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Home My WebLink About2018-03-21-EDAC-min Town of Lexington Economic Development Advisory Committee (EDAC) Minutes of Meeting March 21, 2018 A meeting of the EDAC was held on Wednesday, March 21 at 8:00 a.m. in the Parker Room of the Town Office Building. Members Present:, John McWeeney, Sig Tullmann, Narain Bhatia, Larry Smith, George Burnell, David Pronchick Staff Present: Megan Zammuto Liaisons Present: Charles Hornig, Doug Lucente, Joe Pato Members Absent: Rick DeAngelis Tom Dusel, Kevin McGuire Guests Present: Charles Minasian MEETING MINUTES Hartwell Avenue Zoning Initiative Update • Megan Zammuto gave the committee an overview of the recent consultant presentation outlining a vision for the Hartwell Avenue corridor • The committee discussed the branding of the Hartwell Avenue area • Members felt that the name Hartwell has a negative connotation in the brokerage community • The committee discussed the importance of pedestrian connections • Members discussed the importance of bringing property owners together to discuss zoning changes, and to help facilitate a plan for the future of the district • The committee discussed the fiscal comparisons, and asked if the figures presented were realistic • Consensus regarding the future of Hartwell Avenue is lab, which will include less cars and require less traffic considerations Discussion of proposed new zoning district, Marrett Road area: Charles Minasian • The proposed zoning district recently received support from the Board of Selectmen • The project scope has been reduced—only focused on one side of the street • Dimensional control changes are no longer part of this proposal • New uses for this area include medical, dental, psychiatric, office, insurance, travel agent, ticket agent, general merchandise etc. • EDAC members discussed the style in which to present this new district to Town Meeting. Minutes • A motion was made to approve the minutes of the December 20th EDAC Meeting. The motion was seconded and approved unanimously. Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 9:50 a.m. Next Meeting: April 18, 2018 Approved on: