HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-07-12-LEARY-chg.pdf Ad Hoc Leary Property Community Housing Task Force
Members: 7
Appointed by Board of Selectmen
Length of Term: Until dissolved
Appointments Made:
Meeting Time: As posted
Charge: To recommend to the Selectmen a plan for developing community housing on the Leary
property at 116 Vine Street, and to determine whether the existing structure can be saved.
Description, The 2009 Special Town Meeting allocated Community Preservation Act funds to
acquire the 14.2 acre site at 116 Vine Street. While the greater part of the site was acquired for
open space, a 30,000 square foot lot was set aside utilizing community housing and historic
preservation funds with the understanding that the existing farmhouse would be assessed for
structural integrity and possible preservation as a historical asset.
The Task Force will recommend to the Selectmen a plan for developing community housing on
the Leary parcel after input from the neighborhood and other stakeholders, and discussion of the
proposed plans at public meetings.
The Task Force will consider housing development scenarios with varied numbers of units and
configurations. These will be evaluated in terms of density size of the structure(s), fit into the
neighborhood, cost per square foot and per unit,possible funding mechanisms, and suitability for
the targeted population. The Task Force will also recommend a development process in the
event LexHAB does not undertake the development of the community housing.
A structural assessment of the existing farmhouse has been done and was presented in the report
done by Salemi, Architectural Associates, Inc., dated March 1, 2010 with a follow-up letter dated
June 23, 2010. The Task Force will look at whether or not the structure can be preserved at an
acceptable cost, and whether or not a preserved structure is suitable for community housing. If
not suitable for community housing, it should be determined if the structure is of sufficient
historical value to warrant expenditure of funds to restore and preserve it. The Task Force
should also make recommendations as to how such preservation could he achieved.
Criteria for Membership. The members will consist of two members from LexHAB, and one
from each of the following: the Housing Partnership; the Historical Commission; Planning
Board; Housing Authority and the Community Preservation Committee. Two members of the
Board of Selectmen will serve as liaisons to the Task Force.
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( Prior to serving as a member of this Committee, appointees are required to:
1 Acknowledge receipt of the Summary of the Conflict of Interest Statute. Further, to
continue to serve on the Committee the member must acknowledge annually receipt of
the Summary of the Conflict of Interest Statute. Said summary will be provided by and
acknowledged to the Town Clerk.
2. Provide evidence to the Town Clerk that the appointee has completed the on-line training
requirement required by the Conflict of Interest statute. Further, to continue to serve on
the Committee, the member must acknowledge every two years completion of the on-line
training requirement.
The Committee will receive technical staff support from the Planning Department.
Ref. Charge adopted by the Board of Selectmen July 12, 2010
Selectmen designated any appointed member of the Ad Hoc Leary Property Community
Housing Task Force as Special Municipal Employees on July 12, 2010.
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