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Home My WebLink About1981-10-15-MSCC-min.pdf RECEIVED SELECTMEN it/ qq n MINUTES OF THE MUZZEY JR. HIGH SCHOOL CONVERSION COMMITTEE Meeting of October 15, 1981 L'td✓'4`, Present. Al Busa, George Harris, Nason Whitney, Bill Spencer, Leo McCabe, Martin White, Mary Shunney Also, Bob Boyer, Planning Director, Robert Pressman and Mr and Mrs Ron Colwell Chairman Al Busa called the meeting to order at 8 10 p m. He stated that the first order of business was to get some input from the Planning Board and/or Planning Director before we could put the article together for the Town Meeting Warrant. The kinds of information we need are alternatives for zoning changes which may be necessary, how much information the Planning Board will need and a suggested time frame Some possible uses outlined by Al Busa were (1) Market value housing. (2) LHA Housing (a mix of elderly and family subsi- dized, (3) Sale of building; (4) Congregate housing; (5) Lease building for commercial use (6) COA services (7) Purchase for commercial use Bob Boyer outlined generally the procedure to be followed For residential use, as was used for Hancock and Parker, the Board of Selectmen would issue a special permit Plan then has to be submitted to and voted upon by Town Meeting For sale for institutional/non-profit use (Minuteman Home Care, United Fund, Mystic Valley Health, etc , Board of Appeals would have to grant specialermit. Town agencies require no zoning p g q permission Commercial office, specialized retail etc are not permitted in the residential area and would require a change in zoning regulations This essentially gives Town Meeting an opportunity to vote on the use of a surplus building A 2/3 vote would be necessary However, before such a proposal could go to Town Meeting, the Plan- ning Board must hold a public hearing and file a report. The Committee should put recommendations together as early as possible so that the Planning Board and all other interested parties can hold their meetings/hearings in time to make final presentation to Town Meeting It was suggested that public hearings be held early in the game so that the committee and boards could find out what would be acceptable Also, Planning Board could get feedback from prospective developers if floor plans, tours, etc were furnished to them. A packet could be put together and a charge of $25 00 would weed out the ones who were not really sincerely interested. Housing would involve a long-term committment, but it was noted that it would be easier to convert to commercial use Leo McCabe asked whether or not there is someway we could control "affordable use of this building Bill Spencer pointed out that at our October 28th neighborhood meeting, we should anticipate some of the questions that would be asked regarding the impact of different uses For example, if it were to be used for corporate headquarters, could we get some figures as far as number of employees, number of cars to be parked, etc Bob Boyer has some of this information and although it is only "general", it will be available If the town remains the landlord, it would be able to regulate/would maintain more control Otis Brown stated that in its present condition, the building would be worth some $2,000,000 if sold. Leo McCabe suggested that if that were true, we should consider selling the building and using the money to purchase small lots for scattered site "J housing Page 2 George Harris discussed the report from the COA with regard to the need for a Senior Center The figures as to need were discussed and questioned and George said that he would substantiate them at another meeting Also, there was some dispute as to the exact number of senior citizens we have living in Lexington. Don Gillis asked if the COA gets more space, would they need increased funding and where would that money come from? These questions will all be discussed further at a later meeting The next meeting will be a Neighborhood Information Meeting to be held in Estabrook Hall on Wednesday, October 28, 1981 at 8 00 p m. The meeting was adjourned at 9 50 p m. Respectfully submitted, Mary E Shunney Recording Secretary /s