></O:P></P></DIV><b=
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