Community Preservation Committee Meeting
Thursday, June 23, 2005
The Community Preservation Committee (CPC) held a meeting in the Mural Room, Lower Level of the Town Hall on Thursday, June 23, 2005 beginning at 8:00 a.m. Members present included Chairman Holly Morris, Nancy Bennett, Tony Kelso, Brendan Keohan, Pat Loring, Sarianna Seewald and George Wadsworth. Also present was Joe Grady, Conservation Administrator.
PUBLIC FORUM
No subject was brought forward.
BEVERLY WALTERS & STEVE DUBUQUE, HOUSING
Beverly Walters and Steve Dubuque from Housing Advocates, Inc. gave an overview of an affordable housing project for the town-owned parcel of land off Lincoln Street that their organization is proposing. Ms. Walters indicated this was a preliminary discussion of the project and that they would be filing a formal application with the CPC once plans have been finalized to ask for funding for some of the infrastructure costs. The CPC reviewed a preliminary cost proforma.
PROJECTS UPDATE
DELANO PROPERTY HOUSING
Mr. Keohan reported the Housing Authority met with the architect for the group home and the project is moving forward.
WRIGHT BUILDING
It was reported the grant application with the Massachusetts Historical Preservation was being submitted today.
TARKILN COMMUNITY CENTER
Mr. Grady is working on retaining an engineer to prepare a site plan.
BLUEFISH RIVER FIREHOUSE
Ms. Bennett reported on the status of the fundraising.
HOUSING RESTRICTIONS
Mr. Grady reported that an addendum to the lease with South Shore Habitat was needed to define the new lease boundary as shown on the revised site plan.
Ms. Seewald volunteered to review a model housing restriction from the Town of Bedford and develop a draft restriction for the Town of Duxbury for Town Counsel’s review.
ISLAND CREEK FISH LADDER
Mr. Grady reported that the date for the bid opening had been extended to end of June.
ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
THE CPC signed a telephone bill.
Ms. Morris left the meeting at 9:30 a.m. Mr. Wadsworth became Acting Chairman.
The CPC reviewed the draft minutes of the meetings on 5/26/05 and 6/9/05. Ms. Loring made a motion that was seconded by Ms. Seewald.
Motion: to accept the minutes of the meeting on 5/26/05, as written.
Vote: 5 – in favor; 0 – opposed; 1- abstention (Keohan). Motion passed.
Ms. Seewald noted that she was not present at the meeting on 6/9/05. Ms. Loring made a motion that was seconded by Ms. Bennett.
Motion: to accept the minutes of the meeting on 6/9/05 as corrected showing Ms. Seewald absent from the meeting.
Vote: 4 – in favor; 0 – opposed; 2 abstentions (Kelso, Seewald). Motion passed.
Meeting adjourned at 9:40 a.m.
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