TA Blog: 2009-02-05 BOS PB
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Below is the TA's summary of what transpired at the joint meeting of the Board of Selectmen and Planning Board on February 5, 2009. Questions or comments? Contact the Town Administrator. Official meeting minutes will be posted when approved by the Boards. |
February 5, 2009 Board of Selectmen / Planning Board Joint Meeting - Summary
1. Transportation and Traffic Study Update – BSC Group, MassDevelopment
UPDATE - Read the March 2009 Report.
A. Overview - see letter agreement between Town and MassDevelopment, approved on December 8, 2008, which defines the project scope
B. Study Update: Data Collection, Meeting with MassHighways
C. Existing Conditions: Existing Conditions; Traffic Volumes; Safety Analysis; Capacity Analysis - See PowerPoint presentation Part 1
D. Future Conditions: IBM Trip Generation and Distribution; Cisco Development Alternatives; Capacity Analysis - See PowerPoint presentation Part 2
E. Evaluation Criteria
F. Next Steps: Draft Report; Schedule next joint meeting for Thursday, March 19, 2009 at 7 PM
2A. MAPC: Zoning/Overlay District – Cisco/IBM/Littleton Common - DLTA Assistance Application status - On December 8, 2008, the Board had voted to authorize the submission of a request to the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) under the District Local Technical Assistance (DLTA) program for preparation and implementation of an overlay zoning district proposal for the area comprised of the Cisco Systems property, the IBM (National Development) site, and Littleton Common. MAPC has now announced it wishes to proceed once a scope of services has been worked out.
2B. Route 495 @ Route 2 Tri-town talks with Undersecretary for Business Development - Littleton, Westford, and Boxborough officials met with then-Underscretary (now Secretary) Greg Bialecki on January 29, 2009 to explore ways to coordinate state and local efforts in this region for economic development.
3. Voter petitioned zoning articles – refer to Planning Board – MGL C.40A,§5 - vote, pursuant to MGL C.40A,§5, to refer to the Planning Board the following voter petitioned zoning amendment proposals received at least ninety days prior to the May 4, 2009 Annual Town Meeting: (1) Rezone to Business: Map U5, Parcels 1, 2 & 2-1; Map U6, Parcels 2, 3, and 2-5; (2) Crematory Prohibition.
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