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f „ <br /> • <br /> Ms. Crowley stated this is a joke; you are going to do what you <br /> want to do anyway. <br /> Steve Greelish stated the Committee is made up of members who <br /> have not made up their minds. We have a formula for assessment, <br /> we are collecting facts and getting people' s perceptions and <br /> their feelings about it. The other part is dollars and cents . <br /> Mr. Peese asked how much of the wetland will be preserved? <br /> All of the wetland will and must be preserved . <br /> Tom explained this Architect has come up with some sketches, <br /> proposals for siting the school . It has not been designed yet. <br /> The final design will be different - everything is open . <br /> Ms. Hendricks asked why they don 't put the high school towards <br /> Rte 28? Tom explained the terrain is hilly there. There is a <br /> smaller area to be developed . It is still to far away for access <br /> from Rte 28. <br /> Ms. Hendricks said her main concern is the chemistry of the area <br /> will change. She would rather see houses on the site then a <br /> school . She would rather see it on the south end of the site. <br /> She is concerned about the traffic . <br /> • Mr. Peese asked if there has been a formal EIR? <br /> There has not because no project has been designed and no permits <br /> sought. <br /> Mr. James Kinney asked the Committee to compare and contrast the <br /> two sites in terms of environmental impact (wetlands , rivers) and <br /> economics of construction (which disrupts the least) . <br /> Mr. Dinizio tried to review the matrix with the group. <br /> The matrix presents the major criteria by which the sites are <br /> compared and contrasted . <br /> Area: the proposed fine arts center makes siting an elementary <br /> school tight at the 151 site. Also, it is near high tension <br /> lines which many parents object to. If the town took the land by_ <br /> eminent domain the arts center would not got there. Is that <br /> something the town wants to do? <br /> Michael Hendricks stated he is hearing mostly economic issues. <br /> He is concerned about the environmental issues and the historical <br /> issue. 151 is already being developed. The Center site is a <br /> historical part of the land. It is his opinion and the native <br /> people who lived in this area that they don ' t want to see it <br /> developed. <br /> Mr. Dinizio asked how they propose to preserve it, to leave it <br /> • undeveloped? Is there an action to ask the town to acquire the <br /> land? <br /> Tom stated there is an action to preserve the 151 site - the <br /> proposed national wildlife refuge . The alternative for the <br /> 3 <br />