Friday, October 28, 2011
Audience showed strong support for traditional New England village design.
As part of an ongoing effort to galvanize support for a proposed sewer system for Sudbury’s main business district along Route 20, the Sudbury Planning Board hosted a public forum at Town Hall on Wednesday to allow residents and business owners to help envision how the area might be zoned for growth if the project goes through. “This is a process that’s in its infancy,” said Planning Board chairman Michael Fee. “Zoning is an important piece of whether we decide to sewer Route 20.” The meeting was facilitated by planners from the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), which has awarded Sudbury a grant in the amount of $25,000 to assist with the project. “More than just listening to us, you’ll be the main focus of what we do tonight,” …
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Revenue forecast, Route 20 sewer project, Bruce Freeman Rail Trail among topics discussed.
Potential tax savings, healthcare benefits for retirees and the Route 20 sewer project were among the topics discussed by various town employees and officials with the Board of Selectmen on Tuesday at a special meeting added to the Board’s schedule specifically “to help the Board of Selectmen be better informed as we move forward with various projects over the next 12 to 24 months,” said Board Chair Larry O’Brien. In previous years such information was relayed among town employees and Board members via memos and ensuing discussions, “but this year we decided to be more inclusive of the public,” said O’Brien, adding that several such topics, including a combined police and fire dispatch center, were discussed at a similar meeting last month…
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Sudbury resident Carl Zuckerman says the town lacks in understanding of the project.
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Sunday, June 5, 2011
To the editor: On June 7 Sudbury voters will be asked to approve financing a $1 million appropriation as a down payment on the projected $14-15 million Route 20 sewer project. This project includes sewer lines on the Route 20 corridor, pump stations, a sewage treatment plant at the trailhead of the Weisblatt Conservation Land, and leaching fields at Curtis Middle School. We are being asked to vote without sufficient understanding of this project and its ramifications for the town. As far as I know there was no early attempt to educate the (non-business) community and get feedback before the plan was finalized. Many of the people with whom I’ve discussed the proposal were totally unaware. Voters have not had enough time and information to …
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Sudbury Coffee Works owner Daniel Kenn says the future of his business depends on Tuesday's vote.
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Saturday, June 4, 2011
To the editor: The estimated cost of this entire project is currently $14 million. The scope of the project is enormous and I have it on good authority that we can expect this figure to double. That will put it to $28 million. Where is that money going to come from? We can’t even afford to take care of our schools now which are the town’s lifeblood. This is going to be Sudbury’s “Big Dig.” Costs will undoubtedly go up as they do in any major project due to unforeseen circumstances, rising costs of labor and material, and the inability to manage the project to keep it in check. I believe it is foolish to throw a project of this magnitude out there without all the answers. Do we really need town sewer for “growth?" Do we really need giant …
Thursday, June 2, 2011
This is the third article submitted by the Route 20 Sewer Technical Advisory Committee examining a proposal to improve wastewater treatment along the commercial corridor along Boston Post Road.
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Thursday, June 2, 2011
Our last article discussed how a decentralized wastewater treatment system can successfully address environmental challenges in Sudbury and detailed the potential economic benefits of installing a wastewater treatment system. This article will examine the costs associated with the project and some of the different options available to the Town to pay for those costs. Project Costs Sudbury’s decentralized wastewater treatment project proposal is broken down into two distinct phases: a design and permitting phase, and a construction phase. The design and permitting phase would involve designing the treatment plant (components, capacity, and type of treatment process), the piping in the roadway and the groundwater recharge system at the …
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
This is the second article submitted by the Route 20 Sewer Technical Advisory Committee examining a proposal to improve wastewater treatment along the commercial corridor along Boston Post Road.
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Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Our last letter to the editor described what a decentralized wastewater treatment system was within the Sudbury context. This article will get into some of the details about why Sudbury needs wastewater treatment. How can a Decentralized Wastewater Treatment System Address Environmental Challenges? Reliance on on-site septic systems in Sudbury’s commercial corridor has created an environmental challenge for the town. Continued on-site septic use will allow environmental risks to continue. These risks are linked to soils along the corridor and the groundwater underneath it. Soil plays a critical role in treating wastewater as it leaches back into the groundwater aquifer. Septic systems require sufficiently permeable soil for water to …
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
This is the first in a series of three letters to the editor submitted by the Route 20 Sewer Technical Advisory Committee examining a proposal to improve wastewater treatment along the commercial corridor along Boston Post Road.
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Tuesday, May 31, 2011
The Town of Sudbury relies almost entirely on individual on-site septic systems for disposal and treatment of wastewater. On-site septic systems generally work well in the residential areas of the Town; however, relying on on-site septic systems in commercial areas poses significant environmental and economic challenges. Since 2000 the Town has analyzed the wastewater treatment issue; based on this analysis the Town believes that the solution to the on-site septic challenges is the installation of a decentralized wastewater treatment system for the commercial corridor along Boston Post Road. What is a Decentralized Wastewater Treatment System? Decentralized wastewater treatment systems occupy the middle ground between on-site septic …
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
We're at Town Hall and will provide updates throughout the night.
UPDATED: 9:37 P.M. We have some Q & A video up on the site. UPDATED: 9:10 P.M. Eric Poch: Vote for this money if you want to see changes to Route 20; don't do anything if you want to see Route 20 in 10 years the same it is now. UPDATED 8:51 P.M. Video of Weston & Sampson presentation on project description will be ready in a few minutes. Try to decipher the 12-minute question that was just directed toward the panel. ---------- UPDATED 8:30 P.M. Key concepts of the vision: ---------- UPDATED: 8:24 P.M. Vision/Zoning Jody Kablack says part of the vision for Route 20 is to have A pedestrian village where people are walking between stores; also must protect town's natural resources, especially behind TJ Maxx and Shaws. "There is a vision for …
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Members also turned out at the May general meeting for networking and insights on the banking industry from guest speaker John Fossett of Middlesex Savings Bank.
The Sudbury Chamber of Commerce is counting down to its “Event Under the Tent,” which will take place on the grounds of Longfellow’s Wayside Inn on Saturday. The event is being held to raise money for Sudbury’s Fourth of July parade. Tickets cost $85 and are available online at the Chamber of Commerce website. Tickets will also be available at the door on the night of the event, which goes from 7 p.m. to midnight. Highlights will include dinner and dancing, as well as an exclusive after-hours tour of the Wayside Inn Antiques show, which will also be held on the property from Friday to Sunday. “The band is going to be phenomenal,” the president of the Chamber’s board, Louis Stephan, told fellow chamber members at the group’s regular monthly…
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Keep checking back for updates.
UPDATED: 10:37 P.M. That's it for tonight folks. There's been a motion to adjourn until tomorrow and it's been approved. No vote on Article 21, yet. Heading home to watch the Sox highlights. Won't even mention the Celtics ... woops! --------- UPDATED: 10:32 P.M. Regarding Article 21, here's where we are at: Board supports Article 21. FINCOM supports Article 21. Planning Board supports Article 21. Amendment is on the table to strike “freestanding monopoles which are no higher than 80 feet,” in line 4. Amendment is on the table to correct Section 4330 the spelling of “Overly” to “Overlay.” ------------- UPDATED: 10:02 P.M. Sudbury has voted, and Article 20 has passed. ARTICLE 20 . ROUTE 20 SEWER SYSTEM DESIGN AND PERMITTING To see what sum …
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siobhan hullinger
10:42 am on Saturday, October 29, 2011
I was at this meeeting and I have to say I appreciated the interactiveness of the meeting. Immediate results of the voting was especially useful. The structure of the meeting was well done as well. There was voting on a variety of designs/concepts and then revisited the two most desired and two least desired with verbal input regarding likes/dislikes of each. Well done in my opinion. I'd like to … more ›