meeting the town of Van Metal Planning Board to order. Uh, is there anyone in the audience who might be recording this meeting? If so, please state your name and the method you're recording. Hearing none. So, by roll call, we have
in attendance we have Pete Penderson, Bill Fansa, Russell Denver, Robert, and Rob Woodilla, director of planning. Uh, approval of the August 5th, 2025 meeting minutes. Do I have a motion to approve? I'll move. Do I have a second? Second. Um, any
discussion? Hearing none. All in favor say I. I. I. Abstain. So, the first order of business, Mr. Clerk. Case SP-20225-06. request for an amendment to an existing special permit SP-2022-07
to extend the hours of operation for the restaurant business at 520 North Main Street Cesar's partial ID 2B-82-1 located in the business zoning district applicant Singh 520 North Main Street East Long
Meadow Mass 01028 continued from August 5th so uh before I ask anybody to come forward we will not not have a reoccurrence of what occurred last time. There are no yelling, screaming, arguing
among individuals. We're going to have a civil discussion. Period. You don't like what the person said, fine. Wait, and then respectfully respond. But no back and forth on on any of this. I would like to ask the petitioner first come
forward because they've made some potential revisions to their plan. Oh, yeah. So would you step forward and talk about what your revisions are? Yes. Yeah. And I have shared uh with the board
members. So it I didn't know this at our last meeting um but there was a request by the petitioner the applicant to change your liquor
license to extend it. Yep. And that was back in 2024. Yep. And the town council approved going to 11 p.m. Yes. So I I guess the first question before I
ask you to describe this is so then why did you come in and request a midnight from this board? Um liquor was the plan for uh when we had requested it at that time. we were going to um do an event up until that point or
something in that realm. That was what the purpose of the 11 was. We're going to have a little late night snacks kind of thing where we do it from 9:00 to 11:00. Um during that meeting after that was or right when that was approved, we all realized at the same time that the special permit doesn't allow for
anything after 9:00 p.m. Uh which is what the last meeting was about. Um to which I thought was just a foregone conclusion. We are just doing that to get those hours to there. Uh the midnight we're requesting now is more of
just um it's a takeout restaurant. We're just trying to get that portion of it. It really doesn't have anything to do with the liquor part of it. Um so it was mainly that. Okay. Okay. So I don't know if have you
seen the plans that they have. Well, let me get this to you. Why don't you just start describing what what you've suggested to do? Yeah. Um so basically uh there were a lot of
complaints that were brought forward during that last meeting which um again we had had the approval for the liquor license. So I wasn't really prepared to defend anything um regarding our our situation. I just thought it was a meeting that we had already agreed on
and we're going to do anyways. Um so through all those complaints um the one that we felt really could that something that we could address um and was viable was the lights going into their house. Um and I this is
something we've already planned I tried my best to get chat GPT to give you a really accurate res representmentation of the restaurant and the parking lot and where their house is but um that was about as best as we could do. But those lights going into their house we had planted we had planned on doing planter boxes anyways. We have them in the front
of the building. Um, which I wish I'd given you a picture of that, but that already exists. Um, so we can just kind of extend that to the other side, add the extra signs and stuff that we need there as well. Um, like for the handicap spot or whatever it is. Uh, but that
would block all the headlights going into that home. Um, the only reason we hadn't done it and only have done it in front of our restaurant so far is because of we initially wanted to extend that driveway and kind of create more parking spots, but through this whole process with the park the benches that
we have and um we've learned what the restrictions are of how far we can kind of go towards their lot and be far away and it would probably add like one more spot and it wouldn't really be worth it. So this is kind of the room um we're going to proceed with. Um
there were questions also about uh people going in grabbing the food and coming out and sitting at picnic tables right being allowed. Are you uh that part wasn't there wasn't any so the benches themselves I feel like is a
separate issue that isn't uh one that is tied to the hours itself the benches were um the only re complaint we've ever gotten was after we've put those benches in um we then got a violation from the
town spoke to them about it and realized we weren't actually in violation of anything. They're just benches for people to go out and eat. A few people have sat at them over the last three months. Um, it's not something we push towards. It's not something we really deal with. Um, there's no lights out
there. There's nothing for people to see after 7:00 p.m. I don't think anyone has even looked towards benches. So, I don't think that is in consideration with what if you want to put a stipulation where no one can sit at those benches after 8:00 p.m., I'm totally fine with that. I
don't really have anything towards them. I really did not have any okay attachment to those benches. There was just another thing for someone to go sit outside. Um since we got the violation, we haven't even done anything with them. Uh last weekend, someone wanted to do a
little birthday party at like a 1:00. We moved them and then they decided they want to do it inside. So that's about as far as we've gotten with them in the last three months. Okay. Um, so that I genuinely feel is a separate issue from what the hours are doing. Uh, if you want to include it in that, like I said,
totally fine with it. Um, but the hours to us is an important thing. It's a separate issue. Uh, it's something we need to kind of keep our business going. Um, and I can that however you need it to describe. I think you described it last. Yeah. Questions?
[Music] I thought I thought you said he was going to remove the benches. No, no. I thought there was going to be discussion about it. Yeah. I didn't think I didn't if I indicated it was a definitive, I apologize. So, but
I was under the impression it was under up for discussion. Yeah. Well, it can be as he mentioned. Yeah. So, okay. You want to add anything else? Um, were there any questions about the benches? Did you No. No. Okay.
Um, add anything else in terms of the whole proposal itself? Yeah. Yeah. Um I think we what we're asking for isn't really something that's unprecedented on the our street itself. We have multiple restaurants that are open later past 9. Uh every restaurant right next to us is
open till 10:00 10:30. You have Villa that has the same special permit till 12:00. Um they're open till I believe 11:00. So maybe they have gone through the time of opening till 12:00 and then Yeah. But their their outdoor dining was limited to 10:00. Yeah, outdoor dining
part separate from me. Yeah, maybe a little bit. Yeah. No, I'm I'm not including that. I'm just including my restaurant itself, not the the benches that we have out in the Mexican place, which I can't remember its name right now. They were
limited to 10:00 outdoor dining as well in consideration of the neighbors. Yeah, fair enough. Um, yeah, again, no problem with whatever you want to put on those benches. Um for us it's mainly a takeout restaurant. We've been sorry I
don't have like a formal stats for you but in terms of um the last 30 days we've maybe done two to 3% of our businesses dine in after 8 8:00. We close at 9. So maybe that kind of hinders people from coming in to dine in
after 8. You know you kind of don't want to sit at a place if they're closing soon. Um, but it's about 80% is takeout and I believe that's what we're going to be going for. Uh, we don't do anything at this restaurant without
fully planning it out. Uh, and I think two years in, we are now ready for it to be us to have these extra hours. Um, and yeah, we plan on doing it the way we've done it. Uh, a limited menu, mainly takeout. Uh if someone comes in
at 10:30 and they want to sit for a bit, um our maximum, not max, but average time someone spends dining in and while they're having a good combo of food comes out in about 5 to 10, they're gone 30. So I believe it won't be any sort of
nuisance to anyone. Um the lights again through all the other complaints we heard last time, which we got none of over the last two years until that very day until you heard them. So for us, those lights very valid. Um, wish we had heard about it
sooner. We could have done something about it sooner, but that is something we definitely plan on doing. Um, once we get the right person to kind of for us there, but that's all I got. Okay. Thanks. So, you can step back and if I'm sure you want to come in and address the board. Yes.
Hey, so Paige Ly, I'm at 14 Lombard. Um, for me, I guess it's just the same thing as last time he had now he's saying that primarily it would be just takeout. Last time he said from 9 to 12 it would just be takeout. So, I guess I don't
understand where things are. Always there's a gray area. And again, we didn't complain because yes, it was 9:00. It was doable. We made it work. We support them to be open till midnight. Like they're asking there's 99. I think they're open till 10:30. That's a
designated bar. There's the Mexican restaurant. Again, there's a designated bar. Villa, they have an outdoor permit to serve people outside. That's a whole different restaurant. Um, this is a restaurant that's next to a home.
Bentley's or or um East Village. Yeah. They're not next to a residential area. So this is where this is this is so confusing for us because all of these other restaurants don't abut a private residence. Well, there are residents behind East Village.
Okay. And behind Villa and behind Villa and they have a designated bar. Yeah. And behind the Mexican there's residents there's residents behind every all three of them. Okay. So is there is it a difference if it's behind and there's woods or there's it's just they're they're
neighborhood restaurants. Okay. So again, my question is those are bars. So why would a takeout place have to be open till midnight? Well, first of all, the restaurants that serve liquor, we don't bars in town, you'll see.
Yes. But they do serve liquor late. Yeah. Right. And there's a designated area that you go and sit that's considered like a bar area like 99. You know, you can go into the restaurant part, you can go in to sit at sit at the bar. I guess that's what I'm referring to.
All right. Um the rendering, your thoughts on the rendering that I passed out to you? Oh, it's in the middle of the parking lot. Well, I mean, no, it's off to the side. It's off to the side. Yeah. Yeah. So, at the very end of the parking lot. That's what that is. Yeah. It's just It's tough to vision. Envision
this. Yeah. But it's But it's a barrier. It's a barrier. Okay. That would So, till what time though? That's what that's No, that's that's a barrier. Oh, I understand that. Have oures Yeah. So the light should not be shining into your
vites take a few years to grow. We'll get to that. We'll get to that. We're famous for fast growing arborite. There are a thousand different there are a thousand differenties out there. Okay. Any developer or business owner business owner who's come in to see us the last four or five years,
we've instructed a certain type of arborite that grows faster than the hair on my chin. So Yep. So, and I can still grow hair on my chin. and you want me to I mean to me it's just I don't understand why we're going to have the
hours that are so late that are going to bring more traffic more we it's a quiet town it's a very quiet street while he says there's all these businesses and there are but like this is a very quiet town what I mean for someone who's work
who goes to work you know in the morning I'm not going to get takeout at a place like you know 11 o'clock at night 12:00 at night. I I get up for work. I have I'm up by, you know, 5. Like, so I'm not going out at those times. So, what are we bringing there at that those hours?
So, it's so the issue really is it's zoned properly. Okay. Okay. To allow this type of use with a special permit, okay, to to take place on that parcel. I understand that. So, who makes the decision for that special permit?
We do. We do. Yeah. So, that's what I'm asking. So, what do you take in effect? like what what makes you say yes or no? That's I guess what I don't understand. Well, we take into consideration, you know, your comments. We have asked him about, you know, creating that barrier.
We I'm sure we'll have a discussion about the picnic tables. We will have a further discussion about what we believe is or is not an appropriate um hours service based upon other decisions that we have made here in
town. We do try and remain consistent. Yes. So that we're not But yeah, because you're going to be set you're going to be setting a precedent for elsewhere. No, we're not. I disagree because we've already dealt with things like this and we just stay consistent. All right. So then then there's no there isn't anything that we can say.
If it's not if you're not looking for president then you No, no, no. We're listening because of every just our decisions remain individual. No, they remain consistent. We take everything into consideration. We arrive at a consensus. So then it doesn't matter what property
it is. No, that's not true because we have done different things. We can put stipulations any we can put stip we don't use the same stipulations on every business. I see what you're saying. So it depends on what the business is type of business.
Last meeting Mr. Punderson said something over the television about early closing during the week and late only on the weekends. Certain we can consider that. And listen m Mr. saying, you know, obviously he's a businessman. You know,
these guys got along for for the two years. Um, the picnic tables is an issue and it kind of goes hand in hand with the the schedule because of where they're located. You know, you the picnic tables were opened up today and
it turned into a a family went out there was it? Yeah. And the the first day they opened them up, the kids the parents must have been inside getting the takeout food or eating inside. And the kids were outside playing. Listen, I have grandkids. They're supposed to raise hell. They're
supposed to be loud and have fun. But it it has potential to turn into a playground because that's what the kids were doing. It's it's it's on a video. They're out there playing, which please, I I like nothing more than to have kids playing. I have two grandkids that and but it's they're yelling, they're
screaming and it's right next to a house. It It's not It's It could potentially turn into a daycare while the parents are inside eating with the picnic tables there. I don't know. I don't know how So address address us. I don't know how
hard set the owner is with the picnic tables there, but if you read between that's that's a very big issue in this whole thing, you know, the the late night during the week, you know, and the picnic tables is a is a
big part of this. You know, the hours you have potentially. I mean, right now there there is no laws that say he can't have five more picnic tables there. Correct. I mean, as of right now, correct? I mean, I talked to the gentleman over at the the
hall over there where this gentleman's working and they're actually, you know, they're going to have to put something together because there are no laws against it. He could have 10 there. So, I I will tell you, we did restrict. Talk about consistency. Okay. So, the new uh
joy, is it Joy Bowl? No. What's the place uh near Pete Sweets? Joy. Joy cup. Yeah. Yeah. It's the the bubble tea place. Yeah. bubble tea only restricted what she could put out in front. So, we have history of doing and I'm not saying that you don't and
and like I said before, I don't want anyone to not be able to make money. Like, I get it. They're young. They just open this. But to me, like I can't have this open till midnight. And and even no matter where I lived in town, I don't know why I would want that traffic in a neighborhood that's quiet. I don't
understand that. Well, once again, property is zoned for this use. So, you would think it would be a good idea to have that in town to have open if it's a different place. Don't really We're not saying that. I'm asking. So, I don't know. I'm going to discuss
it with the board members. I thought that's what this was. This whole public hearing. This a public hearing and you're presenting testimony, but we did. I thought I'm I'm sorry. I was under the impression that last time everyone was going to continue the public hearing public hearing. Actually, actually, what you said was next time you come in, we're going to
have an answer for you because we need certain members. I'm glad that we're doing this again. Haven't answered Chuck. He's come up with some more stuff we've come up with. I know. Okay. Stop. Yeah. Okay. We continued the public hearing so that additional testimony could be taken and
it gave us really I I asked to continue the public hearing because you guys were yelling and screaming at each other and I was sick and tired of listening to it. So, I continued the public hearing and here we are. We've done further research. So, I found out the information about the town council. I
know Rob did additional research. The petitioner came back with additional information. We're hearing from you again based upon the new information that we presented to you that I got from the town council and you had an opportunity to review the screening. So this is all new stuff and so we're
taking your to testimony and when you are done and if there's no one else that wants to present we'll close the public hearing and then this board will deliberate tonight on what we think is appropriate or not. So that's the answer we're going to have.
That's fair enough. Yeah. And you know, I'm sometimes the bearer of bad news, but this property that he owns and has a business on is zoned for a business. Now, whether you like the
business or not, it's an allowed use with a special permit, which allows this board to put conditions on the operation of that business. And we will do that. And there are conditions on it now. And he has asked for a change in the conditions. and we'll deliberate and
make that decision. Okay. Is there anything else you want to add to it? Okay. So, any questions? Good. Can I get a motion to adjourn the public hearing? So moved. Second.
Do I have a discussion on closing the public hearing? None. All in favor say I. Okay. You can step back. Board members thoughts. Okay. I think that anything that happens after
11 o'clock at night, we don't want in our town. Do we hang for this or no? Yeah, back. Y it's an open meeting. I I hear complaints about picnic tables and I don't want to hear the complaints. I don't want there to be any.
So, I would it it's my opinion that the picnic table should be either removed or not used after like 7 o'clock at night. and that the hours should be extended to the same hours as the liquor license, which is 11:00. I am totally against 12:00 closing hours.
I don't see any uh I don't see somebody going out at quarter 12 to eat, quite honestly. I mean, well, they're there. I know, but I you know what? I don't I I agree with the 11:00. I agree with uh the limited use of the picnic tables.
Um, I think that seven o'clock's a good time that people are done with their to get their kids. The other thing, well, the other thing is I mean we're into fall now and it's going to start getting dark out earlier. Yeah. So, we're going to That all plays into it, too. Yeah. It's going to be colder out. I mean, you're not going to be using picnic tables in November, I don't think.
You don't want to eat in the snow? No. Okay. Those are my thoughts, Mr. T. I would agree. And I think putting parameters on they think the Monday through Monday through Thursday, Friday, Saturday, a little bit more
flexible hours only in the latter half at some point after 9:00. Yep. And I I think the picnic tables are okay up to a point. But you're right. Right. We got to remember this is year rounds. During the winter time, yes, it'll be used a lot less. Summertime people will be out more. So you're talking you know what clock something
10 12 weeks maybe. But you would use a picnic table. I think the flexible I think just give it a takeout only. Yeah. Yeah. the owner said the same thing that that's fine at that point. I agree. Midnight seems aggressive, especially for the town. I don't know anybody that's open that late still serving at that point. So, what what time would you want to see the
picnic tables not being used after today? 9. That's late. That's late. Yeah. Please stop. No, we your testimony is done. Okay. Thank you. I apologize. Okay. Seven.
Well, that's what I said before. Seven. Up to you guys. So, why don't we vote on each condition? Okay. Okay. So, if you wish to make a condition, the recommendations or motion on a condition, please do so.
I make a motion that we allow a restaurant to extend its hours to 11:00 tonight. That's the first item. Do I have second? Wait a minute. Do you want to put delivery only? Do we need to We need to We need to put that in the motion. Huh?
Is that an additional condition? I don't know. Is that additional condition or would you uh wrap it in I think you wrap it into this one. There's a few other additional conditions too that I think should be included list there. Uh you can go through all of them and then uh the second one pertains to hours operation. Yep. Uh do you want me to read them as chair?
Sure. Yeah. So there's three proposed additional conditions on top of the standard that we have for all permits. Um so the first of which is that um the condition set forth in this special permit amendment petition SP2025-06 shall now govern the use of the land and
the conditions of SP2022-07 are now null and void. The reason why we do that is so we only have one effective permit that governs the use. We don't have to go through ask permits for anything that might contradict the existing permit. So that's more for protection of the land owner. hours of
operation shall not extend beyond seems like 11 p.m. So the board's deciding but we can also amend that condition a little bit further. Uh and then the third is to say the special permit is granted to harshman Singh any feature change of ownership shall require an amendment to
the special permit. So if you're ever to sell the business or anything like that the new owner has to come to the board and amend the permit. Okay. And those are the three conditions I propose Mr. Chair. Okay. So why don't we do this? Okay, just try to keep this in order and we'll try to
go easier to uh to more difficult. So, shall we make the condition of the plantings the first motion? Yeah. So, we require the applicant to install a three-foot Oh. to install
Green Giant a row of hedges on the parking lot. row of our bitey on the hedges to mitigate headlights shining into the neighbor's property. They need to be
installed. What What style or model are we recommending? Green giant green. A green giant arborite planting. It's fast growing. They're fast growing. Fastest growing. And that they be installed prior to a
change, if any, if applicable to the hours of operation. So, I'll put that out as a motion. Do I have a second? Second. Any discussion on that? Hearing none. All in favor say I. I. I. Okay.
The next thing would be um the hours of operation and then that will back us into the picnic table this year. So, I am not favor I am not in favor of
a midnight hours of operation. I don't think that's appropriate. I moved here from Springfield because it was a small town and I'd like to maintain as much of a small town feel as I possibly can. And the town developed a master plan in 21
or 22. And part of the town master plan was to try to maintain the small town feel of East Long Meadow. So there is that precedent there. So, um, I thoroughly enjoyed, and you
mentioned, Mr. Punderson, I I thought your recommendation of a set of of hours of operation, you mentioned it, Monday through Thursday or Sunday, Sunday through Thursday, Sunday through Thursday, and then a separate set of hours for Friday and Saturday. You see that
often? Yes. As an operation. So, Mr. Punderson, would you like to make a recommendation? Can I ask one question before you do a motion? Just the hearing The hearing's over. Yeah. Yeah.
The hearing's over. The hearing his normal closing time is nine. Yes. I wouldn't be opposed having his hours Sunday through Thursday go to 10 and then Friday and Saturday go to 11.
Okay. We add takeout only at a certain end after 9ine. Yeah, after 9. So only take out extend the hours, but it's takeout only, right? Okay. Okay. Is that a motion? So that would be for the the uh
hours of operation. Friday and Saturday. Friday and Saturday would you would be 10:00? No, 11. 11:00. 11 o'clock. But only take out only after 9. Well, take out only after 9 across the board. Great. Okay. 1 hour and two hours in the other side of Okay. So, um, hours operation, hours of
closing would be, um, Sunday through Thursday at 9:00. Yeah. 10:00. 10:00. I mean, would take out only after 9. Yep. And on Friday and Saturday, closing time would be 11:00. Would take out only uh
between um 9 and 11. Okay. Is that a motion? It's a motion. I hear a second. Second. Discussion. Hearing none. All in favor say I. Ir.
Yeah. Did you? Oh, I sorry. I think I said it. On the issue track on the issue of the picnic tables. Very valid point. Okay. Um, thoughts?
I'm a 7 o'clock guy all the way across the board. That's my thought. Yeah, I I don't think that's uh I think that's a little conservative on my on my thoughts. But yeah,
if 8:00 is an hour before closing then it's take out. So that feels time enough that people could come in, eat at 8, still be there. Something in summertime 8 isn't all that pushing it. That's 9:30 sitting there in the winter. Well, this this is going to you guys can laugh, but at dusk, you
know, because it it you got to I know you need a number, but if we go to 8:00, it's starting to get dark out even in the summer. Well, people aren't going to use it then. No, no, no. Move point, right? I can do 8:00. I think it pleases itself in the winter
time. Anybody wants to sit out there great weather in January, good for them. But all the way to winter around here, an hour before closing, then an hour or two after takeout only. Seems like it flows. I make a motion. I move that we allow the picnic tables
to be used until 8:00 each night of operation. Do I have a second? Second. Any discussion? Hearing none. All in favor say I. I. I. Okay. All right.
Um, that's it. Oh, wait. We want to adopt the additional recommendations of the planning director. Yep. And then you also have other items too on number eight there to address. Yeah. Yeah. They go through all the Yeah. So, um
the requested um waiverss include the building layout floor plans, the parking plan um which why don't you explain to us those? Well, because it's a special per amendment, he doesn't he already submitted those to us. He's not changing
any of that stuff and uh he's allowed to request it as a waiver. Yes. Petition. So, you guys have to approve it. I'm I'll make a motion to wave the requirement for the building layout, floor plans, and the parking plan because they've already been established on forever. So, that's my motion. Do I have a second?
Second. Any discussion? Hearing none. All in favor say I. I. Um um so we need to vote to approve the findings of the petition that are all laid out in the previous two pages,
which are the normal special permit um findings. that we've read a hundred times. Yeah. So, I'll make a motion to approve those. Second. Um any discussion? Hearing none. All in
favor say I. I. Um the um so you guys already voted on some of the conditions, but you have to approve the ones that I recommend to you as well. Yep. Okay. So, I'm going to then vote to the
final motion would be to approve the special permit amendments as conditioned and all of the findings of the all the findings. Um, yeah, all the findings and then any
conditions proposed. So, moved. Have a second. Second. Any discussion? Hearing none. All in favor say I. Hi, we're done. Done. So, you've heard the discussion. You've heard the conditions.
The we want the plantings up before any changes to any hours so that it would mitigate the uh intrusion into the kids bedrooms. You've heard our thoughts on the hours of operation. You've heard our thoughts
on the picnic tables. And we tried to do the best we could. So, Thank you. Okay. Next item of business. Next item of business. Community development director's report.
You know, I I'll um So, I'm going to reach out to you tomorrow and then I'm going to start discussing what happens next with you. So, typically there's a 20-day appeal period. Yeah. So, if you wish to appeal this decision, you have every right to do so. But also um when you do that, so within the 20 days, if you wanted to start the
plantings, you can um you can't do the hour change till after the 20 days are up. Um the hour change. So you can appeal, but you can't do the actual change till after the 20 days are up. And I'll reach out to you and we'll discuss further when that's starts and whatnot. Ready?
That appeal is the same. I have to go through the whole application again or just So uh the appeal is different. So, you have to follow with court. So, I recommend talking to an attorney if you want to go down that route. You have the right to do that. Um, so yeah, I'll I'll reach out to you tomorrow. Not going to change it and we'll discuss what happens next.
Appreciate you. I'm back. Rob, your report. Thank you. I wanted to give you the applicant all the information you needed there. So, uh, short report today. I have the upcoming meeting schedule lined up for you guys. I just realized it says September 2nd.
That should be September 3rd. We were just checking to see if we were paying attention. Not pay attention there. Call me first. Uh that's a Wednesday. Uh because it's Labor Day week. I should say it's the third. Yeah, it's Wednesday. Yep. The third's a Wednesday. When you said that, you know. Okay.
Don't worry. I'm going to be there for Russell Denver wanted to push it back a day because of the holiday on Monday. I did. Yes, you did. That was your idea. You're glad I said it. Um we do have some upcoming I know. What's that day? Tuesday, guys. Guys, what? Let him go. All good. Uh, so we
have two public hearings on that meeting. Day of the 3. We have a special permit for the operation of a restaurant at 59 Maple Street, the former location of Jack Chens. Uh, don't know if the new restaurant's going to be called. The guy's going to go into the existing space. Uh, and then we have a site plan
review for 330 Chestnut Street. Uh, new proposal, uh, totally different from what was submitted before. Uh, and that is going to be the second hearing for that date. So the menu can you in order
can you do the Jackie Chen restaurant first? Oh yeah, that's the plan. Yeah, we we anticipate that one going a lot shorter and smoother. Yeah. Um so there is upcoming event with the plane board meeting on October 7th. Uh Ken Kia from Pioneer Valley is going to talk about and give an update on the
housing production plan he's been working on for us. Uh they have a survey that's going to be going out within the next week or so. uh it's required under the state requirements to have the survey done to collect data to include in the plan, but they are nearing the end of that. And then just a couple
updates on some ongoing projects. So I'm still working on the mixed juice bylaw for the center town districts. And then I'm still working on my traffic and pedestrian survey reports. Uh and then lastly, our hired consultants, Barrett Planning Group. Um in the near future,
we'll be doing a public outreach events. We're anticipating October, November time range to tell folks what's happening, introduce them to the project and then get their feedback on what they want to see change in our zoning. And they also so they are no longer attending the September 18th bylaw
review committee meeting. They're actually attending the October meeting of that committee to give them the updates of their initial zoning diagnostic. Uh and that's all I had today. Thank you. Yep. Any other business hearing? None. Do I have a motion to adjurnn? So moved. Second. Any discussion hearing? None.
All in favor say I.