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Date: 2024-04-03 Time: 6:30 PM
Building: Reading Town Hall Location: Conference Room
Address: 16 Lowell Street Session:
Purpose: Joint Meeting with COA Version: Final
Attendees: Members - Present:
John O'Neil, Ron Assini, Nora Bucko, Michael Coltman, John Parsons, John
Sasso, Mark Dockser.
Members - Not Present:
Others Present:
Jenna Fiorente Community Services Director
Chris Kowalewski Elder & Human Services Administrator
Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Ron Assini
Topics of Discussion:
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Agenda:
Discuss most recent bh+a presentation for RECAL (Reading Center for Active Living)
from 3/27/24
Complete and discuss Evaluation Site Criteria forms from RECAL sites at Pleasant St.
Oakland Rd and Symonds Way
Discuss Future of RECALL
Mark Dockser: Gaining approval for a Table at Town Meeting at the evening of April 24.
Moderator is onboard and require approval from the school to setup a table. Recent
drawings from bh+a will be available and RECALC/COA members to help answer questions.
Mark Dockser: Coordinating with bh+a to present at the Permanent Building Committee.
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Discussion on bh+a site proposal presentation from 3/27/24
Pleasant Street Center is an asset that the Town of Reading will maintain If the current PSC
is located elsewhere. Potentially reducing the overall cost by selecting one of the other two
sites.
Discussion around the pros and cons for Pleasant Street with the abutters creating a
crowded area.
John Sasso: The collective group needs to be onboard on a single recommendation site
location.
Community input:
Question: Looking for the current plans that was presented. Located on the RECALC town
site.
Oakland Rd. - Residents near the Oakland Rd raised concerns of more construction in the
area, especially with the recent Water/Cell tower construction not going as well as
promised.
Abutters meeting will be April 17, 2024, in the Select Board room at Town Hall.
For the exercise of ranking, we need to use the cost estimates from pages 61 Comparative
Cost. NOTE: Symonds Way and Oakland Rd. SF is 23,600 SF (error on the slide).
Ask bh+a to clarify the usable space and the associated costs.
Simplify so we can compare and rank appropriately. Especially the simplification of the
Pleasant Street site.
Next ReCALC: April 10, 2024 6:30 pm - with a follow up and jointly with COA on April 16,
2024 at 7:30pm
RECALL adjournment:
John O'Neil, Ron Assini, Nora Bucko, Michael Coltman, John Parsons, John Sasso, Mark
Dockser.
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