BOS minutes 02-23-15

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Minutes
Board of Selectmen
February 23, 2015
Memorial Hall - Salah Meeting Room
Present: Victor D. Del Vecchio, Chairman, Avril Elkort,Vice-Chairman, John J. Connolly, Clerk, Gerald A.
Salvatori, Jr., Member, Robert E. Burr Jr., Member, William T. Friel, Town Administrator, Jennifer Bright,
Administrative Secretary.
Meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m.
Also present at the meeting on behalf of the owners of the Plymouth Rubber site, were Attorney Paul
Schnieders, Plymouth Rubber Development Group Attorney, Bernie Plante, Richard Mann, Ken Staffiere,
VHB, Gil Santos, and John Connery, of Connery Associates.
Attorney Paul Schneiders began the meeting by noting that the warrant articles up for discussion tonight
that were formerly articles for Annual Town Meeting, and now will be discussed at Special Town
Meeting. He noted that Bernie Plante was in attendance at the meeting to present the plans of the
project and the Development Agreement .
Bernie Plante displayed for the Board and the audience, a map of the site plan of the proposed new
development boardered by Revere and Neponset Streets. He explained that there is a current proposal
where the Town, under the direction of the CPC (Community Preservation Committee) , is seeking to
gain 5 acres of land on this site to add to the open space in the area. If the Town receives approval at
Town Meeting to go forward with the 5 acre acquisition, the proposed development plan consists of 272
housing units, 4000 square feet of commercial use and a child care center on Neponset Street. 2.2 acres
of land, along with the Revere Barn and Rolling Mill will be gifted to the Town.
Mr. Plante continued his presentation by noting Canton roadway improvements and the conveyance of
Forge Pond (Upper and Lower) to the Town all as a part of the Development Agreement. He also noted,
that as part of the agreement, the Fire Station would be receiving a new roof and the Town, under the
School Department jurisdiction, would receive a one bedroom housing unit within the new
development.
Attorney Mann and John Connery spoke in favor of the development. Mr. Connery provided a fiscal
analysis (the cost of providing Town and School services) noting the Town would receive an annual net
benefit of $690,000.
Mr. Darren Santos, the designated Local Site Professional, spoke on the Environmental cleanup of the
site. He described in detail how the remediation would be done and that it would be brought to
residential living standards.