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SELECTMEN’S MEETING THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2005 7:00 P.M.
This was a joint meeting/public hearing of the Board of Selectmen and the Planning Board to discuss the development of the Department of Public Works Yard located at 629 Randolph Avenue.
In attendance: Marion V. McEttrick, Charles J. McCarthy, James G. Mullen, Jr., David A. Colton, Town Administrator, Paula Rizzi, Executive Secretary, Aaron Henry, Town Planner,
Alexander Whiteside, Planning Board Chair, Bernard Lynch, III, Edward Duffy, William Dolan and Michael Zimmer.
Chair McEttrick made opening remarks and introduced members of the Board of Selectmen and members of the Planning Board.
Ms. McEttrick also introduced Attorney Jon Witten and his assistant Barbara Huggins who have been retained by the town for their expertise in the development of RFP’s and the laws that define them.
Ms. McEttrick explained the purpose of the hearing focusing on desired outcomes, what the Town wants and doesn’t want as it pertains to the development of this property, and she also reviewed the procedures for the hearing.
Town Planner Aaron Henry reviewed the Community Development Plan including the development of the Town Yard site and the RFP process.
Alexander Whiteside, Chair of the Planning Committee, commented on the RFP process asking participants to contribute specific ideas regarding the development of the Town Yard to the Planning Board for its consideration.
The following residents shared their comments with the Boards regarding the development of the Town Yard:
David O’Donnell, 295 Reedsdale Road,, Kerry Choi, 23 Wildwood Road, Steven Morash, 47 Standish Road, Heather Putnam, 242 Highland Street, Jeffrey Grant, 27 Pleasant Street, Peter Jackson, 14 Capen Street, Robert Mason, 26 Quarry Lane, Scott Johnson, 11 Hillside Street, Judy White-Orlando, 41 Deerfield Drive, Timothy Fitzgerald, 44 Bradlee Road, Shelagh O’Brien, 29 Wildwood Road, Richard Fahey, 36 Coolidge Road, Philip Mathews, 154 Reedsdale Road, Webster Collins, 533 Harland Street, Karen Marinella Hall, 320 Highland Street, Natalie Monroe, 34 Wendell Park, Peter Owen, 21 Wood Street, Stephanie Hartwell, 9 Artwill Street, Frank Stout, 5 Artwill Street, Jeffrey Cruikshank, 21 Canton Avenue, Edward Brown, 341 Highland Street, John Neary, 10 Highland Lane, Graham Hawkins, 15 Nahanton Avenue, Gregory Hall, 72
Governors Road, Ella Weltz, 179 Highland Street, Maureen Connors, 22 Whitelawn Avenue, Emily Keys Innes, 300 Reedsdale Road, James Harter, 711 Randolph Avenue, Maureen Connors, 22 Whitelawn Avenue, Nancy Peterson Kearns, 9 Woodchester Drive, Robert Savage, 60 Meredith Circle, Nancy Mathews, 154 Reedsdale Road, Karen Nevins, 28 Garfield Road, Richard Powers, Richard Powers, 620 Randolph Avenue, Karen Friedman Hanna, 3 Norway Road, John Rumpler, 103 Brook Road, Thomas O’Connor, Diane DiTullio Agostino, 147 Ridgewood Road, Ned Corcoran, 70 Morton Road, William White, 73 Plymouth Avenue, Katherine Dunphy, 90 Governor Stoughton Lane, Richard Shea, 246 Highland Street, and John Michael Shields, 142 Houston Avenue.
The Selectmen and Alexander Whiteside made closing remarks encouraging residents to communicate their ideas regarding the development of the Town Yard and the creation of an RFP for that purpose.
The hearing was adjourned at 11:00 p.m.
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