BOS minutes 12-17-19

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Minutes
December 17, 2019
Memorial Hall, 801 Washington Street, Canton, MA
Salah Meeting Room
5:30 p.m.
Present: Chairman Christopher J. Connolly ~ Vice Chairman John J. Connolly ~
Clerk Thomas W. Theodore I Mark J. Porter i Michael C. Loughran
Also Present: Charles J. Aspinwall, Town Administrator and Laurie Bogue, Administrative Secretary
Meeting called to order at 5:39 PM.
Selectmen John Connolly asked for a moment of silence for the passing of Terrie Ronayne, wife of
former Fire Chief Tim Ronayne. He asked to keep the family in thoughts.
Public Hearing for Amendment to the Town of Canton-Canton Holdings Development Agreement
Clerk read the hearing into the public record.
Motion was made to open the Public Hearing.
Motion: Mr. T. Theodore Second: Mr. M. Porter Vote: 5-0
Attorney Paul Schneiders, Lloyd Geisinger, President of Thorndike Development and David Eastridge,
presented to the Board, a powerpoint presentation, proposing some changes to the Development
Agreement. Their request before the Board is to reduce the number of townhouses from 19 to 16 and to
increase the number of units in the third garden style building from 36 to 40. The discussion continued
about the different layouts and changes in the orientation of the buildings. The discussion continued
about Exhibit BB and the units counts, still noting the total unit count of 212. Mr. Geisinger also
discussed building a113 bedroom townhomes, which would be a critical factor for families with school
aged children. He continued to note that they are proposing all 16 Townhomes to be 3 bedroom.
Chairman Connolly asked for the powerpoint presentation to be sent to the Board and Selectmen Porter
and Selectmen J. Connolly asked for more data about the 3 bedroom request, as a concern would be
school enrollment and the effects.
This matter was deferred to the January 14, 2020 meeting.
Motion was made to continue the public hearing until January 14, 2020.
Motion: Mr. T. Theodore Second: Mr. M. Porter Vote: 5-0
Discussion with Canton Holdings and Thorndike regarding condo association 21 E/Massachusetts
Contingency Plan responsibility
Attorney Rick Mann appeared before the Board as an informal discussion to discuss Lots 8 and 9 with
regards to the buildings of the condominiums, before a public hearing is to be scheduled on January 14,
2020. He noted that there is a little dilemma because of the strict provisions of the Development