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Page 2 Minutes for the Meeting of June 18, 2008 ?? Scheduling another public forum in the fall as a workshop to discuss specific ideas; ?? Drafting proposed bylaw changes in the late fall; ?? Scheduling a public information session in January to present the draft; ?? Scheduling a public hearing in February to receive feedback on the draft; and ?? Bring a proposed bylaw change to Town Meeting between March and May. There were postcards with the planning email address and website available on the desk in the back of the room. Public Comments: The following list includes concerns raised by the residents: ?? Want to see quantitative results of previous TDM mitigations and their effectiveness; ?? Traffic light at Bedford Street and Eldred Road, no rezoning until that is underway to make it safe for workers and encourage the use of public transportation; ?? Poor sight lines, would not welcome an increase in volume of traffic; ?? Hard to get out in the morning and evening on Wood Street; ?? Want to know the kinds of traffic mitigation that can be imposed by the Planning Board; ?? The State proposed 20 years ago widening Bedford Street and the underpass; perhaps the plan could be resurrected since the state was concerned with backup on Route 128; ?? Employee sensitivity is needed such as to stop before turning and obey speed limit, ?? Sunday landscapers of commercial building blow the leaves across the streets onto the residents’ properties and create a mess; ?? North of the Hartwell area is a cut-through to Route 3, which is narrow and has no sidewalks, hilly and cars race through there; ?? Route 4/225 and Bedford Street are crowded into the base and Bedford Street. There can’t be a change immediately, but perhaps there can be another way into Hartwell Avenue from Route 128; ?? Improve the etiquette of drivers; ?? Noise from the Air Force base from helicopters, music and highway noise; ?? Need sidewalks on Hartwell Avenue and access to the bike path from Wood Street; ?? Bio-safety hazards; ?? Capacity of Hartwell Avenue is already stretched and Hartwell Avenue and Bedford Street are already backed up, full capacity on Hartwell Avenue may create grid lock; ?? Striping has caused backup onto Wood Street almost to Lincoln Labs; by doing the right thing