'Affordable' Project Raises Questions
Patch readers respond to the proposal for another Sweetbriar-like affordable-housing development in Barrington with comments and questions not taken at last Tuesday night's meeting by the housing board.
Questions about the affordable-housing development proposed for the Sowams Nursery site in Barrington were put off from last Tuesday evening until the next Housing Board of Trustees meeting in May. Questions were put off because of a concern about violating the open meeting law with the meeting not advertised as a public hearing. So the Housing Board plans to advertise its next meeting as a public hearing to take questions. This situation didn’t stop many Patch readers from asking questions in their comments about the meeting in Town Hall. Read for yourself what some of the almost 100 people in the Council Chamber were thinking. garymm 2:15 pm on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 Has the Planning Board examined the current "busy load" utilization …
Gary Morse
1:01 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012
Given that there is no impact study on record, we are likely to hear a lot of "We'll get back to you on that" answers. Reductions in BCWA water pressure due to development has generally been met with a "not our problem" response by BCWA. http://www.eastbayri.com/news/2012/jan/30/solution-low-water-pressure-problem/ http://www.eastbayri.com/news/2012/jan/27/low-water-pressure-problem-franklin-… more ›