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I, Minutes of Traffic Study Committee held November 19, 1998 at the Eliot Building 1492 Washington Street, Canton, NIA. Meeting was called to order at 2:30 Plvl by Chairman Frank LaBollita. Present: Augustine DeCembrele, Roger Nicholas, Ernest Williams, Thomas Clark and Ronald Pasquarosa. Minutes: Reading of the minutes were postponed. Motion was made and seconded to post pone the regular order of business to allow the Consultant Firm representing The Flatley Company to address the committee on the proposed reconstruction of the Tri Town Mall located at the South end of Washington street at the Stoughton, Sharon and Canton Town line. Attorney Richard Staiti introduced the Engineers representing the Flatley Company. (Business cards attached.) The proposed plans were shown and explained to the traffic Study Committee and addressed committee members questions and suggestions. Guest left at 2:56PM and a motion was made to return to the regular order of business. Voted and passed. Minutes of the June 25`x' and September 24`h meeting were reviewed and a motion was made to accept the minutes. Voted and passed. Chairman LaBollita presented a letter he received from the resident of 1065 Randolph Street requesting that the end of North West side of Westdale Road be posted "NO PARKING" Committee voted to take under advisement until further investigation is completed. Ernest Williams, Superintendent of Public Works informed the committee several different projects that are being worked on and estimated completion times. Spoke on the Washington Street Traffic study and its progress. Informed and discussed a new traffic study citizens group and about the committee working with them. Being several different projects and studies being conducted in the town, Ernest Williams volunteered to gather all information and compile into one report. Police Chief Peter Bright stated that he would work with V.H.B. on the Washington Street study. NEW BUSINESS: Chief Bright informed the committee of a complaint from a resident of Luce Circle about parents parking on Luce Circle while picking up and dropping off their children for school causing the end of the street to become to congested. The parking lot and driveway of the D. S. Luce School is inconvenient for use because of the construction of the new addition being performed to the school. The Chief request the committee vote to install "NO PARKING " signs from the intersection of Pleasant Street to at least 30 feet onto Luce Circle. Voted and passed. Roger Nicholas informed the committee that he was requested to see if the committee would support a group from Milton who are trying to get the state to install traffic lights at Brush Hill Road in Milton on Route 138. No motion or vote was taken. Roger informed the committee of several different projects being planned by the state and about a report he received requesting that the Town approve it by November 20, 1998. Being that no member of the committee other then Roger Nicholas has seen the report, it was motioned that the approval be held until the report can be reviewed. Voted and passed. Frank LoBallita said that he would help to get copies for the committee to review.
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Thomas Clark spoke about the committee meetings being held monthly instead of by monthly because of the amount of studies and projects going on in town. Motion was made to hold meetings monthly. Voted and passed. Police Chief Bright request that the committee vote to change the speed limit on Chapman Street 30 MPH in both directions and replace speed limit signs. Also to change speed limit signs on Sherman Street to read the same limit in both directions. Voted and passed. Being no further business, a motion was made to adjourn. Time: 4:05 PMI. Next meeting is scheduled for December 17, 1998 and January 28, 1999 at 2:30 PM in the Eliot Building 1492 Washington Street, Canton. Respectively Submitted Ronald Pasquarosa ticbatb 3&, ,*taitl - ATTORNEY AT LAW 9 BURNS AVENUE CANTON. MASSACHUSETTS 02021 BUS. 161 71 575- 1 29 1 RES. 1617) 828-1008 CAR (617) 462-8483 HSA CORPORATION THE TRANSPORTATION -ENGINEERING COMPANY Kim Eric Hazarvartian, Ph.D., P.E. Principal 201 Loudon Road, Suite 100 Concord, NH 03301 USA Phone (603) 226-4013 Fax (603) 226-4108 Web www.hsacorp.com Email haz@hsacorp.com 34 Salem Street Reading, MA 01867 USA Phone (800) 795-4013 Fax (800) 394-5131 TftHeEinFLA ofLEP Park Braintree, MA 02184 • (781) 848-2000 Rick Ellis Director of Engineering Real Estate Planning and Development Direct Dial: (781) 849-4476 Fax: (781) 849-3180 • .. THE FLATLEY COMPANY Fifty Braintree Hill office Park Braintree, MA 02184 • (781) 848-2000 John Shields Vice President Real Estate Planning and Development Direct Dial: (781) 849-5104 Fax: (781) 849-3180