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PlanningBoard | 2005-09-12 | 8 | 9. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS: 9-A. Nomination of two Planning Board members to the South Shore Shopping Center working group. There was no staff report. The public hearing was opened. Ms. Dorothy Reid, 2101 Shoreline Drive #201, supported going forward with this process and believed it would help everyone understand the history and process of this project. She hoped that solutions could be reached. Ms. Susan Pieper, 2101 Shoreline Drive #299, applauded the City for establishing the workshop process, and noted that she had considerable experience in dealing with land use issues, from different points of view. She noted that the best results came from putting the interested parties together to listen to each other, to try to negotiate a win/win situation in their recommendations. She urged the Board to take this process seriously. Mr. Tim Erway, President, Willows Homeowners Association, 2101 Shoreline Drive, thanked the City for establishing this workgroup, and reviewed the background of their involvement in this project. In response to an inquiry by Ms. McNamara regarding the makeup of the group, Ms. Eliason replied that two Board members would be included, which would not be a Brown Act issue. Mr. Piziali expressed concern about too many cooks ruining the soup, and inquired about the size of the working group. The public hearing was closed for Board discussion. Mr. Garrison noted that the idea was to accomplish project goals, so a manageable size was essential. The immediate neighbors have been contacted, as well as the medical facilities. He believed that a couple of representatives from each group would be ideal. He believed that representatives from Public Works may be included to answer specific questions about traffic, and anticipated several representatives from the applicant as well. He noted that a representative from Target may be included. In response to an inquiry by Ms. McNamara regarding the objective of the group, Mr. Garrison replied that immediate neighbors had raised concerns and the City hoped to get them together with the applicant to address those issues before decision was required from the Board. Mr. Lynch believed that the workgroup would be productive if the individual groups could exchange ideas and come to a common understanding. He supported this idea. Planning Board Minutes Page 8 September 12, 2005 | PlanningBoard/2005-09-12.pdf |