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SILO
Minutes of 13 January 1972
On January 13 , 1972 ,. a. $1LCmeeting was held at the Memorial Li-.
brary in, Wilmington, 'Mass., lit, the absence of Chairman John Caswell,,
the meeting was conducted; by Vice Chairman Herman Koester, Jr
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Mr Koester expressed appreciation to, the host Town, and requested
each person to introduce himself:
The Chairman's Report incuded that
1 ) With regard to the efforts by Polly Russell (LWV) and others to
save the So Sudbury line , it is noted that despite the. "loss of the
battle , some rapport is developing.
2 ) All SILC is invited to Lincoln 's BX '80 Environmental Quality Study
meeting at Brooks School, 8pm, February 15th
3) As none of the SILC Towns other than Lincoln have filed represen-
tatives ° appointments with the Chairman, no officer elections can be
held at this meeting The matter will be taken up in February at the
SILC meeting in Burlington, and Messrs . Caswell and Koester will con-
tinue in office until then. The Vice Chairman read aloud part of a
letter he had written to Chairman Caswell urging him to continue on as
Chairman for another year.
Three items on the agenda were deferred until a later meeting. These
were a discussion of the Bicentennial Subcommittee; County Relations
Subcommittee Report ; and a discussion of West Suburban Regional Re-
fuse Disposal Planning Board final report and recommendations .. Mr.
Gillis of Wilmington also postponed discussion of Route 62 until Fe-
bruary.
The remainder of the meeting was devoted to discussion of transporta-
tion issues . Howard Forbes , Chairman of the Subcommittee on Trans-
portation , stated that SILO will put an issue paper before Secretary
Altshul.er. A letter from Chairman Caswell to the Secretary formally
inviting him to the February meeting was read aloud.
Mr John Wofford, of Secretary Altshuler 's Office , was the first spea-1
ker of the evening He confirmed that the Secretary intends to attend
the SILO meeting on the 17th to discuss SILC 'S needs and }'resent the
Commonwealth's answers and plans for total, balanced transportation
within SILO . Mr Wofford thenoutlinedand amplified the present and
projected goals of the Task Force , which are to act as an advisory
group to help plan, aid in decision making , and integrate State agen-
cies as their activities and policies affect ST) C awl other regions .
He stated that the Task Force is responding with enthusiasm and sin-
cerity in efforts to help solve problems , and proffered SILO as a
pilot and challenge to the State , i .e , what a subregion can do to
cooperate with the State , define issues concretely and then use those
issues to build , planning short range actions within long range plans .
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Mr. Wofford concluded by saying that0h.e State irite'ti`Ys to, respon r ,
to the challenge. 1
Mr Thomas Humphrey of the Task Force presented the first draft of
the -issue .report. He emphasized thatthe development of the paper
has been the mint effort of : l'.I:_" ,members as Well as representatives
front MAPC , ATEA, MDPW and the Task Force personnel. The report 'draft
is in three parts 1 ) Organizationnl issues , 2 ) Transportation issues-
<z.y,ecific/categorized) , and 3) Questions to be resolved, The business'
of tonight 's disbusslon is to help the Task Force amend , by question- 1
i.nsr and commenting, this first drafft, preparatory to a final paper.
The goals are for "balanced transportation , a proper mix, proper use
of facilities " The matter of "Commuter 'Travel," listed under Trans-
portation issues , seemed to be a key area for discussion . Other quesr
tlons and comments includedt What is to be dome about railway right
of way( s) ? If the NBTP buys 'mmol' rights of way, will those lines
stay in transportation? The so-celled little lines are important.,
Solid waste can and does figure in these plans , that is , movement of
fa'e.i:ght . How can railway right be acquired? Existing systems should
be upgraded Study of bus stops and parking facilities should be made
What are factors in eligibility for funding , such as density of popu-
lation? Should the transportation planning region
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walks or bikepaths should be added (for example , Fat. 20) ; this will
encourage use of bikes in lieu of autos in many cases Improvement
of radial highways would affect Boston facilities or the burden on
them We should continue to study the need, if any, for an express-
way between 1-495 and Rt. 126, starting at the existing terminus of
1.-290-495. It shouldbe added in the final draft that SILO should be
used as a "demo area" as it typifies the low-density type of area.
Mr . Humphrey-thanked and commendedthe group for its suggestions It
is agreed that the confrontation this type of meeting provides is a
giant step toward the goal of a balanced transportation system in the
i region.
Nr. Koester ,ad.;ourned the meeting at .0pm, with thanks to Mr. Gillis
and Wilmington,, our hosts for the evening.
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ATTENDEES , SILO Fleeting,�� �_Jan.uary;,t972,, W „
E E. Rader ,-Concord 1^'
Wm. 1i, Giezentnnner NAP% 9-
Elissa M . Laudve MAPC
Evelyn Burke n Wi.lmington! .P.B.
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Marjorie Elolla.nd. SILC (sec; '
Donald IL T, Graham MBTA ltv:.
Rep. Edw. M. Dickson 26th Middlesex Dist. tfi
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Sher.ry' Jenkins Boston Herald ,
Jeny Howard Town Crier , Wayland ;_ _-
Lar F Neilson Northeastern University News
Paul Etnchaum MPT63, Rnd Designee, SILC , Sudbury' Y
Nr ;nv- Penhun.e SIEC, Carlisle, and: Mass LWV
Elizabeth S . Pultz Way'lnd LWV Transp. Comm
Connie Skov SuAsCo LWV - Wayland
Mat Leupold Planning .Board , Wayland
Wm, I Stark Systems Analyst , Wilmington
Robert 'F, Leahy Planning Board ,- Wilmington
Mort Grant Planning Board - Wilmington
Jim Spindler SILT' - :lincoln
Steyr, Zimmerman Burlington - Solid. Waste Disposal Comm.
Bob Eicox Burlington - Solid Waste Disposal Comm
Milton Fistel MDPM - Bureau Trans . Plan; & Develp.
Ler? Neilson Town Crier^Mof Wilmington
D. Gillis 1ie' ilming ton
John Wofford. Office of the Jecretary of Transportation
Thomas r; . Humphrey Sec ey's Task Force on Trans Plan. Process
H. M. Forbes SILC - We ton
U. Illinm Poole 4a.ss. DIM Dist 4 Planning Engineer
Arthur ha,rding Town Engineer , Wilmington
wm. G . Hooper, Jr. Wilmington P B.
Polly W, Russell Wayland LWV Trans . Committee
Samuel Russell Wayland
H. Koester , Jr SILC - Westpn
i,d, Clarke NAPO
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