MCI panel approves minutes, hears MassDOT access update
Committee approved two sets of minutes with five ayes each and heard that the Route 2 access and draft zoning are unresolved, with no vote on either.
In this report: Key decisions · Next dates · Full report · Sources
What happened
The committee approved corrected Oct. 1 and Oct. 15 minutes on five ayes each. It took no vote on zoning or the Route 2 access, and MassDOT's interchange report slipped to the end of October, with MassDOT then having 60 days to decide. Members heard the right-turn-out appears just west of the warden's house, pending Stantec confirmation, and that draft zoning with four open placeholders is due out by Nov. 3 or 4.
Key decisions
- 📜 Draft zoning bylaw to post with four open placeholders. No vote was taken. Elizabeth said the draft goes to the Select Board, Planning Board and this committee and posts publicly by Nov. 3 or 4, with total units, heights, the affordability split and regulatory plan approval still open. (Vote no vote; Next: Nov. 10). Read case details
- ● Route 2 access location and interchange report timing. No action was taken. The right-turn-out appears just west of the warden's house, about 900 feet from the Baker Avenue intersection, pending Stantec confirmation; the AECOM report slipped to the end of October, and MassDOT then has 60 days to decide. (Vote no vote). Read case details
Next dates
- Nov. 10: Joint session to work through draft zoning bylaw text
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