Minutes

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Winthrop Firehouse Building Committee Meeting
Monday, November 10, 2025 – Harvey Room 
CALL TO ORDER : 5:00pm 
ROLL CALL : 
PRESENT: Karin Chavis, Joe Hanlon, Kim Dimes, Stephen Calandra, Hannah Belcher, Jill Dorr, Tony
Marino, Jim Letterie
Shannon Poulos attended via Zoom 
ABSENT : Scott Wiley, Paul Flanagan, Jack Dempsey 
OTHER ATTENDEES: Dan Pallotta, P3, Seung Hwan Lee (KBA) Larry Trimm (KBA), Meghan Collins
(KBA) 
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIENCE : 
MINUTES :
Karin Chavis assumed role of Chairperson, led the meeting. Approval of minutes. Motion by Hannah
Belcher, 2 nd by Kim Dimes, Shannon Poulos abstained; Unanimously approved. 
OLD BUSINESS/GENERAL DISCUSSION: 
Dan Pallotta opened the meeting by giving an update on what ’ s been happening in recent weeks. The
building is nearly empty of all contents, old lockers are being recycled, and hazardous materials are being
taken out. The committee viewed three separate design layout options and eventually unanimously
decided on option C – the idea of moving the administrative offices to the side closet to the parking lot on
Wheelock Street has a better flow. Meghan Collins is a landscape architect (KBA) talked about adding
green space between the parking lot and Wheelock St, as well as other landscape designs on and around
the property. Shannon Poulos asked about curb cut for parking lot on Wheelock St, concerned that
neighbors might have a problem with it. Consideration of the neighbors regarding parking lot entrance/exit
will be prioritized. Karin asked KBA architects to tweak option C and come back to the committee with
suggestions. Steve Calandra said he corresponded with the brother of Michael Cellucci and assured him
that no decisions about the tree honoring his late brother would be made without his input. No other trees
will be taken down during construction. The tree warden has been in contact with KBA landscaper. Jim
Letterie made a motion to pick option C. Roll call was unanimously approved with Shannon abstaining
from the vote. There will be a meeting scheduled with neighbors of the new firehouse scheduled a week
before demolition. Karin Chavis thinks that neighbors should be informed sooner/have more notice and
Hannah Belcher would like them to be given schematics before the meeting. 
NEW BUSINESS :
Next FHBC meeting will take place on Monday, December 1st at 4:30PM in the Harvey Room. 
ADJOURNMENT :
Motion to adjourn Kim Dimes, seconded by Jim Letterie. Meeting ended at 5:55