Board presses for operable top sashes, design match in lengthy 55 Main window discussion

Board members spent the largest portion of the meeting reviewing photographs and Google Street View that showed two rear windows at 55 Main Street had been significantly altered and partly infilled with plywood. The board’s technical discussion focused on restoring the visual proportions of the original openings and ensuring the upper sash can operate for ventilation: "What we're...we would like to see is something which matches the windows above, that are above it," the Chair said when summarizing the board’s preference for a fixed lower sash with opaque glass or trim and an operable upper sash.