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Home My WebLink About2017-01-17-NCDTM-min TurningMillNCDStudyCommitteeMeetingMinutes January17,2017 EllenStoneRoom(movedtoroomupstairs),CaryHall Meetingcommencedat7:05PM Attendees: TurningMillNCDSCMembers:DianePursley,BobCreech,SallyCassells,RichardCanale,Sally Zimmerman TurningMillNeighbors(Public):TinaMcBride,MenahemElany Abbreviations:PB=PlanningBoard,HC=HistoricCommission,NCDSC=NCDStudyCommittee,RPC= ResidentialPolicyCommittee,SC=StudyCommittee 1)BobCreechvolunteeredtotakenotes 2)Themeetingminutesfrom1102107wereapproved 3)ThemainpurposeofourmeetingwastofocusonthestatusoftheStudyCommitteereportand toseeifwewereinapositiontoacceptitinitscurrentform. a.Weallagreedthatthereportshouldnotberushedandthatitcouldnotbedoneina matterofacoupleofdays.Thereporthastomakeaclearcaseforacceptancebythe PB,HCandbyTM i.Note:ifBobCreechiselectedtothePB,hewillcalltheMAStateEthics Commissiontoseeifhewillhavetorecusehimselfasavotingmemberofthe PBforthePBvote. ii.ThereportshouldnotbesharedinanyformuntiltheStudyCommitteeagrees thatthatisappropriate b.Portionsofthereportwillbevettedbytheappropriateofficesorcommitteesinthe town.Forexample,wewillasktheTreeCommitteetoreviewthesectionontreesand propertyscreening. c.TheCommitteevotedunanimouslytoamendtheworkplantocontinueworkingonthe StudyCommitteereportwiththeintentionofhavingthepublichearingonoraround June1.Thiswillgivethecommitteemoretimetocreateaqualityproductandtogive theneighborsafull,adequatetimetoreviewthereportanddecidetobeamemberof theNCD. d.WewillworkwiththeBoardofSelectmentoincludeourTurningMillNCDarticleinthe FallTownMeetingwarrant. e.AtargetofJune1willallowustoreachneighborsbeforesummervacations. f.ActionItem:Dianewillscheduleameetingwiththe¤wś♫◘ŉĊwritingsubľ◘▓▓╜ĊĊśś⁭ g.Actionitem:DianewilldraftadetailedworkplantodrivetotheJune1target. 4)ByronrdwillhavetheirfirstmeetingonMonday a.TheywanttotieinpropertiesonByronAve,LockwoodrdandMassAve. b.BobwillshareapictureofPiercesBridgeStation i.Aplaqueisplannedtomarkthelocationoftheoldstation 5)TheNationalParkServicehasaccepted\[ĻǣźƓŭƷƚƓ͸ƭMidCenturyasworthyofrecognition. a.In2012,usingCPAfunds,anArchitecturalHistorianwashiredtomakeacasefor,and fileapetitiontohaveLexingtonMidCenturyarchitectureacceptedasworthyof inclusioninthenationalregister.TwodistrictsinLexingtonhavebeenacceptedasof today:PeacockFarmand6MoonHill. b.SoaftertheNCDprocessiscomplete,theneighborhoodcouldconsidersubmittingthe TurningMillNeighborhoodspecificallyaspartofthatrecognition.Thebenefitofthis designationwouldprotecttheneighborhoodfromanyStateorFederallyfunded project.TheHCwouldnominateand51%oftheneighborswouldhavetoagree. c.WeshouldfocusonthecharacteristicsnotedintheNationalregisterNominationand notwhatisintheLexingtonAreaForm. 6)StudyCommitteereport a.WereviewedtheTableofContentsdevelopedbySallyZimmerman i.Intermsofcontent,thebulkofthewritingshouldbeintheappendicessothat peoplereadingthereportcanknowwhatthereportsayswithoutnecessarily havingtoreadthroughallofthedetails. 1.Note:Article29givesalotofdirectionsoķƚƓ͸ƷreinventthewheelͻƷƚƚ ƒǒĭŷͼ ii.WewillgototheTMMAandstartexplainingassoonasweareready(TMMA executivemeetinginSeptember) iii.TheTreeCommitteeandtheBuildingCommissionerwillneedtobeableto enforcetheneighborhoodbylawsobettertogettheirfeedbackasearlyas possible 1.Thetriggershavetobeclearandsimpletoadminister iv.WewillalsoshowadrafttoAaronHenry,CarolKowalskiandConservation b.ThedraftoftheTreesectionofthereportwasrevisited i.Wehavetoconsiderviewsfromplacesotherthanthestreet,includingpower lines,easements,conservationlandandtheBurlingtonForest.Then,after research,wemayhavetowritespecificexemptionsintoourNCDbylaw. ii.Article29givesusinstructionswehavetouse.Forexample,therearsetbacks forsomehousesarenotvisibleexcepttheimmediateneighboringproperties butwecannotregulatewhatwecannotseefromapublicway. c.Action:BobwillprintMountainRdPictures d.Action:SallyCwillusetheGIStoresearchPropertyCardConstructionactivity e.Actioncomplete:Neighborhoodnotificationletterdeliverycomplete 7)NormCohenisanotherresourceforlearningabouthowandwhenthestripofconservationland betweenUpperTurningMillRdandtheBurlingtonForesttookplace.HewasprobablyTown Counselatthattime. 8)Atonepoint,landthatwaspartof20PartridgeRdwassoldtoneighborsonTurningMillRdto blockdevelopmentideas. 9)TheneighborhoodPoolwasbuiltin1962 10)TheHennesseylandbecameconservationlandonlyafewyearsago 11)Thethenownersof7MountainRdsoldsomeoftheirlandtothecurrentownersof11 MountainRdinordertopreventanotherscarefromabuilderwhohadaP&Son7MountainRd in2014. 12)TheoldEstabrookschoolwasoneofthefirst,andmaybethefirst,schoolintheU.S.thatwas designedandbuiltspecificallyforteamteaching. a.ItwasaHarvardexperiment b.Itspeakstotheneighborhoodcharacter 13)MennyElany,submittedanoptoutlettertotheNCDSCChair,DianePursley MeetingAdjournedat8:45pm.