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CENTER REVITALIZATION COMMITTEE MEETING November 2, 1982 The meeting was convened by Chairman Battin at Noon. Attending members of the C R.0 Marge Battin, Joe Trani, Karsten Sorensen, Laura Nichols, Bob Sacco, Jack Powell Attending members of the Land Use Subcommittee. Judith Newman, Henry Patterson Attending in the audience Cliff Prentiss, Angela Frick, Wally Tonaszuck, Robert A Bowyer Minutes of the previous meeting were approved with minor changes (1) Notice was given of the change in date (to November 22, 1982, 8 15 P M ) for the formal presentation of the Survey by Warren Cormier of Decision Research Corporation Both the actural results and DR's interpretation of the results will be presented The meeting will be moved to Estabrook Hall if the level of atten- dance so requires Formal invitees Town Meeting Members, Chamber Board Members, Planning Board Members, Selectmen. (2)a Staff presentation re Meriam Street lot Mr Tonaszuck and Mr Prentiss presented two plans for improvement and devel- opment of the east end of the Meriam Street lot Limited Plan. This plan provides for the retention of the wooded area cur- rently existing on Town land between the Meriam Street lot and abutting residential parcels At an estimated cost of $47,000, the improvement of fifty existing spaces and the creation of fifteen (15) new spaces would be accomplished Full Scale Plan This plan provides for the maximum utilization of existing Town owned property i e it includes the elimination of scrub vegetation, decidu- ous trees, etc which comprise the wooded area mentioned above, filling and level- ing this area, and converting it to parking use This plan includes the installa- tion of a four foot retaining wall, topped by a stockade fence and masked by an evergreen barrier, probably 5' hemlocks (see attached sketch) At an estimated cost of $62,000, the improvement of fifty existing spaces and the creation of twenty eight (28) new spaces would be accomplished Discussion ensued, during which the following points were brought out - Both plans provide for the paving improvement of fifty existing spaces, and the installation of islands of plantings at unusable spots in the parking lot - Both plans must be evaluated as extremely "good buys" of additional park- ing spaces when contrasted with the usual development cost of approximately $2,000/space Under these plans, additional spaces would appear to be achievable for approximately $1,100/space - There are five houses on abutting properties and their owners and occupants are anticipated to be interested in any changes proposed for this area Mr Tonaszuck, Mr Prentiss and Mr Bowyer made various points in relation to possible abutter concerns - The first step forward with either plan would be to meet with the abutters and incorporate into the site any reasonable suggestions to alleviate their concerns "Before and after" photos would be taken from the back porches of I