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Page 6 Minutes for the Meeting of June 11, 2008 into consideration. Mr. Galaitsis questioned how with the water level so high these units have cellars rather than basements. Peter Shapiro of 11 Wachusett Drive said if the plan was approved with the existing main house and carriage house and if Mr. Lopez demolished the houses that would be a material change and they should not be allowed to replace them with new units, but rather more trees should be put in as a condition. Steve Stanford had a concern about the ledge that juts out in the eastern portion; water was a problem and that would increase the water level. There would be an aesthetic impingement of a large structure there. He said they had been excluded from the neighborhood meeting. Doug Rae said that the neighbors, not Mr. Lopez, put together the list of neighbors to invite to the meeting. Oliver Morgan of 24 Wachusett Drive said there were a lot of hypothetical changes to hypothetical plans of the hillside and hillside area. This is a fundamental change in the neighborhood and the roadway plan prepares for higher density and construction in the future. Mr. Hornig said there was no report from Engineering and the Board would not want to act without that input. The applicant requested a 45-day extension of the deadline for action to allow the Board to receive input from Engineering. On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted, 5-0, to extend the action deadline 45 days. This development would be taken up again on June 25, 2008. ****************************ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT****************************** Update from the Economic Development Officer: Susan Yanofsky, EDO, said she would be available to assist the Planning Board with Hartwell Avenue and answer any questions. The EDTF will be closing out within a month. Ms. Yanofsky said Mr. Hornig requested her help with the meeting in the morning on June 24 for the landowners. She said there was a lot of interest. Ms. Manz asked who was invited and was it a public, open meeting? Ms. Yanofsky said it was geographically based on the Planning Board’s designation of a study area. Mr. Galaitsis apologized in th advance for not being able to attend the June 24 meeting. Mr. Canale asked if the invitation went to the property owners and their representatives, and how about tenant managers? Ms. McCall-Taylor said that there should probably be another session for tenants and employees.