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Board - Committee - Commission - Council: 2023 JAN 18 AM 9: 43
Reading Center For Active Living Committee
Date: 2022-11-09 Time: 7 PM
Building: Location: Zoom
Address: Session:
Purpose: ReCalc Meeting Version: Final
Attendees: Members - Present:
John O'Neill, Ron Assini, John Parsons, Nora Bucko, Mark Dockser
Members - Not Present:
John Sasso, Michael Coltman
Others Present:
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Ron Assini
Topics of Discussion:
1. Attendance
2. Acceptance of the Minutes
3. Discussion on presentations at Select Board, Financial Forum and Walgreens Forum
4. Communications Update
5. Items/Assignments Needing Follow -Up
6. Next Meeting Date
Topic: RECALC Meeting
Time: Nov 9, 2022 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Agenda #2
Acceptance of the Minutes from October 10, 2022
John O'Neill, Ron Assini, John Parsons, Norra Bucko, Mark Dockser
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Agenda #3
Discussion on presentations at Select Board, Financial Forum, and Walgreens
Forum
Mark Dockser:
The presentation by John Sasso and John O'Neill
Postpone Article 19 due to the need for more information on former Walgreens property at
17 Harden street
The Town issued a RFQ for a Project Manager and in the future RFQ for an Architect to help
to gather more information about potential uses, layout, and cost estimate.
$25000.00 has been allocated for inspection and appraisal for 17 Harden street.
Select Board could call for a special Town Meeting in February and have a ballot question
added to the regular April vote date.
There is not going to be a perfect location with parking. Need to focus on transportation
versus just parking.
There is an unsolicited proposal to sell the existing PSC but keep the parking space.
RCN is currently leasing space and may be looking for a space and PSC may be a good
solution.
Special funding to support a new Center, did not included in the State bill.
Not easy to get a debt exclusion passed. It's been difficult in the past.
New Killam School and new Community Center are both needed for the community.
It's not an either-or situation.
Agenda #4
Communications Update
Mark Dockser.
One of things we need to continue to communicate the recommendations coming out of
ReCalc. We have the current newsletter, but we need more.
What other mediums could be used to continue with getting the word out?
Agenda #5
Items/Assignments Needing Follow -Up
December 6, 2022 we will have UMASS survey and there will be a joint presentation by
ReCalc, COA and UMASS to the Select Board.
Review the preliminary data from UMASS readout in advance.
Agenda #6
Next Meeting Date
Target November 30"' with potential to review the UMASS full readout.
Potential joint meeting with COA.
Motion to adjourn - Ron Assini, Mark Dockser
Meeting called to close: John O'Neill, Ron Assini, John Parsons, Nora Bucko, Mark Dockser
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