Location: 2050 Mass. Ave. Senior Center
Time: 7:00 pm
Folks-
Out of deference to the events of 9/11, the NCSC will hold its next meeting
on Tuesday, 10 September at the 2050 Mass Ave Senior Center starting at 7:00
PM.
Dick Clarey will chair the meeting.
The agenda will include:
White Hen Pantry Seating: The White Hen Pantry on Mass Ave (on Day Street)
has applied for a license to have indoor and outdoor seating. We will ask
them to discuss their plans with the Committee (and any interested
neighbors) as such a change in use could have an impact on the folks who
live in the area. We will also discuss existing issues with the White Hen
Pantry to include noisy equipment and the terms of their last license.
Trolley Square: The City is moving ahead to put a 20-unit housing project
with minimal (if any) ground level retail/community space at the corner of
Mass Ave and Cameron. Many local residents have expressed concern that yet
one more housing project with ground-level residential will make this
section of Mass Ave still less attractive for businesses and pedestrians
(as opposed to the portion of Mass Ave between Harvard and Porter Squares,
as an example). Community Development has, thus far, still refused to have
more public meetings (as opposed to the City Manager's City Committee
meeting in regards to the site) about this project to address neighborhood
concerns. The NCSC has written CDD and the City Council asking that this
planning process be slowed down to ensure that neighborhood needs are
incorporated into any project.
As an aside, sidestreets from Meacham to Milton are having sewer and
sidewalk work done. We had hoped that DPW would meet with street residents
to discuss the various sidewalk options (brick, concrete, plantings) with
the people who live on those streets to try to come up with a neighborhood
that's not a hodgepodge of stuff, but instead DPW just put flyers in
mailboxes asking if people wanted concrete or brick (and charging 40$ a
square yard to replace existing concrete with new brick). It is our hope
that we can get the city to put more effort into connecting with area
residents and forming streetscapes that look like someone who cared actually
planned them. If anyone is interested in working on this issue, email Craig
Kelley at Votecraig@att.net.
For questions or comments, please contact Craig
Kelley at 354-8353.
(Event sponsored - and information provided - by North Cambridge Stabilization Committee,
which is not affiliated with the Alewife Study Group)