HomeMy WebLinkAbout1984-01-03 Planning Board MinutesMinutes of the Meeting of January 3, 19$4
Chairman Kenneth G. Messina called the meeting to order at
7:15 P.M. in Room 19, 52 Sanborn Street (the Community Center
wi th.Board members Maureen Rich, Charles R. Arthur, Jr. and )
Clerk, Barry J. Mitchel present.
Correspondence
A notice from the Executive Offices of Communities and Develop-
ment for funding to update the Master Plans of towns who had
initiated so-called master plans prior to 1970 was received.
The Board discussed applying for a grant under this proposal
to update the Town's 1961 Master Plan,
assistance to the Planning Board to assist~in updating their plans. At the Town's Fall Town Meeting,, g was made to.the need for coordinated planning for industrialence
development. There is little land remaining within the Town
and competition for denser uses of such land for cluster develop
men ts, condos, elderly apartments, etc. is probable. The last
opportunity for and EOCD grant to plan for 1-93
study was turned down by the Selectmen: The PlanningeBoardreet
accepted assistance from MAPC on the West Street improvements
After discussion on types of help available, and upon a motion
duly made and seconded, it was the unanimous vote (4-0) of t
Board to apply for fundin he
by the deadline of January ~6,T1984pand~will nbelsentt touthetted
Selectmen for their endorsement.
a Work Program
own e zE g gave Planning Board no
Community Center reuse/sale should bepour s cifcon.in Distructi
options to rezone/not rezone, uses ~ but
nt
sons cussed
concerns of neighbors, reuse as elderlder curreent S 5-i0 zoning,
razing/reconstruction, etc. Y housing, condos offices,
Board also discussed
PRD residential developmenb1articlesorfoPurs
Cluster, D
~e
,
Town uin Meeting
Spring. Might be able to
in time for Annual Town to Polish cluster article
rr
to Subsequent Town Meeting (from pall
g Other topics should be deferred
Meeting Schedule
Chairman will meet with FinCom on Januar
meet again on January'17 at.7:15 P.m. y 10; Planning Board will
There being no further business before the Board, it wa
mously voted to adjourn at 8.00 P.M. s unani-
Respectfully submitted,
Marry J. Mitchel, Clerk