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August 1, 1978
Meeting convened at 7:55 P.M.
Finances
Present: M. O'Brien
G. Hines
J. Sturm
Bills in the amount of $81.73 were reviewed and approved for
payment.
Zoning Mat Redraft
Nonoverlay district boundaries on detail maps #22 to 39 in-
clusive were reviewed.
Status of Flood Plain Districts was discussed. Mr. Mayerson
reviewed recent mapping done for the Conservation Commission, iden-
tified six indicated areas which are at variance with the controlling
By-law Text, and recommended their deletion at this time He also
reviewed the alternate proposals to fill in the transition between
Cedar Swamp, controlled by the 80 contour, and Timberneck Swamp,
controlled by the 90 contour, and recommended designation of the
road off_Havehill Street to the Nike site as the transition line.
After some discussion, it was voted to approve these recommendations
and so advise the Conservation Commission.
Mr. Mayerson reviewed the status of the Wetlands Protection
District Maps, including the extensive number of adjustments that
appear to be required to make the districts coincide with the sit-
uation on the ground. After some discussion of the problems of
presenting all these changes to the Town Meeting as part of an
Article proporting not to include any changes, it was decided to
limit adjustments at this time to one major instance where abutting
maps were inconsistent'as to the bounds of the district, and others
which would not constitute any major changes. A letter to the
Conservation Commission to this effect, with with copies to the
Executive Secretary, Town Counsel and Building Inspector was approved.
A second draft of the amendment text was reviewed and dis-
cussed.
Mandatory Referral
A second draft of a proposed Article was reviewed, discussed
and edited. The inclusion of a class of traffic related matters
was discussed and then tabled pending staff review. A draft let-
ter of transmission, includong a statement of intp-ht was reviewed.
Both draft and letter were approved for distribution to the Board
of Selectmen, Board of Public Works, Finance Committee, Conserva-
tion Commission, Cemetery Board, Town Forest Committee, Land Bank
Committee, Municipal Light Board and the School Committee.
Municipal Space Study
Chairman O'Brien reported on the receipt of the Space Study
questionaire from the Board of Selectmen and reviewed some of the
comments and ideas of the Executive Secretary.
Local Transit Study Committee
Mr. Sturm reported on the status of the formation of the Tran---
sit Study Committee, including his own appointment as chairman pro
tem and Chairman O'Brien's designation as his alternate Mr.
Mayerson was requested to make arrangements for the Committee's
initial meeting on August>8, 1978.
All other business was,tabled until the next meeting.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:25 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
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R. W. Mayerson_
Present: M. O'Brien
G. Hines
C. Keller
J. Sturm
August 22,1978
Meeting convened at 8:00 PM
Correspondence
Mail reviewed.
Zoning Map Redraft
New Zoning Map reviewed by members.
.Mandatory Referral
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Board reviewed proposed draft 3 of Article dated 8/22/78 and tabled
for 2 to 3 weeks to give more time for other Boards and Departments
to respond to our proposal.
Nonconforming Lots
Reviewed Nonconforming Lots Article dated 8/22/78. This has not been
reviewed by Town Council as yet, so it was agreed to postpone until
after reviewed and approved by Town Council.
Transportation - Commuter Rail
M. O'Brien briefed the Board on the subject
service from Haverhill to Reading Depot for
The impact could obviously be substantial w
etc. This could also likely bring in Salem,
Digital Corp. to their Woburn location. All
of the running of bus
commuters to Boston.
ith parking, bus traffic,
N.H. commuters from
of this could substantially