HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990-06-07 Housing Partnership Minutes READING HOUSING PARTNERSHIP
Minutes June 7
Those present at the June 7 , 1990 meeting were Paul Kelley,
Bill Denhard, Chris Vaccaro, Mollie Ziegler, Jonathan Edwards,
and Adrienne McMahon.
A MOTION WAS MADE BY BILL DENHARD TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES OF
MAY 8, 1990. It was seconded by Paul Kelley. It passed 3-0
with two abstaining as they were not present at the May 8
meeting.
The availability of land both town owned and private and
church land was discussed. Chris Vaccaro brought the new
Homeownership Opportunity Program book for 1989 . Mollie
brought printouts from the Assessor' s Office concerning
multiple family housing, exempt property, assessory apartments
and other housing uses.
Jonathan Edwards discussed town owned land. Land available
includes the Nike Site ( 12 buildable acres) , Bear Hill,
Pearl Street School , Dividence Road (13 acres) , and Batchelder
Field (7acres) . The last is also of interest to the Cemetery
Dept . and Recreation. There is also land opposite the High
School which belongs to the School Dept. and Kurchian Woods,
12 acres , which is on ledge.
The questions asked were how much of this land would be suitable
for smaller projects? How feasable would this be?
It was decided that we should proceed with our land survey - see
what is left, prioritize tracts, track vacant private lands and
their availability. The Haverhill Street Nike Site is potentially
useful and the Dividence School Property is a nice site.
The Master Plan is working on a housing availability survey. We
need to plug into that to determine what needs are, what income
levels need housing, amount of housing for the poor.
Respectfully submitted
Adrienne McMahon