i'm going to call the Tuesday the April 1st 2025 meeting of the Esan Metal Planning Board to order First item is to ask if there's anyone in the audience who might be recording this meeting If so please state your name Ask again if there's
anyone either in Zoom or in person who might be recording this meeting please state your name and method Hearing none do a roll call Bill Fansa Rob Terrell Russell Denver Cassandra Cher and we're joined by
director of planning Rob Oil So um first item would be approval of the meeting minutes for March 4th 2025 Do I have a motion to approve so moved Have a second Second Any
discussion hearing none All in favor say I I I So we are going to take a couple things out of order So if we could do public hearings a first Mr Clerk Okay Uh case SP-20225-02 Request for special permit
to operate a medical clinic specializing in orthopedic services at 265 Benton Drive units 101 and 105 SE partial IDs 10-3-101 and 10-3-104 Located in Industrial Garden Park zoning district Applicant Northeast
Orthopedic Alliance PLLC 300 Bernie A sweet 2011 Springfield Mass 01107 Is there anyone here representing the applicant would you please step forward to sign in rob do you want to give us the status
of this as we move forward yeah sure So this is a business that's um operated in the site previously for some time Uh they're just doing some licensing changing I'm sure the applicant can provide great detail on that Uh they are getting this permit to comply with our local zoning regulations Uh they've been
more than cooperative Um there is one item they are requesting a waiver from which is the building and floor plans but they have provided everything else that the plan board requires for this type of permit Um I do also want to make the board aware that in the project application report on the last page of
the bottom there are three action items that you have to do at some point if not afterwards Um so the applicant and public comment is you definitely want to do each of the
Yeah I'll let the applicant uh their business in their life Sure Uh Tony Reno CEO New England Orthopedic Surgeons Um we've been operating in East Long Meadow since 2017 Um and January 1st of
2025 we um formed an alliance with four other orthopedic groups in New England two in New Hampshire two others in Massachusetts Um when we went to inform the town of this change of tax ID informed that we needed a special permit
um to operate there So we were not aware of that back in 2017 I believe our director of finance has filled out that application Um so again it's the same practice It's just we're under a different name Okay
To the public Any questions from the board hearing none So this is a um a public hearing So motion to open the public hearing So moved Seconded Second Any discussion all in favor of open public hearing say I I Anyone in the
audience or by Zoom wishes to be heard on this matter again I'll ask if there's anyone on Zoom or uh in the audience who wishes to be heard on this matter Hearing none Do have a motion to close the public hearing So moved Do I have a second second Any discussion hearing
none So all in favor of closing the public hearing say I I Okay So there are three items Rob do you want to address each one sure So uh the first action item is to um vote on whether or not you wish to grant the waiver requests from
the building and floor plans as part of the application The applicant has submitted the appropriate paperwork to request waiver Um item is to review and vote to accept the findings for this petition which are identified on pages
two and three of your permanent application report And then lastly uh you have to vote to either accept or deny the special permit with our standard conditions Um there aren't any other conditions to add on to this petition specifically but obviously the board can add those as they see fit
So why is there a request to wave the building floor plan requirement it was the applicants choosing to do so Um I'm sure you could provide greater detail as to why you didn't want to provide floor plans to us I know you provide us a parking plan or at least your director
of finance did It just shows the parking that you have available on site which includes I think it's like eight handicap spaces which with um the appropriate um space for van offloading and unloading Uh you have at least more than enough spaces to accommodate the
business Um but I guess could you give the board some background as to why you are requesting this waiver from that floor plan we don't own the building We just rent So I believe it was access to those floor plans showing uh as it's
built When we first started in 2016 it was just dirt floors So I'm I'm not sure there's actually a complete set of floor plans showing the finished out of both our physical therapies And do you own the entire building we do not own I mean lease Do you lease the entire building
no we um we rent from Pioneer Spine and Sports So we we rent two suites on the first floor I believe there is another suite occupied by another tenant and in Pioneer Spine and Sports occupy the entire second Okay All right On the first
um item have a motion to approve the waiver request for the building floor plans requirement So move Second Second Any discussion there none All in favor of
that say I I opposed So um if I have a motion to vote to accept the findings found on page two and three of this application So moved Do I have a second or do I have a second
second Any discussion hearing none All in favor say I I Passes And do I have a motion to accept the special permit with the conditions so move Do I have a second second Motion made in second Any
discussion all in say I Thank you Be in touch with next steps after this meeting So no problem I feel familiar with that please I think I'd like to try to go to uh new business So
ANR 20 uh new business ANR-2025-01 request to endorse plan of land combining three existing parcels into one new parcel identified as parcel F on the command of land at 896 road parial ID 95-35 G residence a zoning
district F K 264 North Main Street East Mass 0102 Hello guys Mike Smith from surveyors the owner Tom Kov uh basically we've already come forward with one ANR combining a couple of his parcels together he has since acquired
uh two additional parcels uh one in East Lan meadow one in Hamen and the purpose of this plan just to combine all of his land in East Lan meadow into one parcel as shown shown as parcel F on the plan so what's so what's the Portal acreage
now in Nissan Meadow or outside in Nissan just shy of nine acres questions from the board anything you want to add no so the only thing I noticed three existing I have no issues
the zoning dimensional perspective um they did come back a while ago construct those two buildings for site plan waiver but yeah no issues based from my Okay Any questions from the board no I have a motion to uh endorse the plan as
submitted Move Second Second Motion made and second Any discussion hearing none All in favor say I I Passes Thank you There you go Nice and easy Go to under public hearings
KCN-2025-02 proposed amendment to delete subsections 450-8.9 therapist facilities and uh and to amend table 3-1 schedule of use regulations of the east zoning bylaw to allow for use the use of for the use
category massage therapist facility or licensed massage therapy salon allowed by right in a commercial business industrial and mixed use village zoning district introduction to this uh we all know that we had preliminary discussions on
essentially not requiring a special permit for the opening of a massage therapist Um it was presented to the town council maybe a month or three weeks ago Um I attended that on behalf of Rob They were in favor of it as well
just thought it was a a redundancy with what the state requires people to submit on behalf to to get their license and so now it's back in front of us and I'll turn it over to Rob to speak to the specific changes in the zoning
ordinance here So um just from reviewing the existing sections on massage therapy um there are two places in the bylaw that were attempting to remove uh language that would originally apply to special permits for that type of use
category Section is uh section 458.9 which is found under article 8 of our bylaw uh under special permits uh removing this language um makes sense because no longer applies to what we're trying to do with massage therapist
facilities And um if you move on to the second page of the packet um it shows the use table in which you can see that massage therapist facility or licensed massage therapist salon is changed from special permits in the commercial
business industrial mixed use districts to allowed by rights indicated by a Y So applicants of that business no longer need plane board approval Uh they just have to come to the town to get their business license and licensing from the state That's it Mr Chair Okay So this is
a public hearing So can I have a motion to open the public hearing so moved Do I have a second second Any discussion on opening the public hearing if not all in favor say I I There's anyone on Zoom or here in public or in the audience that would like to be heard on this matter
please step forward I'll ask again if there's anyone in the audience or anyone in Zoom that would like to be heard on this matter Please step forward Hi Hi You need me to sign in please My name is Harry Boyajin I'm a licensed
massage therapist here in town my own escape therapeutic massage Um so I just have a couple questions more than anything Um what will it do um to be able to crack down harder on places that are not legally licensed or
have their have obtained all their lensure with the state that's a good question Um Rob do you want to So it'll be treated like any other business that has a licensing from the state Um I know trying to think of
other businesses that are allowed in those same areas that have licensing from the state that don't need plan board approval So for example if you barbers hair hair stylists and like Yeah So basically and then nail salons too Um essentially that's what we're trying to
pattern it after Yep Yeah Okay And the board I'm assuming the board felt that massage therapy is related somewhat to those other businesses except that you have to get further licensing from the state Yeah Right and and we looked at um the require you have to have a corey
check you have to obviously pass that I mean you would know you know going through all of that and so if we were to find out that they weren't you know they didn't have all those licenses and locally they need to get a business certificate number one right then we would the town would then go to the
state and check on their licensing so we did have that discussion when we were at the town council okay so they're aware of of that so there's been two instances that I know of off top my head that have been approved by the planning board Okay
Um that have also been one of them one of them was completely shut down years ago I think 11 years ago The other one was more recent um and it got approved with conditions but the conditions weren't met immediately and they kept
operating for about 2 or 3 months Okay So So was that the last one was that the last meeting you were here yeah Yes Yes So she was not supposed to open until she had provided all of the uh necessary information to you as well She did And
um she was telling us that in order to get her um I know there's a license for the massage therapists themselves and then there's one for the business Yes So she told us she couldn't get the establishment until after the town approved her business license and then
she showed it to us after the fact Sometimes when that happens we'll just condition their approval of something else based on proof that they're going to show us that documentation Um in case the business license um we'll just keep a close eye on her and keep thought with
her until she gives us that documentation Yeah Otherwise we'll send the zoning officer to go um okay Discuss and possibly take action Yeah There was a cease and desist and then she kept operating is my whole point like how is that going to be like changed or more
enforced so we're actually working on that um because we have a new building commissioner He's implementing a system that's been getting better Okay Um over time we're going to be more effective in doing that Okay Um but yeah sometimes if
you know people operate under the radar it's because nobody really brings that to our attention I understand that you brought that up to attention of the town which we appreciate by the way Um but I would say moving forward we we're going to be more um uh thorough with that Okay So we
actually went like six months without a zoning enforcement officer Okay So who is the building okay Commissioner So we're very thankful that we have one in place Yeah Things unfortunately things do slip through the cracks when we're in his position Get it I understand But we understand your concerns Yeah It's just
the state when I went to the state they investigated they found violations of what I had you know complaint about initially and then they only go in cite them and they don't have any then they put it back on the town So that's kind of why I'm here just so that you guys
can good hopefully enforce stuff because apparently the state can't even though they took over like well the state the state will rec inform us that they found this and then it's up to us and like Russ said we did have that gap of time Yeah Yeah And you know now we're just trying to get up to speed with
everything Okay Thank you Definitely understand your concerns though Thank you Thank you Sure Anyone else like to be heard on this matter hearing none Do I have a motion to close the public hearing a second Second Any discussion on closing the public hearing hearing
none All in favor of closing it please say I I Opposed Back to this board So uh the vote should be to um approve the amendment and forward it to the town council Yep to uh forward your
recommendations to the town council Just what Rob said Anyone want to move that so moved Okay Anyone want to second that second Okay Any discussion hearing none All in favor say I I Anyone opposed hearing none That matter passes
Um now we will go to uh interview and appointment of design review committee member We do have a a person of interest Please step forward You are interesting
This is uh Don Starks Um just to let people know I I actually reached out to Dawn Don and her husband Sid have been involved in many uh town boards and committees over the year Uh including uh Sid was on the planning
board and chair of the planning board at at one time Uh Dawn and her father ran Acres Power Equipment for many years owned property obviously in town Um lives close to a commercial to the commercial area in the Rotary uh former
chair of the charter commission that actually endorsed the plan that we're actually operating under now Um should I What did I miss Don nothing Former member of the appropriations committee There's a few few other things other
things So we have a couple of questions for you if you don't mind So can you give us a brief explanation as to why you're interested in serving on the design review committee sure So um kind of to segue back to what Russ said
um the design review committee is actually near and dear to my heart We haven't used it I've heard different stories but I don't recall it actually being put into place I know in the bylaw it states that there are
certain types of people who need to be on it as is written now And I I'm hoping that that language will be broadened because we know we have a problem in town just getting volunteers to come and
it for example one is an architect um one is a member of the chamber of commerce I believe a citizen and there are a couple of others very difficult to pull these days Um so when my husband
was chair of planning board this was one of his babies and I think it's a fantastic tool to validate the value of our town We have a high value town We are growing Uh
we have a large com commercial and business uh areas um they butt up oftentimes against residential I've been present for a few controversial ones Uh and so I think
that the idea of having a citizensbased board along with some uh pop planning board members and professional guidance is a great thing I read a lot of the the bylaw itself It provides a good
framework and some latitude because you have to keep in mind the cost to the business what type of business variety We don't want everything looking cookie cutter However we have value in this town and we've had
past instances of buildings coming in that didn't necessarily fit the aesthetic wants of the town And beauty is in the eye of the beholder and I
think we need to keep that uh in the back of our minds as well Do you think Islam has a style no there's history on that They attempted a style and it was I believe it was Georgian which
was in my mind a little different because we have been in existence since colonial town times and we have some still some old antique buildings that are in colonial style But the basic idea was uh
white pillars brick facade That was a general but obviously we've got redstone buildings we've got all kinds of things So it didn't take I don't think we've seen a wide variety I think most businesses want their businesses to look
attractive to encourage people to come and when they don't look attractive they attract attention Yeah So based upon your background and your qualifications what what's the singular thing that you would bring to the
table a sense of balance There needs to be balance in town and the belief that this town is worth fighting for and
having it look beautiful questions for Don I've been hogging all the uh speaking here questions Question your uh your your references but I know
um Rob do you want to add anything no I just overall been impressed with with Don's resume that she submitted and um as well as the other applicant um Mr Power as well Him in a minute Yeah And uh I I think we have two strong candidates for this committee and I
think they're going to bring a lot of important analysis and suggestions and critiques to a lot of these bigger projects we're going to get in town And we're having a few of those down the pipeline So definitely going to meet sometime soon Yeah Yeah Do I have a
motion to appoint Don Starks to the design review committee so moved Do I have a second second Any further discussion hearing none All in favor say I I Thank you for volunteering your time Thank you Thank you So the second one uh is John Power who unfortunately is
unable to attend this evening So Rob has had a conversation with him Do you want to talk a little bit about that yeah sure So John has um talked to me a few times about past petitions and zoning review and regulations Um he uh I believe he's a retired mechanical
engineer So when it comes to structures and and the way they operate and work he brings a lot of good perspective on that So it'll be good to have his engineering backgrounds come to the table on this committee and he's been very enthusiastic to join He was actually the
first person to submit applications So I'm looking forward to having him on board if if we appoint him So wish to make a motion to appoint John to the design review committee Okay Second made a second Any further
discussion hearing none All in favor say I I I There you go So so uh these two individuals be joined by the chair who is the planning director And Mr Punderson has already agreed to
participate on it And and Mr Fana Yeah So you have to I believe you still have to appoint Yeah Okay So I I'll make the motion to appoint William Bill Fana and Pete Thunderson to the design review committee I have a second Second Any
further discussion there is none Uh all in favor say I I And I'll abstain Okay For obvious reasons So I mean a number of town counselors actually talked to us about u re-energizing this committee reappointing this committee So we've
done our job And as Rob has indicated there are going to be a couple of projects uh that we know of for this year So that committee will be meeting soon and be active Thank you very much All righty
Thank you Thank you Uh next item is zoning discussion sales of used motor vehicles on private property gonna um show my screen up top Thank you
Once I'm able to apologies So um just give some background um Mr Chair So this was brought up in a previous plan for a meeting Um so the idea is to look at article three specifically section 3.3 additional use dimensional and density
regulations and to add a section on um the private sales of used motor vehicles that are located on individuals private property So to influence this addition to the zoning bylaw I had looked at other towns including Lello and Chapi
Both had pretty good bylaws on this matter I also referenced uh state law and the RMV rules and regulations to to kind of get more perspective Mr Chair if you'd like me to I can go through the recommended uh additions please All righty I'll do that Anything you see
that's highlighted in yellow those are um areas I was hoping to get feedback on Anything that's highlighted in green are areas that um more of like a point of reference as to why I included that specific section So this would be a new subsection 10 used motor vehicle sales
on private property Um so subsection A of that says uh used motor vehicles which is defined as a vehicle under MGL chapter 90 uh section 7N and 1/4 which is really confusing uh
and which also includes motorcycles off-road vehicles and recreational vehicles So the reason why those other vehicles were included is because that section of Mass General law only pertains to used cars and what defines a used car versus a new car And the way
they define it is that once it hit a certain number of usable miles that's when it becomes a used vehicle But it did not include motorcycles off-road vehicles or recreational vehicles which you usually see for sale on private property So I wanted to be more
inclusive of those other types of vehicles And obviously we'll come back to this as I go through the rest of this uh short edition which is only the one page Yeah bro What was the amount of miles that it required it didn't say It just depended on each of the vehicles So I guess some vehicles have a certain lifespan and um it's whatever the
manufacturer recommends is past the point of it being new Interesting It was kind of vague but that's kind of what the section said about that uh type of vehicle Uh so subsection B Um so some of this language was taken from the LLO regulations as I mentioned earlier Um no
used motor vehicle may be offered for sale on any private property except in accordance with a license granted under MGL chapter 140 section 57 So that specific section of general law governs the sales of what are called secondhand motor vehicles Uh essentially regulating
used car dealerships and car auctions A used motor vehicle may only be offered for sale by a property owner if the motor the motor vehicle is legally owned by the property owner or tenants of the premises The motor vehicle has signage
indicating that it is for sale displayed on the vehicle's dashboard The duration of such used private motor vehicle sale does not extend beyond a period of 30 days No more than one vehicle will be permitted to be posted for sale at one
time And then no more than two vehicles will be permitted to be posted for sale on the same premises within a calendar year So I did do some further research onto what constitutes somebody needing a what's called a class 2 dealer license
which is used car dealerships And the unofficial RMV rules and regulations indicate that if you're selling more than three cars within a 12-month period that's what constitutes the need for a class 2 license It's not official but
that's just what I've heard from other sources that talked about this So those are the recommended uh additions to that section Um anything yellow is what I was hoping to get feedback on from the board And of course we can discuss it further
if the board sees fit So thank you very much for for doing all this uh background So is 30 days a like was that in the Lello and Chabe um you know it could
stay on the lot for 30 days Correct Was that was there and are you familiar with any other towns that have a lesser period of time i I couldn't find any other towns that even had it It was it was a tough uh
topic to look into I checked Springfield I checked um all the other towns in the county I couldn't find anything uh except for Lello and Chickpe And they both have very explicit requirements And they both stated that 30 days was the max you can have one vehicle posted for
sale Russ what's your thinking less or more oh less Okay Yeah No I just just Oh yeah General Yeah cuz I was I was thinking 15 days You're you're uh you're less generous than what I was thinking So I was
thinking like 20 But yeah but I'm fine with 15 You know I mean it's you're you're you're either going to sell it or you're not going to sell it And you're a residential property You're not you're not a business person Correct That's why I'm saying if you know that's why I said 15 days is two weeks Yeah You know word
of mouth So you want to change to 15 days i I that would be my preference I think 30 is fine I mean okay You know different economic climates it might take longer So 30 days
Yeah I I don't I think 15 is a little short You want to split the difference at 20 you're going to get your 20 weeks 21 21 I'm going to go with 21 All right 21 21 All right Okay
Does it is that strong enough to differentiate between the property owner tenant and sinking if somebody owns a business and they list it for sale there right There's one specific one that we did mention before Is that something we're trying to stop or hear about that
one so right Can you actually can you restate that question one more time yeah there I mean there's one specific one that was mentioned There was a property there was a property on North Main Street correct very close to the intersection with Maple Shade and Westwood Yep That is a restaurant or is
a takeout restaurant So narrowing it down That actually had a car or truck for sale A boat A boat Yeah A boat for sale Yeah I mean I I'm at a loss of words why we would allow something like that It's it
was it came for a special permit The special permit was for a rest takeout restaurant It wasn't for to sell vehicles Yep You know um so where I'm going with So Rob so you know technically if the property owner or
even the tenant would be either one of the two he puts a boat out front he could do that 30 days right so do we want to not do that or or does that and is that strong enough so that's why the first bullet there a has those other vehicles highlighted so you guys can
decide which ones that you're okay with people advertational vehicles cover boats Yes it does Well um and does this cover commercial properties yeah because there's one right now on Yeah So Rob not even that question Not even does it cover the boats because I think it it would recreational vehicles I'm thinking
more of putting the property owner a tenant and I've got a place on North Main and I want to put it out front and it's a restaurant Technically I could do that for 30 days Do we want to say no don't do that right That's up to you as the board Yeah Right And that's that's what was question was way it's worded is that it allows for it
on any property in town Yeah Residential commercial industrial doesn't matter And the vehicles recreational vehicles does include personal watercraft What about campers and travel trailers is that under Is that under defined under recreational vehicles yeah Okay Could you Yeah but I just want to make sure
Yeah I feel like that Yeah we could So do you guys want those types of vehicles to be allowed to be displayed for sale on private property because if we put that in parenthesis that's the direction we're going in I think maybe we it was said out loud but maybe it is
uh resident all residential types non-commercial industrial Okay So you want it only to be a thing on residential property No I think I mean you know we we grant the special permit for for somebody to sell hamburgers and hot dogs enforcement
issue Yeah Yeah Well we also state that um in order to have a used car dealership which is a step above this three or more cars according to RMV right uh they need the license anyways and the special permit So we know how many cars they can have on the property
at all times And once they exceed that once somebody files a complaint they have five cars and they have no license with the state or with us then we can shut them down or make them drove the vehicles All right So that's kind of the mechanism That's why I reference the general laws here Okay Okay Just to say there is a cut off It's it's a blurry
cutoff but it's a cut off It was a blurry cut off Exactly Is this thing going to be something that's going to end up in court not necessarily We're technically allowed to limit the number of No I understand I I know we are but you know because there's there's gray areas everywhere Well if they don't get a permit with the town then there's you
know there's no gray area There's no gray area That's why we have to develop that ceiling No I understand that That's where we're doing the section Okay But I will include reference to boats RVs and campers Yeah But is there anything else you think I'm missing from that list
besid I mean we could go on forever I think that's fine I mean that's that's usually the common Yeah type of vehicles people have anyways Yeah I mean and alike Yeah And alike the 30 days If they try to pull it off after 29 to put it back up it says two
vehicles So that stops that loophole But now we're making it 21 But still so 20 days 20 days And then they put it back on You know you only got two shots Yeah You only get two You only got two bites of the apple Now we realize because this question will come up probably by Mr Paige Of course it
will So how do you enforce it um I just told you So well yeah but I'm also if anyone is watching our meeting so if you are upset with people who are
violating town zoning laws you can call the zoning enforcement officer who is in the building department They apparently been told that there's also now there's a Google form online you can fill out but there's also an app that you don't need to disclose your name I don't know
if it's Google form too The Google form you don't need to do it It's a Google form You don't have to put your name You don't have to put your contact information You fill it out If you can reference the it violates you put that in there Yep If you don't know you leave it blank Yep So we recently completed
form If it's anonymous complaint so say if somebody submitted something to us and we know their name we're legally not allowed to disclose their name to the person who's receiving the complaint if they ask us to So you know there is protection of your identity if you're submitting anomous complaint to the town
And that's what a lot of people don't realize is that they're afraid if they submit a complaint it's not going to it's going to come back in retribution Exactly So I think we have our recommendations Yeah And you guys want me to send this to town council for their initial yeah
As as amended Do Why don't we do a a motion sure So moved A second Any discussion hearing none All in favor say I I I'll turn it to the director for his report Let me just real quick
All right So I have a quick director's report for you today I have the next four sorry six meeting dates I will be on medical leave starting April 10th So I will be unavailable for the April 15th meeting but there will be staff here to run it in mystead It'll be Alec Will it
be Alex it'll either be Alex or Rebecca but most likely Alex Okay Um and you do have a special permit hearing that day It's just for um change of business for 33 Harkness Avenue It's for a restaurant Well not really a restaurant They're
like a food service business called Murphy's Nutrition Um and they're not doing any construction on site And in terms of projects and updates uh we do have news on the assisted living facilities zoning amendment Um this
amendment was recently passed by the town council at their March 25th 2025 meeting This amendment sought to allow for conlescent assisted living congregate elderly handicapped housing or nursing home by special permit in the industrial garden park zoning district
It was unanimously voted and was not kicked down to play matter subcommittee at all Uh for next item 329 Westwood Avenue Um there is a follow-up site visit scheduled for tomorrow 1 p.m Um it'll be myself the building
commissioner and our chair Russell Denver if he's still available to attend the site visit So this site visit satisfies a condition of the permit that was approved back in October to ensure that the applicant is up to date on their compliance and outstanding issues that were identified in the permit Some
of these issues include the outside storage of equipment and materials exceeding what's allowed um exceeding the allowed square footage for where the homebased trade can exist on the property and having more than the numbered allowed vehicles that were approved under the permit on the site
Um the planning department is commissioning a survey uh which seeks to get a better understanding of problem areas along town roadways This survey will be commissioned for approximately 4 to 6 weeks It'll be available both online and paper copy Obviously there'll
be a press release when this goes out Uh this survey is important for us because we're asking questions on problem intersections that need to be identified roadways that need to be repaired uh areas that have a lot of traffic um and any sort of issues with our pedestrian and bicycle
infrastructure network which includes walkways sidewalks bike lanes and the like So any information that we collect from the survey is going to help us with future grant applications special projects and just focusing on where residents have the most concerns about our
roadways And then lastly I have two more items for you Um so comprehensive zoning bylaw view and diagnostic I did bring this up last meeting Uh we are currently in our requests for quotes period which is where we seek uh proposals from
potential consultants that is set to close this Friday April 4th at 12 PM We've given consultants approximately three weeks to put together their proposals I had reached out to 15 So far one has submitted and there's a lot of interest in this project It's a big
project They're all very enthusiastic about it Uh this is going to be funded by a one-stop grant for $70,000 and we're hoping they take a look at the whole thing tell us what's wrong tell us what could be improved etc Um and then lastly we have the Westwood
Avenue sidewalk project which is being funded by our complete streets grants in the amount of $450,000 So Mass DOT has officially executed our contract with them and then gave us what is called the nose to proceed for the project We are currently working with DVW on implementing this
and construction is expected to take place over the summer And then beyond that they're planning to connect the sidewalk from believe it's Melrose all the way down to Maple Street They're going to put a retaining wall at the end there and then continue it all the way on Maple Street to the existing sidewalk
near the school So we're going to have a complete circuit starting on North Main Westwood all the way down to the high school And so this funding really helps us with that because DVW wouldn't have been able to do the whole thing So will the sidewalk be on the golf course side
on Westwood is that the right side of driving north it's on the existing one is already on the opposite side It's on the opposite side of the street I know But you go along that stretch and there are some houses that just sit way up on a hill Yeah So that's the retaining
walls that you're talking about towards the end there Yeah To help towards the end Yeah I know exactly what you're talking about And also the grant helps cover the cost of building that wall too So there's a little bit extra money that we have to do the rest of that sidewalk to go beyond that intersection Yeah So
it's it's going to provide safe walking path for kids Yeah Well it definitely will Yeah That's all I had Mr Chair Board members have any other concerns questions complaints about the chair Yeah A fine
job All right Do a motion to adjurnn So moved Second Second All in favor say I I I I Okay Hes