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Selectmen - April 25, 2018 Page 2 of 8 Liz Rust, Regional Housing Services Office, and Bill Kennedy, LexHab Chair, reviewed the 40B application for a single unit of affordable housing at Wright Farm/241 Grove Street. Town Meeting approved the acquisition of this property in 2016 at which time the house was expressly designated for affordable housing. Because the lot is non-conforming, it must receive zoning relief via 40B. LexHab is now fielding construction estimates, a process which is occurring in parallel to the 40B application. Once zoning relief is approved, the site plan can be recorded and the project can progress. Mr. Lucente asked when the unit will become available and part of the affordable housing inventory. Mr. Kennedy expects the project to be completed by the end of 2018 or the beginning of 2019; the schedule identifies the summer of 2019 as the project completion timeframe. Ms. Ciccolo asked what entity would monitor the property and find replacement tenants as needed. Ms. Rust said the property manager will be responsible for finding new tenants, just as with all other LIP units, but LexHab will perform the day-to-day property management. Upon motion duly made and seconded, the Board of Selectmen voted 5-0 to approve and authorize the Town Manager to sign the Local Initiative Program Application for a Comprehensive Permit for the 241 Grove Street/The Wright Farm affordable housing project. Grant of Location for Pole Attachment at 277 Wood Street Ms. Barry opened the Public Hearing on this matter at 6:18 p.m. Michael Dolan, Attorney, Brown Rudnick; and David Ford, Site Acquisition Leader, Centerline Communications, presented a petition on behalf of AT&T to install an attachment to a utility pole in the Town’s right of way at 277 Wood Street. The request is being made to address rapidly increasing demand on the network. The attachments of a small cell site will be installed using standard commercially accepted methods in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. The proposed attachment will be maintained by Eversource. The apparatus consists of an antennae two-feet long and ten inches in diameter, and a small equipment cabinet attached to the pole. Mr. Rudnick noted a typo on the drawings sent to the Selectmen that have been corrected to indicate that the attachment to the pole will be three feet higher than what was shown. Mr. Pato noted that the pole in question has a 15-degree slant that seems worrisome, particularly if more weight will be added to the top. Mr. Rudnick assured the Board that a rigorous structural analysis is mandated by Eversouce before equipment can be added to a pole. Ms. Barry observed that the petition before the Selectmen is for only one pole but the letter to the Board cites three separate locations. Mr. Dolan said that one of other poles is on private land and usage rights must be secured and the ownership of the other pole location is now being investigated; one pole is at 45 Bedford Street near the Fire Station and the other is at 153 Hartwell Avenue. Petitions for these other locations will be submitted once the ownership matters are cleared up. Ms. Barry asked that a map of the locations be attached to the letter already received.