Committee votes to seek outside design review

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What happened

The committee voted unanimously to request the town manager pursue hiring an outside design firm for independent review of the MCI-Concord site plan at a cost under $10,000. MassDOT missed its expected October 1 deadline for a preferred Route 2 rotary design; the final design will now arrive by year's end. The committee formed a communications subcommittee with four members to coordinate resident outreach before town meeting.

Key decisions

• 📜 Independent design review of site plan. Committee voted unanimously to request that the town manager pursue hiring an outside design firm for independent review at cost under $10,000. No funding currently exists to incorporate review findings into zoning or site plan. (Vote unanimous). Read case details
• ● Communications subcommittee for resident outreach. Committee formed communications subcommittee with four members (Peter, Jeff, Burton, Aaron) to coordinate resident outreach before town meeting. Subcommittee is subject to open-meeting rules. Read case details

Next dates

• Nov. 10: Joint Planning Board and Select Board meeting on draft zoning

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