Planning Board minutes 1989-10-02

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Minutes for the Meeting of October 2, 1989 4 have asked for comments from the Town to be incorporated into the final report. The Board found the draft somewhat indefinite and incomplete, with various elements of the plan not coordinated. Disappointment was expressed that the report did not address enhancing the area around the Minute-man statue in order to increase access by tourists, and Board members recommended this be addressed in the final report. They also suggested the Ossman plan, for creating a "place" and modifying the traffic flow in front of the statue, be evaluated in conjunction with any work on a plan for this area. They suggested that Waltham Street be studied as an additional "gateway", since a number of tourists approach the center of town from this direction; that the "gateway" statement about Russell Square should be more definitive with more specific recommendations as to proposed treatments; and that Emory Park should have a different "theme" from The Battle Green, more active and more heavily used at certain times, particularly the noon hour, evenings and weekends. The Board suggested more seating be provided for the lunch time populace throughout the center, and also noted that the problem of exposed dumpsters had not been addressed. The staff will prepare a response incor- porating the Board's recommendations, and forward it to the Selectmen. **************************** REPORTS *************************************** 244. Planning Board, Subcommittees a. Lighting Revisions: Mrs. Wood reported the Selectmen are about to establish a Streetlight Options Committee that will attempt to establish a policy for lighting in commercial and residential areas. b. HATS Committee: Mrs. Uhrig reported the committee is in the midst of reviewing another MAPC Traffic Study for the region. c. Ad Hoc National Park Coordinating Committee: Mrs. Uhrig reported they will meet next week to work toward the closer cooperation of the Minuteman National Park Service staff and the Town in accommodating visitors to the Lexington Green. . d. MAPC Cambridge Reservoir Watershed Advisory Committee: Mr. Williams reported the Committee expects to hold its final meeting in November. He feels the evaluation of existing and future impacts to the quality of drinking water supplies in the reservoir will be well done. The meeting was adjourned at 10:26 p.m. David G. Williams, Clerk