Laserfiche WebLink
Breadcrumb Navigation:
Select Board. The website will have Q&A videos. The engineers aim to alert <br />businesses as to when work will take place in front of those businesses. Hoping <br />for a week’s notice. DPW will use the Economic Development newsletter to <br />highlight businesses and promotions. <br />Erin Sandler-Rathe suggested a form for businesses on the Chamber of Commerce <br />website and she could pass the questions on the Casey and Sandhya. Sandhya <br />described a consumer survey regarding concerns about patronizing center <br />businesses that will go out this week. Jerry let us know that Patriots Day will be <br />virtual this year. Various associated activities are planned. More on that next <br />month. <br />Then we heard the Economic Development update from Sandhya: Stretch-Med is <br />now working on accessibility and HDC issues. Bubble Tea is looking for a space in <br />the Center. Omar’s is progressing. A mobile seafood truck is looking for a location. <br />There was some concern about whether this is fair to the brick and mortar <br />restaurants. Perhaps just on Farmer’s Market Day. <br />Dave noted that Grain Mill Alley is coming into being! The landscape design is <br />being finalized and will be going out to bid next month. Seating, bike racks and an <br />information kiosk will magically appear. <br />Jerry mentioned that there has been some backsliding on the part of Center <br />employees on parking for long periods of time in the metered spaces. Jerry had a <br />conversation with Chief Corr about this. (Was a specific determination made?) <br />The Select Board is waiting for more information and has not made a final <br />decision on whether it’s going to be parking meters or kiosks on Mass Ave. <br />Howard noted that meters create more street clutter but they are more <br />convenient than kiosks. John Livsey noted that engineering has no preference but <br />they need a decision fairly soon for the Streetscape Project. Joe Rancatore favors <br />modern parking meters such as they have near his establishment in Newton <br />which are much liked, vs. the kiosks near his establishment in Belmont which are <br />not popular. <br />Hemali Shah and Julie-Ann Shapiro presented the COA’s proposal for a senior <br />parking permit. Seniors would receive a sticker to park anywhere in the Center <br />free of charge. Seniors would be expected to abide by the time limits on the <br /> <br />