At Concord's 2009 Annual Town
Meeting citizens overwhelmingly supported a West Concord Interim Planning
Overlay District (WC-IPOD), a temporary and partial moratorium on development
in West Concord Village. The IPOD is allowing for a window of opportunity
in which a comprehensive Master Plan for West Concord Village is being
created. Community feedback to
Master Plan ideas and conceptual plans will likely drive proposed zoning
changes that will be voted on at our next Town Meeting. These new
zoning bylaws will determine the degree and types of change that West
Concord village will experience. New zoning rules could
include new standards for building size, height, design, use and other development
characteristics. Once the IPOD is lifted, development could change our
community.
Here - and right now - is your opportunity to
help influence what and how much change you want.
Upcoming Events:
Meet with the Master Planning Consultant - Stantec Planning & Landscape Architecture, P.C.
is working with the Town and West Concord Task Force in preparing the village
master plan. Project Manager, Ted
Brovitz, is holding Office Hours between 9 am - 4 pm to meet with the public on August
19th, 28th, September 9th and 23rd. On these
dates, Ted will also be holding "Lunch Talk" At Debra's Natural Gourmet between 12:00 - 2:00.
This is an informal forum for business and property owners, customers, and
residents to come by and share your ideas.
August 25th: West
Concord Task Force Meeting: 7:30
pm at Concord Park, 1st floor conference room.
August 28th: West Concord Task Force Scenario Building
Workshop - Part 2: 3:00 pm - 6:00
pm, 141 Keys Road, 1st floor Conference room. A review and discussion of preliminary
concept plans.
September 11th and 12th: West Concord Village Community Design
Workshops: Public
participation is an integral part of the planning and design process for West
Concord Village. The Community Design Workshop is intended to be an open and
informal venue and opportunity for town officials, civic organizations,
property and business owners, residents and other interested citizens to be
involved in creating a vision for public enhancements and future development in
the village center. The workshop
will be staffed by Stantec Planning & Landscape Architecture who will
assist participants in illustrating their ideas for the village area. The
Design Workshop will be held at the Harvey Wheeler Community Center on Friday,
September 11th between 9:00 am - 4:00 pm and Saturday, September
12th from 9 am to 1 pm.
Stantec will present the workshop results of the
2-day event at 3 pm on Saturday. Stop
in and have fun watching your ideas come to life.
Keep Informed:
For information about the West
Concord Task Force and Master Plan go to the Town of Concord web site www.concordma.gov and click on the "West
Concord Village Master Plan" and the "West Concord Village Task" Force" tabs on
the front page under Links for Residents.
Here you will find master plan materials as they progress, task force
minutes, upcoming meetings and events, and other plans and programs relevant to
West Concord. Also, the Task Force
publishes occasional articles in the Concord Journal and has created an e-mail
list to distribute announcements and documents. Interested community members are encouraged to join the list
at http: //www.yahoogroups.com/group/WCTF_announcements to subscribe.
Contact Information:
Ted Brovitz, Stantec PLA Tel: 617-523-8103 Ext. 220; E-Mail: ted.brovitz@stantec.com
Marcia Rasmussen, Town of
Concord Planning Director, Tel: 978-318-3290 E-Mail: mrasmussen@concordma.gov
We look forward
to seeing you at our upcoming events!
