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16 Great Neck RoadNorth <br />wlashyee, -Massachusetts oz649 <br />Mr. Balzarini wanted Mr. Lehrer to explain again why he does not want the Commercial <br />District added. <br />Mr. Lehrer agreed that commercial roofs and parking lots were great. However, to clear a <br />large tract or redevelop commercial, when we are trying to redevelop for different uses, the <br />solar energy has no vibrancy whatsoever, and they are not suitable. Mr. Lehrer thinks it would <br />be a mistake to not include residential. <br />Ms. Waygan stated they were told to put more land in, because what they have now is not <br />sufficient. She reiterated the parcels have not been identified or prepared for them yet and <br />they have one more meeting, and she wants to get this on Town Meeting. Someone has their <br />eye on a parcel who is clever at submitting when there is a legal liability with the town. She <br />believes it is irresponsible to not go forward. <br />Mr. Fulone stated they have one more meeting for May, but plenty of time to hit the October <br />Town Meeting. <br />Mr. Balzarini changed his mind, he does not like C1 and C2. He doesn't understand why they <br />need to add land with urgency. <br />Mr. Lehrer answered that the court case does not compel them to add anything. They <br />absolutely need to reevaluate, but Legal Counsel is not saying they must do this immediately. <br />He wants to go through the proper planning process to do it right. Three years later, he admits <br />the original submitted proposal needs reevaluating. He is owning that now. <br />Mr. Fulone thinks it is irresponsible to submit an amendment that is half baked. He wants Mr. <br />Lehrer to do this right. <br />Mr. Lehrer wants to establish an Overlay District. His main concern lies in long term priorities <br />for development and redevelopment in the C1, C2, and C3 for housing. Additionally, those are <br />districts we are trying to incentivize as a pedestrian friendly mixture of uses to supported <br />housing types that are badly needed. To incentivize the development of solar energy systems <br />that lack vibrancy and don't contribute to the housing stock, he would consider a detriment to <br />long term goals, when they have a minimum criteria established by this court case via an <br />Overlay District. He is simply asking for a little more time to identify adequate parcels, likely <br />including some in the Commercial Districts. They need to look beyond the scope of zoning <br />because it would be detrimental to other goals the community already identified during the <br />LCP process. <br />Mr. Richardson and Mr. Fulone are in support of the Town Planner's proposal. <br />0 <br />