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Page 4 3 J Trani said that the problem was serious and existed all the way to Slocum Road A motion was made by J Trani and seconded by L Nichols to recommend to the Board of Selectmen that parking be prohibited on the south side of Mass Ave from Winthrop Road to Slocum Road After further discussion, the motion was amended and voted to prohibit parking from 6 to 10 AM with 2 hour parking permitted thereafter It was agreed to monitor the results over the next several months to determine if outright prohibition was needed Parking on Winthrop Road The discussion turned to a request to extend the parking prohibition on the east side of Winthrop Road from where it presently ends near Mass Ave to the point opposite Vine Brook Road L Nichols felt that this area should have the same 6-10 AM prohibition with two hour parking to 6 PM as was used on most of the other residential streets around the Center After further discussion, it was decided by consensus of the CRC that it be recommended that parking be completely prohibited on the east side of Winthrop Road from Mass Ave to the point opposite Vine Brook Road Commuter Bus Stop A short discussion was held and it was decided to recommend that the commuter bus stop presently at the rear of St Brigid ' s parking lot on Worthen Road be moved to the area by the Town Pool parking area on Worthen Road Meeting The next meeting of the CRC will be held on January 19, 1984 The time was tentatively set at noon and the place will be the Selectmen' s meeting room Because the noon hour is difficult for a number of people on the committee, an evening meeting will be considered Back to School Administration Lot R Sacco made a motion, seconded by J Trani , to go forward with bringing the School Administration lot to the 1984 Town Meeting for consideration J Newman, speaking as a neighbor, said that she was opposed to the development of this area for more parking It would have a visual impact The lots in the area were small and this area was the only open area for casual sports where a major street need not be crossed W Tonaszuck felt that bringing too many proposals to Town Meeting would reduce the credibility of the CRC People would say that the CRC represented only the business interests in the Center J Powell and J Bateson both made the point that development of the area would tend to improve what it is now an unattractive area D Wells tended to agree with W Tonaszuck regarding too many articles and felt that the only real solution to the parking problem in the Center is to build a parking garage The motion was defeated by a vote of three in favor (J Powell , R Sacco and J Trani ) and four opposed fM Battin, L Nichols, K Sorensen, and D Wells) J Bateson abstained Executive Session The CRC voted unanimously to go into executive session to discuss the potential acquisition of land where the release of information would be detrimental to the Town' s interest in its negotiations with the owner of the land Meters on Edison Way J Bateson made a motion, seconded by R Sacco, that 15 meters in the Edison Way lot be converted to 10 hour meters J Bateson reported that Henry Patterson, owner of Bel Canto, was not opposed to the proposed change The motion passed unanimously Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 2 51 PM Respectfully submitted , Karsten Sorensen Revised Jan 21 , 1984 per CRC meeting of Jan 19 , 1984