Plan of the MSH lands in play

Posted on December 4, 2013 | 3 Comments

DCAMM’s term sheet for the Medfield State Hospital property refers to Parcels A and B that it is selling to the Town of Medfield.  I have uploaded the plan so people can see the land that is in play.  20130822-DCAMM-plan

Basically what has been offered to the town is 94 acres of the core campus where the buildings are located today and the 40 acres across the street where the Odyssey House and the sledding hill are located.

Only twelve (12) acres of the 40 acres across Hospital Road can be built upon, due to limitations n taking agricultural soils out of existence.  The 94 acres will be reduced by the six acres coming to the town by means of the separate and now pending water tower legislation, so in reality only 88 acres of the main MSH campus are to be purchased.

The Board of Selectmen also learned last night that the Massachusetts Historic Commission has recently reversed itself and is willing to allow the Odyssey House demolition to proceed.  However, now that the other two demolitions are already completed at the MSH site, Odyssey House will (1) have to wait until spring to be demolished, and (2) now probably cost the state more to demolish than if it had just been done while the demolition contractor was on site.

This is a list of the parcels shown on the attached plan and the intended result for each –

  • Parcels A-1 and A-2 are slated to be transferred to Dept. of Conservation and Recreation (DCR)
  • Parcel C is the long thin land located between the railroad tracks and Rte 27, located on the plan below where it is labeled, and it is also to go to DCR
  • Parcel D is the gun range, which, I believe, goes to the state’s Public Safety people
  • Parcel E (the former MSH Cemetery) goes to DMH
  • Parcel F is already an active group home and will remain as such
  • Parcel G, I believe, is the former sewer pump station, and I do not know who gets that  – ???
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3 responses to “Plan of the MSH lands in play”

  2. Megan Sullivan's avatar Megan Sullivan | December 4, 2013 at 4:14 pm |

    Hi Pete-

    This is great and helpful.  What parcel has the land on it that is being cleaned up along the river?

    Thanks

    Megan

    Megan B. Sullivan 508-359-8274

    Medfield Green http://www.medfieldgreen.org

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  3. Select Board member Osler "Pete" Peterson's avatar Selectman Osler "Pete" Peterson | December 4, 2013 at 4:51 pm |

    Megan,
    The C&D area is the trash pile in the wetlands along the river’s edge, ranging up to about 17′ deep, and the C&D area is located on the A-2 parcel shown on that plan at the top where the river makes the almost 90 degree turn to flow off the top of the page, above and to the left of the A-2 label. The A-2 parcel border seems to have an arrowhead shaped border coming off the 90 degree turn of the river, pointing to the left, and the C&D area is right within that arrowhead.
    Pete

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