W3NA I-91 Subcommittee Minutes Nov 20, 2009

MINUTES OF THE WARD THREE ASSOCIATION’S I-91 SUBCOMMITTEE
The Ward three neighborhood association’s I-91 subcommittee met on Friday November 20, 2009, at Bruegger’s at 8 am

First item on the agenda was a recap and overview of the PAC meeting which took place on November 16th at JFK middle school. Both Christine and Frank reported that the meeting was informational and pretty much a show and tell. Mass Highway and their consultants presented a schedule with handouts that outlined traffic counts, accident data, and future planning. Overall, it was a good meeting; however, we felt that the consultants will want to move quickly on the planning. They suggested that at the next meeting, they will present conceptual drawings. The PAC as asked that we dedicate the next meeting to review of details of the traffic counts and accident data. The next PAC meeting is scheduled for December 7th at 6 pm in the city council chambers.

Christine and Frank were asked by the consultants to design a neighborhood walk around the Exit 19 area. The committee discussed dates and times and agreed that Saturday November, 28th at 10 am with a rain date of December 5th was appropriate. We would meet on Coolidge Ave and walk down towards the Meadows, then to the intersection of Damon Road and Bridge Street, then to the bike path parking lot and ending up in the neighborhood around Bridge Street.

At the request of the consultants, the committee then discussed the format for the new Mass Highway Project Webb site. We agreed that the site should not be a Blog, however, there should be a way that anyone asking questions on the site, that the questions and answers should be posted for anyone to view. This information will be communicated to Mass Highway consultants.

The committee agreed that there is a need for further discussion before the next PAC meeting. We agreed to meet on Thursday December, 3rd at 8 am at Franks house.

The meeting then adjourned.
Frank Werbinski