Easton Historic District Commission Approves Two Applications, Scrutinizes Comcast Utility Boxes

Other Committee · Meeting of June 8, 2026

Easton Historic District Commission approves two property applications and opens review of proposed Comcast utility boxes at six downtown locations. The commission voted unanimously to approve a brown architectural shingle roof replacement for Armando and Iris Perez at 212 South 5th Street, finding the non-contributing 1972 structure did not warrant a slate-reference standard, and conditionally approved steps and landing work at 13 South 5th Street with a requirement that nosings match the neighboring property. A flat roof replacement at 24 North Third Street for Charlotteville Properties, LLC received no action after historic consultant Christine determined the work was not visible from the public right-of-way.

Comcast's request for guidance on placing transformer boxes at roughly six locations in the historic district drew pushback from commissioners who questioned whether above-ground infrastructure is technically necessary and whether the commission has jurisdiction over public right-of-way installations. Commissioner Mario unveiled a working mock-up of a free, AI-assisted application-tracking portal he is building independently to allow the Historic District Commission, Planning Board, and Zoning Board to share project status and notes in real time, with a test launch planned for next month.

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Source: the Other Committee meeting of June 8, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.