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Minutes for the Meeting of May 7, 2008 Page 3 <br /> <br />included in the landowners’ meeting. He felt that the tenants have other interests such as <br />services and should be approached separately. Ms. Manz wondered about including those who <br />work on Hartwell Avenue. Ms. McCall-Taylor said maybe employees would be approached <br />when considering transit issues. <br /> <br />Mr. Hornig said he would speak with Susan Yanofsky about the structure and content of the <br />outreach. Mr. Canale said there are two things to consider, what works and what doesn’t work, <br />and the visions and goals when finished. <br /> <br />Mr. Hornig said he saw the forum as a sit-down with the Board, staff and owners mediated by <br />the Chamber of Commerce or Susan Yanofsky. The Board would explain what they were <br />planning to do and the reasons behind it. Mr. Zurlo suggested the Board review the Chamber of <br />Commerce event that took place at Max Stein’s and listen to the issues and concerns expressed at <br />that meeting. Mr. Hornig said they should ask the owners what they think they should be <br />allowed to build. Mr. Canale said to be clear that the Town is being proactive. Mr. Henry said to <br />run by the other Boards and Commissions that increased tax revenue is the primary goal. Mr. <br />Canale said the conversation around Town Meeting was looking at the best ways to get a better <br />return such as TIFs. <br /> <br />Mr. Hornig said another piece of outreach would be to have a public information session for the <br />people who are west of Route 128 for feedback on impacts other then traffic. That could give the <br />Board information on helpful mitigation practices and should be done after the EDTF Report is <br />out. Mr. Zurlo said that could be a tricky meeting; we don’t want them to vent, but rather are <br />looking to extract useful information. Mr. Canale asked what kind of information is being <br />sought. What is it about traffic that is the problem -- times of day, speed of cars, number of cars, <br />etc? If traffic increased what would be the preferred mitigation measures -- signaling, road <br />widening, etc.? It was felt that outreach should target the following roads: Wood Street, Grove <br />Street, Eldred Street and Winter Street. <br /> <br />Mr. Zurlo asked who would be the coordinator for all the economic development outreach - <br />Susan Yanofsky, the community, or a task force? Mr. Canale said TMMA would need to be <br /> <br />