Among the many issues affecting the Town Center, one of the major ones pertains to design. Thought is being given to establishing a Design Review Committee that would make suggestions regarding site design, building design, landscaping, parking, lighting, signage etc. for any project that requires a site plan review or special permit from the Planning Board.
In addition to reacting to development proposals, one task of such a committee would be to draft a set of design guidelines that would assist applicants and their architects, engineers and landscape architects in designing a project that would be a good fit for Sherborn.
Any thoughts on this concept as well as any specific issues that should be addressed would be approeciated.
Monday, October 22, 2007
Monday, October 15, 2007
Town Center Issues
The first topic I would like to discuss is the Town Center. There have been a number of development proposals over the past few years and there is currently an effort by a Sherborn Business Association work group to establish a water district in the Town Center. A possible district is illustrated in the post below.
The Planning Board is currently preparing a study of the Town Center. I will post more information about that study shortly. One part of that study is to conduct a survey of Town residents. You will hear more about this soon. In the mean time, please free to comment on any aspect of the Town Center that you feel is appropriate. This can include what you see as the good and bad features of it as it currently exists, your thoughts about the future of the Town Center, or any other related topic that you wish.
You will also have the opportunity to react to more specific information after I post it on this blog.
The Planning Board is currently preparing a study of the Town Center. I will post more information about that study shortly. One part of that study is to conduct a survey of Town residents. You will hear more about this soon. In the mean time, please free to comment on any aspect of the Town Center that you feel is appropriate. This can include what you see as the good and bad features of it as it currently exists, your thoughts about the future of the Town Center, or any other related topic that you wish.
You will also have the opportunity to react to more specific information after I post it on this blog.
Welcome to Sherborn Planning Issues!
As noted in the box on the right, this blog is intended to serve as a forum on planning-related issues in the Town of Sherborn. It is hoped that this can be facilitate two-way communication between the Planning Board and Town residents.
As Town Planner, I will periodically post comments about current issues in Town and will solicit your feedback. I hope that you will take advantage of this opportunity to learn about things that are happenning in Town as well as to provide your input on issues that are important to you or that you believe are important to the Town.
As Town Planner, I will periodically post comments about current issues in Town and will solicit your feedback. I hope that you will take advantage of this opportunity to learn about things that are happenning in Town as well as to provide your input on issues that are important to you or that you believe are important to the Town.
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