HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-10-21-BLUPC-min Minutes regarding meeting of Busa Land Use Proposal Committee
Date 10/21/10
The meeting was called to order shortly after 7 OOpm by Chairman David Horton. In
attendance were David Horton, Pam Shadley, Ginna Johnson, Ric Fulop, and Al Zabin.
Absent Bill Dailey, Deborah Strod
At the start of the meeting the minutes for September 28th were unanimously approved.
Public Comments made during the public comment period
Janet Kern of the Lexington Farm Coalition clarified to the committee that at
open forums there was strong support of the farming option and that most of those
who spoke at the forums are not part of the coalition. She wanted to make sure
those who spoke are speaking at their free will and that there should be no
confusion on that for the record. She does not know who half those people are
Ms Tsvetkov had questions on what to expect for the November 4th meeting. In
particular there was a question on whether any bylaw or zoning changes needed to
be specified. She presented documents from the town's open space plan (1996)
stating that the BUSA property is critical to water quality and authentic value
This document from the conservation commission clarifies the Busa parcel as a
critical property that should be protected as open space She also made the point
that the town of Lexington is over 10% affordable housing.
The meeting agenda then began with a discussion of the draft criteria for land use
proposals David indicated that his research had not turned out any traffic studies in the
area. The question of availability of the survey for the site was brought up and it was
indicated that the survey would be on the website shortly
There was a discussion about which groups should present and who had requested to
make a presentation and was concluded that the following three groups would be making
presentation proposals
o Lexington Community Farm Coalition
o Lexington Housing Partnership
o Lexington Recreation Committee
The group then discussed the time allotment for the presentations and additions to the
website It was also discussed that the site survey would be available the week of the
24th
The Chairman led a discussion on follow up dates for future meetings and it was
concluded that the best tentative dates for future meetings were December 2nd and
December 16th
The committee discussed various options to ensure the public has a chance to comment
on the proposals that would be presented by the three different constituencies
Ric Fulop requested clarification from the recreation department of the % of usage of the
fields by other towns
There was a move to adjourn the meeting. Passed unanimously at 8 16 p.m