The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My WebLink About2009-04-14 Board of Selectmen HandoutTOWN MANAGER'S REPORT Tuesday, April 14, 2009 • Downtown Project • Atlantic Liquor License — Hearing April 28 • EDC Associate positions • Tennis Courts • Fireworks. • Next Board of Selectmen - April 28 • Comcast charges on bill for local access • Starting process for appointing members for BCC • Street sweeping • Potholes and road conditions • 3/50 for Downtown merchants • Voter Turnout — 4%. • 2010 Census Dates and Events: April 1 - Dogs must be licensed - so far this year 1,816 are licensed. Total for 2008 was 2,115 • April 3 - Compost Center opens • April 24 to May 2 — "Spring Spruce Up" focused on Reading's sidewalks • April 27 — Town Meeting begins • May 3 - Library House Tour • May 16 - Household Hazardous Waste Collection — at the Reading DPW • May 16 VieWiRg PlatfeFm dediGatiOR BaFe MeadelAV • June 20 - Friends and Family Day • September 13 — Fall Faire WNW SAVING THE BRICK AND MORTARS. OUR NATION FS BU:I,LT ON Ttvink. about which three independendy oNvncti stores You'd miss niosi if iheyvvere gone, Stop in. and say lietlo, P up a litde solmething that will make some-one e-o snifle. i cl, Your Cxnit-ribution is What keep,.-, those businlesses -axound. If just h.alf the -employed U.S. population spent S50 C.ada -ionth in independenily oxvned stores, their purcha;.q-es woLgd generate. $42,629,700,000 in mVel-I'Lle.,* imagine the Positive hi -pact if 3/4 of employed Americ;ms clid that. For every $1 GO spent in independ.ei itly owned stares, S -68 of it re'alms to the COMML111iEV rtiroup-b taxes, payroll, ItV arid. otl-i-er ex-pendi cures . If VOLL spend tivat in a national chain, only $43 stays here. Spend it online and not/dng cortzrs h- ante. `1 he 111111i.ber of people it takes to smin the cread—y-vu. N� n, r ave" )vou I( econoi--;vv; 56' end,: .1-71,ck SP For Tnore h-�fioyvm-�ifion, visit t1`1650h. roject. net Ci:nda Davr 10C,9all rig y n��r* tiro Retairqv. -; and in& ,I-A,it fki Mn�nt ,qrmi: ic,5 rcuni.-ij- K, Do I, 2ri-mr-m .-rF La of ir" 2 1, (V 00 APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN We, the undersigned, being the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Reading, Massachusetts, pursuant to the provisions of Section 8C of Chapter 40 of the Massachusetts General Laws, do hereby approve the within conveyance of the trail easement to the Town of Reading under the control and management of its Conservation Commission. TOWN OF READING BOARD OF SELECTMEN Stephen Goldy, Chair Ben Tafoya, Vice Chairman James E. Bonazoli, Secretary Camille W. Anthony Richard W. Schubert COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Middlesex, ss. April 14, 2009 On this day of April 2009 before me, the undersigned notary public, personally appeared proved to me through satisfactory evidence of identification, which was , to be the persons whose names are signed on the preceding or attached document, and acknowledged to me that they signed it voluntarily for its stated purpose. Notary Public My commission expires: FLFA*P-] Sketch Plcn in READ /NG, � MASS* Hayes Engineering, Inc. Telephone: 781.246.2800 ivi Fccsirnl7e: 781.246.7596 , / Engineers & Zcnd Survqvor-5 603 5olcm Street WWW. 17,7yeseng. cam Wokefield, I MA 01880 '0A A 40' 0' 20' 40', 80' April 2, 2009 ')4howing 10' Wide Trail Easem ent -a L OT 05 O� APR 0 2 2,309 11w 16 s2.04 2,w PROPOSED s2s p` 29 " '500-32'42'W Q) 6S I'l6 W 10 .50.00 11w 16 s2.04 2,w PROPOSED 0 J5 10' WIVE 7R4 IL I'l6 W 10 EASEMENT 10 jo. 2� v LOT 4 ON PLAN NO. 1286 OF 2006 Kyl- IE DRIVE z goo OT- 5 Sketch P /an in I?EADING4 MASS* Hayes Engineering, Inc. Telephone: 781.246 2800 Civil Engineers & Land Surve 603 Sa /em Street yors Facsimi le: 781.246 7596 www. hayeseng. com Wakefield, MA 01880 Sco /e.• 1 " = 40' 0' 20' 40' 80' Ap ril 2,., 2009 o��PtitNOF /AgSSA��G howing 10' Wide Swale Easement PR 0 2 2Q09. THOMAS %WNSLO W F. � ., & 10' Wide Trail Easement o W{NSLO .`` #30320 A'YL /E ZOT ¢ DRIVE v h L -10. 06 00 ,214 2p, o R•hg g� 0 0 szo%E- nr �' a1 D PROPOSED t ^ 100 ,' /tY� /OcE \I SAL EASEMENT 'cQ 1 S1157 42'W 40.53 "'� 504 J6' 7 LOT 6 V 34-20 20' SEWER S7157 42'W EASEMENT 10T 5 ON PLAN NO. 1286 OF 2006 141.65 \`'32.37 504:36 27'W 10' WIDE 7RA11- EASEMENT .87 CC 50920'491W 236.67 wo `V 95.02 'y V' rn� 2 �n 30' WIDE E UTILITY S03-27'1 o EASEMENT 141.65 \`'32.37 504:36 27'W 10' WIDE 7RA11- EASEMENT .87 CC 50920'491W 236.67 wo `V 95.02 'y V' rn� 2 4 Z L &-q g g, Y? y v I y y /9 Y?yq C, '-f 19, .... ...... W e y q y ? -9-9 4444444.74( -7, 9 9 `9, 9 qy?,? 9 9 -9?.gq 91 ? 9 91�g 9 "1 Q 9 `g Iq 9, g.-I 9 17 44 9 9 9 494 79 f y y 7 79,Y., f 7 y y . 477 -7 9 9 y 7 y 7 ? ? ?44 7 ex Q 9 7 -...79 ? 7 44.49974 V Y Y 997 ? Y y 7 ??9 9 74"4 ?, 9 g 94? 979?4947 4484 q 4999 9 9 979 ?9794944 977 g 9 9 9 ?� 9 q 9 9 9 9 q 99 1 9 q,19,g" 1 l 9 ? qq q ? 9 9 999 ? 7 9 go 9 1 7 7 ? 9 ? 7 qq9 7 9 97 9 9 9 9 97 9 ? 799 9 q Tq? 7 7 9 9 9 4 Y97 ? 9 9 97 9 9 ? 9444 ? 7 Y 7 y y 7y Y Y -f Y T gg y y 7 y 7 y ?"? 9 9, 9gy ?qy[ y y y y y 99 y y I T Q y I T y 7 g 9T g 7 Y Y? 9 9 9 y y 9 - 9 1914 9494449 9 .? 7 yvq 9 ? 9 9 9?7 97 9 .7 979 9 Y 7 Y 9? 7 7 ? 9 Y qq? 9 9 7 9 7 9 9 q g 9 97 99 9 9 ? 9 97 9 9 9 9 7 9 9 7 44? 94 97 9 9 97. 717, R 779,9 ? 77,919779? q, ,? '1 7 9 ? 919,9 9? 9 y, y 7 y 7 , 9 7 ?yg 7 9 9 M,,� 7 44 4 ?9? ? Y 999 ? Y Y 'Y 9 7 Y Y V 1 7 7 9"? 9 W", g 9 9 79 ? 9 9499 9,g 9 y y T 17 y y 9 9 Y 94449 ? y fib ??T 99 Y Y Y Y T 99Y y J?� I �9'j 7 g �9,4, 9 749447' W Y, y 79Y y T�y 797 Y 79 y ? 9 Y y y Y y 97 99'?'QY y Y Y?T ? 9 9 7 ?YgY?Y 7 ql� 1-1 y "I . V Y, 9 9, ?, Y Rlr 9 ? 9 9 9 9 17 gyy Y Yy "A 9 p9 7t y 1 9 9 q99 g e g¢994 g 9 y 9 y 9 0 yy 77 9 e?99,7 9 1 9 ?y Y. 944494.? v yg 7 7 7 N Tql?,+� 9 9 g y 7 9-9. Q , y -Y X _1 Ygy T I ?,?y?y y gy I? y T lif m –\? 979 9 7 T?l 9 y T9 9 9 7 9 T Av, 'R,7 9 9 -A� y —1 444 ?\ 5x44 AF "Y y 1 9 y ----------- Y Y Y Y Y 9 t y y Y, 9 ? y f 9 Y y y I �-rloy y JX Y Y Y 97 Y Y Y , Y T Y T 4494 9 q4 y 44 q Y I ? 9 ? Y yy 799 9 Y, 4? y ? y "Y 7, 9 9 79?? ? 9 R •9 9 ? y 'I Y T . ."-gl� . I I 9 9 7 7 7hg� Nq 9 4 Y 9 7 9 Y .7 9, 9 't 494494 T ?49'x749494 9 19`4 �7 ? f - 7 4 Y ? 79 Y 799 9 7 9 9 Y 1 ?9 Y 1� 'WAIN', -7, 9 ? 9 9 9 Y 7 7 1 Y ? 7 9 :?T 17 yo? y .77 7 .7 9, Y? Y? 9' Y Y Y Y 9 9 Y 9 y y , T N ? 79y y y y y Y 4949794 Y 9 7,7,9 7 y Y?l 79 Y ? Y Y Y y Mwr 779 9 g Y? W 11, , I 1-g g y Y.?, ? 9 y 9 9 y 1–Y-17 9 7 J-g 7 Y ' 7 Y 9 g3d,'j—" y 'I T 1 .7 9 7 ? y y y W, "JA Y 99 y y 949494 974 Y 749494 97 7? Y 17, 99Y Y 41 41, ',,..„799 7 9 g 9 `7 p .7 7 ',?q y y , Y 7 4 9 4 49 ? g 7 ? 997 ?99 9 ? g-9 9 7 9 7 9 ; 7 7 Y Y ? ?499 9 Y Y 9 9 y lfi 9 9 y? Y Y 9 9 9 A19.y , N 499 44 g 9449 q1g 9 y y Y Y Y T y ?q y Y y y y 7? y y 4474944 y y 1 494 7 2 4 4 9 9 1 f Y ? Y, ?449 9 y 9R? 9 4949 #,y ? 99" y 7 7 0:f Y 9 7 9 ? Alt, ? 1 Y T ? Y y y y y Y 99 y 'f 9974994 I I y y 79 Y', le, 77 y y?,e9yy",?Q ? y y y 9 y, I q 7 1 1 Tq 9 9 9 191 9 y 7'. 9 1 9 9 .9 9.?'? 7 7 gy Y Y 7 9 Yq ?q4 oo? q 9 ? .7 9? gy? 7 ? ? ? 9 ? gi g 7 T 99 Y 4444494 ?? Y y y y Yoy ? ?49494 , q 7 4 , ? 7- ? T , ? 7 1 1 - Q g g 9,9994974 ? gq ? �OY y q 99" 9 9 ? 7 7 Yq 7 T y747 qV44 f 791 Y Y Y T 9 f Y ?9 ? Y Y Y ?7 9444 Y9 QV4p ` y 47492 9 Y? ? 9 q g 9 9"? 97 g 7 9 ? 979 ?,Yq q Y 7 5. gy ?7e?Y?Y Y T Y If T y y 1 7 y y y 99 y ? f Y 9 y Y f ?9 44 9 7 4 7 07 49 Y?19 44 44 ?77c y 17, 7119 9 9 9 9 7 g 9 7 ? 7779,9 9 7 ? 9 V? g 9 Y9 '14 7 9 -,q 7 7 919997 7 g ? y 4949? Y Y 7? Y f T T gy T T 4944499 y y 9 y Y 79 y y y 7 97Y Y? 4 9 4 q 9 9 T 7 9 ? Y9 7 Y Y Y Y 9 907 q 4 9"q:p 9 997-99 9 4 ' Schena, Paula From: Haohenbleiknnr,Poter, Sent; Monday, April 13.2U0AA:43AM To: McIntire, Ted Co: Keating, Bob; 8cheno.Paula Subject: RE: Compost Center T Page I of 2 4. Equipment/loader $109,990.00 1,294 hrs at $ 50 .00/h — the math is wrong — if the hours and rate are correct, it should be $64,700 Pete Fromm: McIntire, Ted Sent: Thursday, April 09 20094:56PM To: Hechenbieikner,Peter, Cc: Keating, Bob; 5chena,Paula Subject: RN: Compost Center Ted McIntire Director ofPublic Works Fromm: Keating, Bob Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 2:01 PM To: McIntire, Ted Subject: RE: Compost Center Tod: The following are those compost related cost you asked for calendar year 2UO8 1. Compost tax workers- $ 3.680.00 488hm sd$7.58/hr 2. DPW straight time -$1Q.313.UU 780 hmmt$2470/hr 3. DPW overtime -$10'OQ0.0U 514hroot$37.14 4. Equipment/loader $109,990.00 1,294 hrs at $ 50 .00/hr 5. Brush Grinding 6. Total Cost Fromm: McIntire, Ted -$1J�U8.00 $ 118,181.8O Page 2Of2 Sent March 17/2OO9S:O0PM To: Keating, Bob Cc: Kinsella, Jane Subject: FW: Compost Center Bob. Please put this together and then we can review. |t might make staffing reports / to determine average hours ofsite preparation/maintenance and OT hours. Also need the brush-grinding costs and, aamentioned below, Tax Worker costs from Elder Services Division. I'm sure there are more. Thanks. HMO Ted McIntire Director of Public Works From: Hechenble|kner,.Patar Sent: Tuesday, March 17,2OO94:25PM To: McIntire, Ted Subject: Compost Center What io the annual cost of operating the compost center? | assume direct salary costs, Senior Tax Worker, hourly cost of equipment, what else? Pete 0 CY2008 Compost Area Costs ITEM AMOUNT UNITS RATE TOTALS Sr. Tax Workers 488 Hrs. $ 7.50 $3,660.00 DPW - Regular Hours 780. Hrs. $ 24.76 $19,312.80 DPW - Overtime Hours 514 Hrs. $ 37.14 $19,089.96 Equipment/Loader 1,294 Hrs. $ 50.00 $64,700.00 Brush Grinding 1 Each $ 11,418.00 $11,418.00 TOTAL $118,180.76 4/14/2009 l� Hechenbleikner, Peter From: Deborah Gaul [dgaul@mbtaadvisoryboard.org] Sent: To: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 3:51 PM Susan Thorne; Susan M Kay; Steven Olanoff; Steve Magoon; Stephen P Maio; Stephen Goldly; Stephen Delaney; Stephen Crane; Stephanie Anderberg; Sonia Rollins; Skip Goodnow; Sheeran Betsy; Shawn Harris; Shaun Suhoski; Sarah Connon; Sandra Levine; Rosemary Semdile; Ronald W Reed; Rocco J Longo; Robert W. Healy; Robert Nadeau; Robert Mauceri; Robert J Furlong; Robert J Dolan; Robert Guttman; Robert E Wing Subject: FW: MBTA Service Cuts Importance: High Dear Advisory Board Member: Below please find a recent article in the Boston Globe outlining the cuts that will be necessary at the MBTA should new revenues or debt relief not materialize. These.are significant cuts that will affect every mode of service and every customer. The cuts cited in the Globe article refers will net out to about $70 million. As you know, the projected budget deficit is $160 million, which means that a fare increase would be necessary in addition to these service cuts. I wanted you to be aware of this recent development. If you wish to know how this affects your community, please e-mail me and I will send you specific information. In the mean time, if you find these possible cuts as unacceptable as I do, you should contact your Legislative delegation to let them know how you feel. Thanks Paul Paul Regan Executive Director MBTA Advisory Board 177 Tremont Street Boston, MA 02111 617-426-6054 pregan@mbtaadvisoryboard.org MBTA plans for drastic cuts in bus, rail service Weekends, nights slashed unless state plugs deficit By Noah Bierman, Globe Staff I April 10, 2009 The MBTA would halt all evening and weekend commuter rail service, eliminate six Green Line stops, discontinue lightly used bus routes, and lay off 805 employees if the agency does not get legislative help with its $160 million deficit, according to a state document. The agency has delayed making the contingency plan public as it awaits action from the Legislature on a potential gas tax increase designed to rescue the state's transportation system. The increase could prevent or minimize service cuts and fare increases. The drastic cuts outlined in the internal budget analysis obtained by the Globe would save the agency a projected $75 million. it would be combined with fare hikes that would generate another $85 million to bridge the deficit. Nearly everyone who uses public transit would feel the cuts: suburban residents who ride the rail system to nighttime and weekend Red Sox games; low-income residents who depend on bus lines that are considered underused by the agency; South Shore and Charlestown residents who take commuter boats;.disabled residents who use the T's special vans; tourists who rely on customer service agents to steer them in the right direction or help with the CharlieCard system; and downtown office workers racing for the last train. Daniel A. Grabauskas, general manager of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, said last month that service cuts and fare hikes would need to be imposed soon after the new budget year begins in July, in the absence of a rescue. T officials refused to comment yesterday. State Transportation Secretary James A. Aloisi Jr. pledged in a statement "that no decisions will be made without a complete and transparent public review process.,, According to the document, the cuts would affect 51.9 million passenger trips on commuter rails, subway trains, and buses each year, or about 1 million a week, forcing thousands to find alternatives or simply stay home. The budget document, prepared by the MBTA and circulating among various state transportation officials, does not detail the potential fare increases. Grabauskas, who has predicted a fare increase of 25 percent to 30 percent could be necessary, said last month that he has asked for an analysis that would show the impact higher fares would have on ridership and the environment. Transit advocates have long been warning of cuts, saying the T would essentially become a rush-hour service if it is not bailed out. The draft plan would trim bus and subway service by 50 percent in the evenings and weekends. The T would also run half as many trains between 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Altogether, the service cuts would trim about $126.2 million in spending, according to the document. But because of the reduced service, the agency would lose an estimated 51 million passenger trips a year, or $51.1 million in fare revenue, bringing the total net savings to $75.1 million. The commuter rail would be hit particularly hard. Not only would weekend service disappear, but the trains would also no longer run after 7 p.m. on weekdays. That would mean commuters who have to stay late at work to finish a project could no longer depend on catching a train after rush hour and might be forced to avoid the rail altogether and drive in. The MBTA estimates it would lose 5.7 million passenger trips per year on the commuter rail, according to the document. The cuts are being proposed after a year in which the transit authority set a new weekday ridership record, as gas prices soared and the economy worsened. The biggest single loss of employees would come from the elimination of 304 customer service agents who work at subway stations. Eliminating t I hem would save $18.5 million, according to the document. Governor Deval Patrick has proposed a 19 cent-per-gallon increase in the gas tax to fix a number of major financial problems in the state's transportation system, which is billions of dollars in debt. The increase would give Massachusetts the highest gas tax in the country. Of that, 6 cents, which would raise an estimated $165 million a year, would go toward avoiding /fare increases and service cuts at the T. But legislators have been cool to Patrick's plan, with many leaders on Beacon Hill signaling they would go no higher than 9 cents and focus their efforts on avoiding turnpike toll increases rather than bailing out the MBTA. Both the House and the Senate passed separate transportation reorganization bills and plan to spend the coming days negotiating a final bill for Patrick. The plans do not address the large deficits at the T and other transportation agencies, but leaders have promised to discuss new taxes and other potential revenue sources after Patrick signs the reorganization bills. 2 GO . VERNOR PATRICK WILL USE FEDERAL RECOVERY FUNDS, FURLOUGHS, LAYOFFS, AND CUTS TO CLOSE BUDGET GAP To close an immediate state budget gap of $156 million, Governor Patrick will use a mixture of federal recovery funds, budget cuts and spending controls, mandatory staff furloughs, and the elimination of over 75O additional state positions through |ayofs, atthtioD, and stringent new hiring limits for state agencies. The Governor's o|onindVdeausing $12OrniUionin federal recovery funds, $16niUioninadd�ona| budget oUtaand �spending controls, and $12 million in savings from furloughs and workforce reductions. Governor Patrick will work with lawmakers to solve what could be an additional $400 million gap by the end ofthe fiscal year. * The Governor has G|remdveiOnUioant�cut the Erecut� workforce pVaN0ona.and ison�ack�bv the end of this fiscal year ho reach the approximately 1.00O positions announced last October. The Governor has suspended merit pay raises for ° Through |ovoffe.coneoUda�ono. attrition, ondnexvhihng|inl�s.the[SovernorviUeAirninate opp[o�rn layoffs, bgUnitedin are positions. When fully irnp|ernented�and combined with October's actions, the state workforce will bereduced bx1'75Opositions. The Governor has directed 5,000 Executive Branch managers to take furlough days before July 1, and Administration and Finance Secretary Leslie Kirwan will begin negotiations with state collective bargaining units over a full range of potential cost-cutting initiatives to help address the economic crisis going forward. * Anticipating the economic downturn, a year ago Governor Patrick began.to plan for budget cuts and eventual economic recovery. Since October, the Administration has had to solve a budget deficit of approximately $3 billion for FY08. while maintaining core services for our most vulnerable citizens. ~ Last April, the Governor prepared agencies to make mid-year cuts if necessary. In July, he laid out afive-poird management plan that included $122.5 million in budget vetoes, a request for expanded 9C budget cutting authority and $140 million in shared responsibility health care solutions. * In October, the Governor implemented a Fiscal Action Fqon including more than $1 billion in outoand spending con�o|uand p nemvrevenues, while securing unp reoedentgd assistance from the Legislature, the Judiciary, constitutional officers, and independent authorities in identifying additional cuts and savings. � |n January, the Governor announced another solve for a$1.1 billion gap, and proposed a FY10 budget limiting spending growth to. mn unprecedented 0.5 percent. The Administration worked with collective bargaining units to secure zero percent pay increases for FY09, saving an estimated $115 million and helping avoid further reductions in key services. Page I of I Hechenbleikner, Peter From: rpsrweston@comcast.net Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 4:29 PM To: Reading - Selectmen Cc: Town Manager Subject: Fixing Town By-Law, Article 6.3.17 Attachments: Fixing 6.3.17.doc Attached you will find an electronic version of the letter I dropped off at the Selectmen's office, yesterday morning at 10:25 AM. The letter has been submitted and signed by 31 Reading residents. If more signatures are required, please advise. It is imperative for both the Town, and the Franklin Street neighbors, that this request to change Readings By-Laws, be acted upon and implemented, as soon as possible. Thank you, Ron Weston 63 Blueberry Lane (781-944-1709) 4/14/2009 April 10, 2009 Ronald P. Weston 63 Blueberry Lane Reading, MA 01867 Chairperson, Reading Board of Selectmen 16 Lowell Street Reading, MA 01867 Mr/Ms Chairperson, . Recent events have brought to light a serious deficiency in the Town By- Laws. Our requested change to Section 6.3.17 will correct this shortcoming, and close loopholes targeted by owners/developers that are intent on putting forth development projects that are detrimental to residents and the Town. Section 6.3.11 covers. nonconforming buildings, and in Section 6.3.11.1 discusses "enlargement" or "extension" of "existing nonconforming one-family or two-family dwelling or structures accessory thereto - - - Under Article 6.3.11.1, a Special Permit can only be granted if: tia. - - - no additional encroachment further reducing setback is allowed. No such increase shall create a new nonconformity, and b. The Board determines that the extension or enlargement is appropriate in scale and mass for the neighborhood, with particular consideration of abutting properties." Key to this Article is paragraph b. If those criteria are applied, than the neighborhood concerns must be heard and respectfully embraced as the ZBA makes their decision. This Article (6.3.11.1) is well balanced, and works fairly for the owner/developer, the neighborhood /abutters, and ultimately the Town. New construction or reconstruction after destruction or voluntary action, is often quite large, and pushes the limits of the lot size and location. The scale here can be smaller, similar, or much larger then that covered in 6.3.11.1; most often it is larger in scope than a so-called expansion. Why is it then, that our Article 6.3.17 "Reconstruction After Destruction (By Special Permit)" does not have explicit language and consideration for neighbors & abutters .such as that provided in 6.3.11.1 ? We expect, nevertheless, that the ZBA will include the spirit of 6.3.11.1, as they decide 6.3.17 cases. The essence and intent of paragraph b, in 6.3.11.1 should be added to a new paragraph in Article 6.3.17! Recently, at least one builder/developer has used the "loophole" in 6.3.17 to advance projects that are grossly out of scale and mass with the neighborhood. The ZBA has been manipulated into applying Section 6.3.17, because doing so, selfishly benefits the developer's objectives, and shifts the ZBA's focus primarily to the lot, setbacks, and issues predominantly within the four corners of the lot. We maintain that the intent and spirit of deciding on 6.3..17 applications, is to seriously consider neighborhood concerns regarding compatible scale, mass, safety and traffic issues, density, etc. Incidentally, Article 6.3.17 already includes reference to Article 6.3.10 "Non- Conforming Uses" by requiring in paragraph "b", "that it complies with standards for the substitution of nonconforming use". Therefore, doesn't it make sense to bring reference to nonconforming buildings and lots also to Article 6.3.17? Adding the following paragraph to Article 6.3.17 would close the "loophole" and put clearer language in front of the Town, any developer, and the Zoning Board of Appeals. "c. In the case of reconstruction or replacement of a nonconforming building, or on a nonconforming lot, the criteria stated in Section 6.3. 11 shall apply. Please consider this request and advance these changes to Article 6.3.17 to Town Meeting at the earliest possible time. Sincerely, Ronald P. Weston, and the undersigned, all residents of Reading, MA Signature Print Name & Street Address ...:t... \� \; ai :,.y •, %,\ ,, \ ,'/� �"r` Rt /..� /�,' /%% / �, YJ t a"^Y •'4Y '4D•4]r "\ n � 'f � /I ` � � "' 'ti'3 � � r i suk"� "f _4k{'" - {�}..... - •••C": , �,� '+:..�; s. ., /� ': i : , +Sa . .....,/ / : •I , t,, "D .y,Y „� � �D � ;4; �..4k14L•.;�.. ..-•� ^6Y..tp'�' -+;) :.D `".Y. •.\ - + ^45 \ / ', /t ., ,., r' i - ,.,%. -c3 �` `fJ "L3,'',{'y� r''� .cyY', i.4y..yKY {D� ,� -. .�yj • <. �`• \ ` 4 i -y`\ / \�� ;` ' � "4Y 1 r_� ��si' �: f+ ':S�' .{D -+:A -cY -�'� -i. `� � \� ' ��'� � � �✓ I? ? I i /• � '+' Lr - ''�`•4k�� ::'' _� - ct�;v� /� � i \`- ,\,i'c� � �•st � �� -� Sk �"�- ` \ \ \ �r t-`t \.. /' r)( ` f �' ' / � ' j ` � �..�y� yu /-4'� -y �.:F�,� \ ` ` \;`r� -[k -LY -6D '��"p -,,•r �' -cb \\ �� \ n,. � / r ! "�.. � ” A i p`Y �- 1 F �... �"4l -f9 �i•�" / _. ' � ^• -4p -.,y -43i � � `\\ y �'L. (•''` - i +3 '+ irl,' >i:.'4..,,� �"a \ -6J "4Y,4D �-Sb '+J.,;u a' � \\ ;x , � J / ._. i r � N t ,i / . �D-� � •ca �• F�� SOT i • `.`�.Y -cu _�.4Y _ '.D� � � —._� `�\ .x. � i!'i / >-�� - ss /f� +lr .`/sa ;`,-fir. f x�.`•- •''��::ty_ -4Y + , is �� ; " i ` ! �. •4E, /�. � <�% `ca"cs.,;u - cx- s.YY.f.�� "� `:�'' I t. ,{ '.,� �``n''�'° � '• ' � C� C .4D -`'" -4g -cu"'r -tD ••cY� -�1 • \ ,4 \ � ��„` '' �' , � . ;�� / ,a0' t, , ., r . -+�' `�s -4Y ,D •cY yp �. _ �.,�....__. -.. � '� �,�r�i � '`" '`! / ' . -cD r i �� - 4}. -J.0 -0 -;43 \ \\ \ a`i \ -;43 KJ ��fF�'/ , !� /' / ! j:. r•• � �.\� f. J_ S .-t3' `4D : i�t {D - ,{D "� ..{:D -�-Y .-4D - tY�•.,, - -y,a 1 ,, /` �-Gr '4r 4r -,.. Gr •-4f \ 'la f ^! // +�- x 3�, t i by -c7 `4k -0 '67 v3 -iS ..\ •.� / T -4Y •4Y -4i-4b -4Y .{Y •iS {D -6k -;) •ci {D -4D -cY -'3 -4D \ F7.. , -0.-0 "U-.7 -4Y {Y •LD.t,D "U -GY -cY �` \ § �:. :Y •Gb � -CY •4Y � -SY -cD � -cD •+J � -f:Y it � iY •4Y - •Y •tD -4D t +� c l.`r � r-r- ,.,. iC s, r i:1� "w' .�-4r ^+Y -43� 'cD -LYE "u' -43{" ..tU -i,Y� -U -4Y�" -LD - Gk�y�" \ �'R p�` \ °\ • "...........� ,;v S-�� .. f{� :1� . ,D {3^Gh •4k - 4D�''D -4}-Ct �, '.,k -si-4Y .5,p %t � �-G3' %Y -r3 �v.��L,• \- ,SI'b�'�t\ '4r�A\t�,, \ t 1 �." _ ... -ta �.Y -,:Y -cY -+a. ••4Y -tp -sa. -ti '� -rs '� `in 4D '4kti \� `F 1 \ ._ "`\ 4. -EY -c3 �-fJ -4D -4D � • +D �-SJ {P ^cY -cY -4D' -:i HJ •rS �{k � %J a. 1.Y ^ck �\ t; "�#' r `•. \ � r..� L \ -i:Y ^4D {p • ;L -LY •� -4D ^CJ.SY -t3 ^4k, � -Lk 'tS _4p -GY -iS •� -f.Y 'i3 •f,Y -+J ^4� � t{,D -4Y \ \ s iY- 4P- •5Y- 4i•4D_''AiP"y•6}'�,7'•53"4Y {3 ti3-4A�r... •"'a .T`�FS \ \\ $ti ^t� z� - 4b'�"r' -CD -4}� -r:Y -47� -� -SDI -4Y {lam -SI -LYE -�' -47 :'r -G7 ..yy-Sr Lei.. -4i {•} {�"�' -GY\ \\ � � \ ' �t � 1 �� ", .,7 4t -4D -w"" y.0 �`iS -S3 -C,Y� •cY -47 {'� -4D -s3-4k `5Y • .ice -sue -4D� -Y .* 17 �'} -.D yi '"k. -,Y \ � \ e ( r..� -f.D `+a -ck {Y -4Y -4Y -4Y -cD -iY .;� -cD -ca -SY •ck -'s' i �t`t� -+a -'a •:a \\ "�, *'",,t {i -ti -44 -64 -GY' -6Y •{3 -4Y •.Y -.? �`4D -GY _4D-43 -ck �-c7 •- cFj��. ;, . +,�-.Y �•4D � �� \\ �`.�\ x. `]; '4Y t'rU -4Y .0 ..0 � -tS ,.�-� -0 _0 -0 -0 `cD .cD� � �� '�4k „U -cY -GD,cY -6Y `+J • •4Y -+3 „�y -+U ,47! •GD -LY ^ck, -4Y �. t� vv ;,.••'� .dam �'- 4D�.{D- ';D- :Y�.{t �- 41- 4Y{Y�- Gh�•cJ �- rU�•4i�,y}""Y�ik � -��iD� f�'GY�{p- :Y`".��- 4Dik.yD "41'�'yD''}- fU�'fq\ \ s i tI • , "��•GY� -Lk �•G} •,a, -4p -6Y {Y -iD •GD -GD iY -Cr -4:r -Su.r -Cs _ -{:r -Gr ^G'r `\ + i . �:Y •+:Y 'W' -{J -GYM -43 -i5 .aJ -4Y -Gi �j -4Y {2 +.b -+J "' -S'S '4k -GD `�• �- �=:,;i -6Y -4i' -r ••? - ..4y -,:T "'J -GX - C3' /.L -;_"mot _tY ^.T - GAY -4i' -GY _t.D•+.? {i -G'i \\`.. '}'v- /, ie�✓j -ti3 -Gk "W -4Y �Jt ^4D -GD 4r' -U` -4D {D -,;Y -i.Y -G,b •'U -S:Y _"' -rU t.., r!3 -v5 •4Y � '� i t-6k -� -GD -`J -5D - -0 - -4 % ! -0 � , r`s2 •� -0 - -GY -CY -cY -c3 -SJ -4D -t3 -GD -ck -0 -i3 -43 � r . / =4b •42 -CY -4'� -G3 -i3 -4Y -0 4D G2 .iY -%D ..0 -+,ry -U i1 .yy -4D . u, -+s �; -d J -4k yy -LD .,•Y -'.Y � -tiJ yk -4Y .�y -4Y -tD i � l -SS -cY -Gk -cY .. -4Y r;? . •+.PAY -0-0 - ra••4D ^43 -cY ^Gi •{Y ^cD. -ck -+:Y,4b -6D _i3 -SY'ck , •Sk ^6Y ,U, -4k r "Y -rY;6l "+.Y.,Y -cD -c3 -yY �•4D "�'�•.Y '\mot •*y\ \'"k „�"'3 •' -:?� \� t��r� -r � - 4?��.{p� jy�ys }ham ;y,• .S .tU -4Y -:Y -tJ •U -ib -cD -SD {D / J `4k iD -4? -ck -eY .,Y -4Y •.T `+.? •' -Cr "4+ 'cr '+r -r,Y -4D�' -4D -4D -4Dr -ti3 "' `44 -67 •tik "'U i \ \C -t,._ -4# -/.3 - A,..;cy t :.•n - ii-'"# ' ,f1-t' ..{y _eJ� '<± -4Y� -t3 -4D "� '4D `= /. •� -tl "� -e.± -� -cD -E2 4:Y ''4Y -Lb `9 -4k -:� {Y -4Y -� -cD �-�' -cD -4D -.,� 'xr -� "� ,Dl -sk ,D •LY -cY -LD -t' -�Y °i� -4k `43 -�-U -4T �-+J i:T �iJ -4Y rf /� D./� �;t3 -C2 •+:Y -i3 -GD -4k -4i •-6i -(3 -LD -+:D -GY -4Y; -4Y �-4i -L} -4D -LD \+.A.\ �` /.'' -tk -tY .yD -,:A -U -S, /'��''`�',.� -iY "��-U ��-.? "'U{} -f,Y {#__' \`�, ..0 •:.Y�..,; - ,.5 -43'.x - �J-GY� {p-kD� �-SD �`�\ \\ ��j1 /� , ' a -4 -D c D •+- Gf; .D -k "3 -0 cY � -0 -LcD , yY ,,�� '� A`,`y --c+D 3 {-,D 4 Y '--:4Y Y .;-�f3 , `'•� { s � -,} tU -`U --5-cl ck Y ., �-y G -b t i •£-•'t �: a ' {-D c '6 'c--'D �t ' p _ ;3 - ,a -cb ' ^-j`�SJ t5 ,,: :; - c- -Y G Y "i-J -ctk a . ''r?.D .•� ; ,y t.J , -i--c; +D s , k Y - i{a •Y t „? r y^Gk . C; - +- .D +; -DW ,{ b ^:J -r y C4�.� \ ., _ � % �NS {� --+)O ^Y 1 3 �.D •4Y-'U •GD •�.{; {i + �j-�+.% D •c3 ,- •D •tb {s •cD -4Y � -4s -tD `cY •tY wz •ca "` "D -4 •4Y "'i •�.. � ! T' -4,`� -v r -ts -c, -c, :v r'•� r a., \ {Y� -43 -4Yl� -4h -4Y� 'f-D ! ^ 57./' 5`,p .{}� -c) -4x�'� •fk -4D� -4Y -CD � -'u -bY�� -:J -S.Y t -6?' -cD� � � -V :'Y �. "'Y '�..;,T -cY �-f'' -:U -sD' � \ y �� x s x '�' •cb -ta -G, -+3 -4Y iY -:b 'tom -tiD -,}, -4i -cY -U^ "4y -ti.i -4Y - ck-- CL3t1' -4P -43 -{i -:'i: {Y •41+ -4D + \ -:D -G} •> -a -w - �� -cY -0 -43 -G { -0 -(a -4 -0 -G -cv .�Y"•�Y t-u -`S.;a�a -��-�Y , ( + i r � a� '^ .y c Y D ra tiY Y . 6 b u sn ^cD s cx 5Y cY cD ;-s y -c Y J c{Y -L D s � s" Y +� -c D • 3 3 -0-0 'D 6 Ki / "', � -i,Y cD 4-Ytx . • -c;�`c` ? -ca -4Y 4D -*a •s:D Y LY I.P r,Y 1 • :b •S:h -CD,r S s \ ` r s m , ;] U -'-V -,S� 'v -t3-61 "4y `5;a� -4+ -ii-4D �t •�-4A 1 s-43 •:� GD +,y _�-5Y ��-�Y .{i U _yt- G3..rte "Y �-GY "�' -6Y� •4Y ":2 -:k da -CD 4D "� ti.Y"tS •4Y�-cD .ck' {� ..•4D •tiD •4a -4Y;.^.k _�% •.± -:? - t4a'C7' .a-� <�. ..-4D -`v .•+.i -'rte' � / � � - -i3 .. -br -4'n -4i -'w -• r � cD - {D- „,'`� � / >: •ya''� -`” -cb -c:D�" -4-� .f,� �' •cs -,•a ••,,r .fu -�:Y -sa {x -4D -;a -,s •+,� �-,:� ` -w •4k -ck -tD •+:�d / + Via' f -•7' - •k a ' d -tiJ -w3 •-4h -67 _G3 .:,�"Y -ka -GDS -iJ -t3� -'"�t; `�„� 'GD -4Y� -i.Y .iii •.: iY� •t�� "� •L'?� f .:.� �� ,. '.�Y /^}k {S -4D -cD -'>• -t3^' -cD -GD i r - 4; /�;;..y/.,ia4.• •'tv "G7i !� ✓ r. .hr7/ '� ' .�}. -GD ^tb ti U -cA -s:5 -4y - 4Y -\D •vY .-U 3 -.# -4Y a--7p -Y -4a -.%.0 ro -'4e i -�4tYY `{3 , ••.G,yJ D _iyv .`4 -`4U Y -+y;y -^Y Y 43 / -+.A ^5.i , -4k -4Y -t3 -+:i w -6k '"Y '4Y _ ^S.Y 7 -i•3 •-cY .ju,Y ..E -�• \� -cp _Mi 41 -4Y . •-? ,.tt -L3 •44 `-5.7 -4t - ''rCt -C3 "t3 .�-t '�' _f.D 4bR. Ji ^.'k - \'•4Y 'Y.h 4r, 'tr '�Y �y -c$'{5 ,r -iY -'�.1 `<,P "cT ..k -tT'vb .�K, -':P "<. .;;t 'f"r U {Y �i'Y •):Y ...n ,.,'Y - ':A ii:Y ^L'h ^C.4 "u:. :?'` • / ..