Zoning Board Continues To Discuss Thorndike Place Traffic Studies Tonight

Arlington MA

16 February, 2021

9:57 AM

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Your Arlington Last Updated: 16 February 2021 Written by ZBA The town Zoning Board of Appeals plans to meet Tuesday, Feb. 16, in a Zoom meeting starting at 7:30 p.m., for a vote on one appeal and the continued hearing about Thorndike Place, the proposed housing project on Mugar property in East Arlington stalled since 2015. Discussion is to include continued discussions about traffic-impact studies and urban-design issues. See the meeting agenda >> Reach Zoom here >> Read comments from the Coalition to Save Mugar Wetlands (correct meeting date is Jan. 26) >> Thorndike Place petition >> From Arlington Land Trust: In January the Land Trust commissioned Weston & Sampson Engineers, Inc. to summarize critical climate resiliency considerations regarding the proposed Thorndike Place design in East Arlington. Its cover letter and report have been submitted to the ZBA. The Land Trust recognizes that predictable climate changes will directly impact the entire East Arlington neighborhood, site of the former Great Swamp and part of the Alewife-Mystic watershed. This W&S report is intended to provide additional evidence to the ZBA as it deliberates the significance of those threats to development on the Mugar property.The Conservation Commission has also submitted its recommended permit conditions for wetlands and stormwater management issues. Upcoming Feb. 23: topics to be determined Meeting ID: 970 9417 2178 Find your local number: https://town-arlington-ma-us.zoom.us/u/adNWeNXzLr Dial by Location: 1-646-876-9923 US (New York) Members vote: Approval of meeting minutes from Jan. 12, 2021. Members vote: Approval of Decision for Docket #3641, 69 Epping St. Comprehensive permits Thorndike Place: Discussion of architectural and urban-design aspects of project submission Thorndike Place - New Correspondence Received and Previous Correspondence Received YourArlington.com has provided news and opinion about Arlington, Mass., since 2006. Publisher Bob Sprague is a former editor at The Boston Globe, Boston Herald and Arlington Advocate. Read more at https://www.yourarlington.com/about.