HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981-01-05 Planning Board MinutesMinutes of the Meeting of January 5, 1981.
Chairman. Zorabedian called the meeting to order at 7:35 P.M. in
Room 19, 52 Sanborn Street (the Community Center) with J. Sturm,
E. Childress and B. Mitchel present.
Correspondence
rail was reviewed. Among correspondence were:
Board of Appeals - Decision denying canopy construction to
new BayBank/Middlesex on South Main Street;
received a notice of procedure for "774
hearing, which is expected to come from
Congregational Church/horizon Homes for land
off Bay State Road.
Industrial Development Commission - letter received asking for
a mutually convenient date to meet and discuss
the highest and best use for the Dump Site.
Mr. Mitchel will contact Mr. O'Connell to
arrange the meeting.
Finance Committee - received a notice of procedure for submission
of FY '82 Budget. Also PB is scheduled to
meet with FinCom on Thursday, January 22, 1981
at 8 P.M. for discussion of their budget.
Finances
Bills Payable were tabled until a subsequent meeting.
FY '82 Budget discussion included:
- Submission of salary account at present FY 181 level;
- Submission of expense account at present level or reducing
the amount requested
- Engineering fees encumbered from FY `81 in the amount of $480;
Submission of FY '82 Budget at present FY '81 appropriation.
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board unanimously voted
to submit the FY '82 Budget at the present FY '81 appropriation.
Annual Town Meeting
Mr. Sturm announced that at present he will not seek reelection to
the Planning Board, having served on the Board for 6 1/2 years.
Planning Board; budget will be presented to Town Meeting as voted.
Among matters under discussion were: Community Center, Town Hall,
and Highland School. William Brown.contacted the Chairman to discuss
_these issues and has mentioned the prospect of requesting Town
Meeting to sell the Community Center, make Highland School the
Town Hall; propose that the old Town Hall be demolished to allow
a new addition to the Library with revenue provided by the sale of
the Community Center.
The Board discussed the feasibility of converting the Highland
School into the Library. There is approximately 25,000 sq. ft.
of space available at the Highland School. The only question is
the load level per sq. ft. The Highland School may have to have
some reenforced floorload capacity in order to accommodate a library.
Mr. Agnew has promised the Chairman a copy of the floor space for
the Community Center and Town Hall. The secretary was requested
to ask Mr. Agnew for this information. If Mr. AGnew is too
busy at present, ask if Mr. Darby could provide the information.
Mr. Agnew wanted to have an energy audit done at the Highland
School. Mr. Zorabedian called Paul Landers and was able to
obtain permission from the School Committee to have Mr. Agnew'
conduct an energy audit through his funding at the Highland
School. The Secretary was requested to pass this information
on to Mr. Agnew.
128 Sales negotiations have not progressed. At present the
Board of Selectmen still have the matter under advisement.
Zoning issues for Town Meeting include:
- definition of "landscaping" as requested by ConsCom
- expansion of "buffer strip" concept
- windmills or passive solar source clarification of By-laws
as per Nancy Anderson
- Discontinuance under non-conforming uses in By-laws; should
be changed to non-use, as per Charles Stamatis.
E. Childress will speak with Col. Anderson, Conservation Commission
and Building Inspector to further research these matters.
Annual Report
Mr. Mitchel was requested to prepare a draft report of the Annual
Report of the Planning Board for submission to the Selectmen.
Minutes
Upon a motion duly made and seconded, the Board unanimously voted
to accept the minutes of 9/15, 9/29, 10/6 and 11/24/60 as corrected.
The secretary was requested to obtain a reasonably current assess
ment for the Community Center and the Highland School from the
Assessor's office. The Community Center assessment should be
based upon both use as hi.xh density housing or office space.
The Highland School assessment should be based on high density'
housing or similar use.
Meeting Schedule
The Board will meet with the Finance Committee on 1/22/81 @$ PM
The next meeting of the Planning Board is scheduled for Wednesday,
January 14, 1981 at 7:30 PM.
at 9:20 P.M. the Board unanimously voted to adjourn.
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BJM