HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-04-05 Board of Selectmen Minutes Board of Selectmen Meeting —April 5, 2004
Chestnut Green Parking.
Attorney Peter Shaheen representing the Chestnut Green owners requested use of a portion of a right of
way for parking purposes to alleviate a chronic lack of space around their buildings. Should the Board
decide to allow this, a Chapter 30B process to lease or sell the property would have to be commenced.
Dr. Frank Coppola, who has an office at Chestnut Green, said that the parking shortage has increased
and there is a real need for additional parking.
Fire Chief William Dolan said that there is a public safety issue here. At least once or twice a day an
ambulance is needed at this site.
Edward Hamel of 591 Turnpike Street, Craig Burns of 234 Hillside Road, and Rand Beaudoin of 224
Hillside Road opposed the plan for additional parking spaces. They said that there was plenty of parking
spaces for the two original buildings built in 1984. The parking problem arose after the third building was
built. There is a shortage of about 300 hundred parking spaces. Plenty of land was available at the time,
but the developers neglected to purchase the additional land for parking. Neighbors also said that the
developers destroyed 20 years of vegetation growth and took down buffer wall zone in front of their
houses.
James Xenakis made a MOTION, seconded by Rosemary Smedile, to start a thirty-day process for an
RFP on how best to utilize the land for landowners and explore the offering to the Town. Vote approved
4-1. Donald Stewart opposed.