Planning Board Special Public Meeting Readers Recap
Excellent analysis and great points. Some of my favorite moments were:
1) when the architect was forced to acknowledge that their repeated reference to the 70′ height of the North Building would actually be 94′ with rooftop mechanicals (the gasp from the audience was palpable), and
2)when a resident asked the planner if he felt that a 50,000 sq ft total reduction of visible bulk was a compromise, and he said “no, but…”, and
3)when a resident asked if there could be an addition column added to their presentation slides to compare the current hospital dimensions to the 2010 MPA allowances and 2013 application request, but was turned down as irrelevant.
Please come to the next meeting on April 16th at George Washington Middle School at 7:30pm. Let’s see how the Geo-technical expert explains that by not de-watering a 1000′ radius around the hospital and potentially cracking home foundations, that this is their idea of compromise. Now they will only be de-watering at a rate of 280,000 gallons per day vs 500,000. Whew! I’m so relieved!
I do believe the valley representatives think they can spin their lies and no one will know. Many in the audience have been down this road before and are not going to let them out and out lie and get away with it. Here is hoping the planning board is listening.