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Minutes Canton Rte 138 Planning Meeting 052219 final

Route 138 Working Group · Source meeting date: 2019-05-22 · Record 65659

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MEETING MINUTES 
CANTON MASSDEVELOPMENT SITE READINESS PROGRAM 
ROUTE 138 MEETING 
 
 TOWN OF CANTON, MA MAY 22ND 2019, 1:30- 3PM 
 
 
1. INTRODUCTIONS ..................................................................................................................................................... ALL 
PRESENT: 
• CHARLIE ASPINWALL, TOWN ADMINISTRATOR 
• CHRISTINE MADORE, MASSDEVELOPMENT 
• GEORGE ZHANG, MASSDEVELOPMENT INTERN 
• DAVID MCCARTHY, PLANNING BOARD AND MASTER PLAN STEERING COMMITTEE 
• EMILIO MAURO, MASTER PLAN STEERING COMMITTEE, FINANCE COMMITTEE, ECONOMIC 
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE 
• GREG PANDO, ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS 
• LAURA SMEAD, TOWN PLANNER 
• ERIC HALVORSEN, RKG ASSOCIATES 
• RYAN KIRKOFE, RKG ASSOCIATES 
NOT PRESENT: 
• CHRIS CONNOLLY, BOARD OF SELECTMEN 
• SONJA GRAUDS, MASTER PLAN STEERING COMMITTEE 
• PATRICIA MCDERMOTT, PLANNING BOARD, WALK BIKE AND HIKE COMMITTEE, 
SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE 
• ED WALSH, BUILDING COMMISSIONER 
• JOHN CIARDI, FIS/ CANTON ASSOCIATION OF BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY (CABI) 
 
2. SCOPE, TASK, TIMELINE ..................................................................................................................... ERIC HALVORSEN 
• Project initiation and meetings 
• Sociodemographic, real estate, and market analysis

• Zoning review 
• Public Meeting #1 
• Vision and identification of barriers and opportunities 
• Fiscal impact analysis 
• Draft recommendations 
• Public Meeting #2 
• Draft and final report 
 
3. CORRIDOR CONTEXT .................................................................................. ERIC HALVORSEN AND RYAN KIRKOFE 
• Feedback on the Corridor to Date 
o Heavily traveled to and through route. 
o Primary job center and tax generator for Canton. 
o Wide range of uses, zoning is a mixed bag. 
o No sense of place or identity for the Corridor. 
o Opportunities for future development, vacant land and buildings. 
o Missing destinations stores, restaurants, other uses that might draw Canton residents. 
o Lack of sidewalks, bike paths, and public transportation. 
o Corridor needs a facelift. 
o Widen Route 138. 
o Other on-going plans, needs to be coordinated with Master Plan and MassDOT infrastructure 
plans. 
• Overview on Demographics, Employment, Business mix, financial impact of the corridor, land use and 
zoning, and built environment (see attached presentation for data and statistics).

• SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) discussion 
 
• Additional question about whether or not surrounding nearby services and retail in neighboring towns 
means the market won’t support these uses in the area – even if residents desire them. 
 
4. WHO ELSE DO WE NEED TO TALK TO? .................................................................................................................. ALL 
 
• CANTON ASSOCIATION OF BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY (BOARD OF DIRECTORS) 
• CORRIDOR BUSINESSES – EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES 
• RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL BROKERS 
• MAJOR PROPERTY OWNERS 
• DEVELOPERS ACTIVE IN THE CORRIDOR 
• OTHER COMMITTEE/BOARD MEMBERS? E.G. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MASTER PLAN, 
PLANNING BOARD, BOARD OF SELECTMEN 
 
5. MEETING SCHEDULE ................................................................................................................................................. ALL 
• PROJECT STAFF CHECK-IN: JUNE 26TH AT 9:30AM (PHONE) 
• NEXT WORKING GROUP MEETING: JUNE 26TH FROM 1:30-3PM; SALAH MEETING ROOM 
• GROUP WILL BE SCHEDULED TO MEET MONTHLY, BUT MAY NOT ACTUALLY MEET MONTHLY IF NOT NEEDED 
• PUBLIC MEETING #1: JULY 10TH, FROM 7-9PM 
• ONLINE SURVEY AT SAME TIME AS PUBLIC MEETING #1 
• PUBLIC MEETING #2: OCTOBER

6. NEXT STEPS ............................................................................................................................................................... ALL 
• RKG: MARKET ANALYSIS, CONDUCT STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS/MEETINGS, OUTREACH AND PLAN FOR 
PUBLIC MEETING #1, HOLD PUBLIC MEETING #1 
• LAURA SMEAD WILL SOLICIT AND COLLECT STAKEHOLDER NAMES AND CONTACTS AND PROVIDE TO RKG 
FROM THE WORKING GROUP AND TOWN PLANNER CONTACTS 
• RKG WILL PROVIDE LAURA SMEAD WITH MEETING PRESENTATION 
• LAURA SMEAD WILL TAKE MEETING NOTES AND SEND NOTES AND PRESENTATION TO WORKING GROUP AT 
LARGE 
• LAURA SMEAD AND RKG WILL START PLANNING PUBLIC MEETING #1, IDEALLY WILL LOCATE MEETING AT A 
ROUTE 138 LOCATION, POSSIBLY BANK OF CANTON HEADQUARTERS. 
• LAURA SMEAD AND RKG WILL EXPLORE EITHER HAVING A “ROUTE 138 EMPLOYEES” TARGETED DROP-IN 
OPEN HOUSE ON THE SAME DAY AS THE PUBLIC MEETING, OR PIGGY-BACKING ON ANOTHER CABI EVENT OR 
EMPLOYER EVENT IN THE AREA THIS SUMMER