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PlanningBoard | 2017-06-12 | 8 | Board Member Mitchell closed the public hearing. Board Member Curtis asked what the average price of these new units would cost. Staff Member Thomas said housing in the area is selling for about $500 per square foot. Board Member Curtis said they will not be able to meet the demand for affordable housing and these new units will not be affordable. Board Member Knox White made a motion to extend the meeting to midnight. Board Member Curtis seconded the motion. The motion passed 5-0. Staff Member Thomas said they are trying to provide a range of housing sizes for a range of budgets. He said we have a responsibility under state law to zone and approve a certain amount of land for housing. Board Member Knox White said that the solution to the problem is building enough housing to bring housing costs down. He said we can't kick the can down the road. Board Member Sullivan said this plan does not appear to support a viable marina and sailing community. Board Member Zuppan said we have a lot of expertise in the community that can help the board understand the maritime issues better. She said she is worried that the developer is practicing strategic incompetence in marina management. She said the plan has a long way to go. She said the EIR needs to capture the cultural and historic impacts accurately. Board Member Mitchell said he was one person pushing for preserving the graving dock. He said there are a lot of community needs and competing interests for this project. Board Member Knox White said there would be about 45 new jobs projected on the site. He said they suggested preserving more older buildings in order to preserve lower commercial rents. He said the tradeoffs are real and the subcommittee needs direction on how to evaluate the tradeoffs. Board Member Zuppan said she does not know how to decide what the right tradeoffs are and she would like to see a city led committee, rather than developer led, with community expertise on what it takes to run a successful boatyard and preserve the maritime industries at the site. Staff Member Thomas said they have a lot of work still to do. He said they need to do a peer review of costs to rebuild the shoreline and then figure out how to raise those funds. Approved Minutes Page 8 of 10 June 12, 2017 Planning Board Meeting | PlanningBoard/2017-06-12.pdf |