Monthly Archives: September 2019

Master Planning Forum #1 – 10/20

Posted on September 28, 2019 | Comments Off on Master Planning Forum #1 – 10/20

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Medfield Townwide Master Plan Public Forum – Visioning

Townwide Master Planning Committee

Townwide Master Plan Public Forum #1: 10/20/19

Join us in a once in a generation opportunity to help shape the future of Our Town.

WHEN: Sunday, October 20, 2019 @ 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM

WHERE: Blake Middle School

Dinner & Free Raffle Included

What to preserve? What to change? Concerns? Improvements?“

But I like things the way they are… “ Doing nothing doesn’t mean nothing will change.

Ensure that Medfield’s desirable features are preserved and challenges are addressed.

How can a master plan help increase a municipality’s financial efficiency?

  • Identify priorities
  • Identify potential funding opportunities
  • Master Plan makes municipality eligible for grants
  • Identify low-hanging fruit
  • Recommend public/private partnerships where relevant
  • Master plan process can lead to partnerships and resource sharing
  • Identifies opportunities for regionalization of services and/or facilities

Additional info on the Medfield Townwide Master Planning Committee Webpage: https://www.town.medfield.net/350/Townwide-Master-Planning-Committee

RSVP for the community dinner and forum RSVP here

 

 

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BoS materials for 10/1

Posted on September 28, 2019 | Comments Off on BoS materials for 10/1

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Email from Kris today –

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It’s 271 pages this week so this is the link to download directly from the town’s website. If anyone would like it printed for the meeting let me know and we can have it ready on Monday.

 

https://www.town.medfield.net/DocumentCenter/View/3184/BOS-Meeting-Packet-October-1-2019-PDF

 

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Kristine Trierweiler

Town Administrator
Town of Medfield

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BoS 10/1

Posted on September 26, 2019 | Comments Off on BoS 10/1

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TOWN OF MEDFIELD

 POSTED:

 

  

                           

MEETING NOTICE                              TOWN CLERK
   
POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF M.G.L. CHAPTER 39 SECTION 23A AS AMENDED.
 
                         Board of Selectmen   DRAFT  
   Board or Committee               
 

 

PLACE OF MEETING DAY, DATE, AND TIME
Town Hall, Chenery Meeting Room, 2nd floor Tuesday October 1, 2019 @ 7:00 PM
   

 

AGENDA (Subject to change)

7:00 PM Call to order

Disclosure of video recording

We want to take a moment of appreciation for our Troops serving in the Middle East and around the world

 

Announcement:  Representative Shawn Dooley will hold Fall Office Hour on Thursday October 24, 2019, 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM in Town Hall Warrant Room, 1st floor

 

Citizen Comment

 

Appointments

Police Chief Michelle Guerette requests the Selectmen to vote to:

  • Appoint Ryan Maxfield as Sergeant
  • Offer conditional employment to the following candidates:

Kristi Martorana, Garrett Ledbetter, Charlotte DiClemente, Michael Downing, Francis Thisse, Joseph Sherbertes, Carolyn Sheingold , Terence Teehan

  • Appoint Brendan Pasco and Bryan Syrett as Special Police Officers

 

Kingsbury Club Assignment of Solar Lease and Consent to Assignment, Steve Porter

 

Transfer Station and Recycling Committee, Chair Nancy Irwin

  • Discuss appointment of additional members to the committee
  • Committee Update

 

Action Items

Vote to open the November 18, 2019 Special Town Meeting Warrant

 

Town Planner Sarah Raposa requests the Selectmen to vote to authorize Chairman Murby to sign Ch. 40B Technical Review Assistance Application for the project, Aura at Medfield; location at 50 Peter Kristof Way

 

Town Planner Sarah Raposa requests the Selectmen to vote to authorize Chairman Murby to sign Award Letter Supplement for the project The Rosebay at Medfield

 

DPW Director Maurice Goulet requests the Selectmen to vote to award the primary bid for Joint Purchase of Salt

2019-2020 Bid to Champion Salt LLC; low bid CC $46.95 and Treated Salt $61.95.  Also to vote to award Eastern Minerals, Inc. as the secondary supplier for the 2019-2020 winter season / CC $47.00; Solar $47.00; Treated Salt $62.00

 

DPW Director Maurice Goulet requests the Selectmen to vote to award the following Agreements to:

  • Environmental Partners Group, Inc. for Nebo Tank Rehab Amendment No.1 and in the amount of $69,200.00
  • Environmental Partners Group, Inc. for Professional Engineering Services, Medfield Water System-Emergency
  • Response Plan Update and in the amount of $9,7600.00
  • Environmental Partners Group, Inc. for Preliminary Design Wells 3 and 4 and Permitting for Iron and Manganese Treatment Facility and in the amount of $171,500.00
  • Woodard & Curran, Inc. for Inflow and Infiltration Investigations and Monitoring and in the amount of $115,500.00

 

Americans with Disabilities Act Update

Vote to appoint Kristine Trierweiler as ADA Coordinator

Vote to adopt ADA Grievance Procedures

Vote to adopt ADA Public Notice

 

Vote to close the November 18, 2019 Special Town Meeting Warrant at close of meeting

 

Discussion

Lot 3

November 18, 2019 Special Town Meeting

 

Licenses and Permits (consent agenda)

Town Planner Sarah Raposa requests permission to post signs at approved locations announcing:

  • October 3 Public Hearing MSH Rezoning 8:00 PM at Town Hall
  • October 7 Public Forum    MSH Rezoning 7:00 PM at the High School
  • October 20 Public Forum #1 Townwide Master Plan Visioning Session 5-7:30 PM, Blake Middle School
  • November 18 Special Town Meeting, 7:00 PM at the High School
  • Signage also to be placed at MSH Grounds

Council on Aging requests one-day wine and malt beverage permit for the following events:

October Supper Club        Wednesday October      23 4-7 PM

November Supper Club    Wednesday November  20 4-7 PM

December Supper Club    Wednesday December   18  4-7 PM

 

Accept/Correction of Meeting Minutes

2018–November 6, November 27, December 11

2019–May 28, June 4, August 13, September 3

 

Town Administrator Update

 

Board of Selectmen Action List

 

Selectmen report

 

Informational

Copy of ZBA legal notice for October 9, 2019 public hearing

Packet of information from Medfield Conservation Commission

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National Voter Registration Day.

Posted on September 24, 2019 | Comments Off on National Voter Registration Day.

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This reminder today from my American Association for Justice to register to vote –

Friends,

Today is National Voter Registration Day. AAJ posted messages on social media reminding everyone to register to vote and to check their registrations. Click here to find your state’s registration information.
Although Election Day seems far away, it’s never too early to make sure that everyone in your network is registered to vote. As AAJ members, we fight every day for access to civil justice, but this starts with access to the ballot.

 

Please take AAJ’s initiative one step further and share, repost, and retweet this message on your personal social media accounts today! Through the power of social media, we can quickly amplify our message to protect the vote.

Thank you for all you do,

 

Jackie Olinger Rochelle and Julie Braman Kane

Voter Protection Action Committee (VPAC) Chairs

 

 

Julie Braman Kane

Colson Hicks Eidson

255 Alhambra Circle, Penthouse

Coral Gables, FL  33134

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MSH timeline to STM

Posted on September 23, 2019 | Comments Off on MSH timeline to STM

From Town of Medfield alert and website – a timeline from now to the special town meeting (STM) on the Medfield State Hospital zoning on November 18. 2019. –

Medfield State Hospital

Thank you for visiting our webpage about the Medfield State Hospital. Use the links on the left to learn more about the strategic reuse master plan, proposed zoning, and other information about the former state hospital.

A Special Town Meeting will be held on Monday, November 18, 2019 to consider adopting the strategic reuse master plan’s proposed zoning.

Please contact Sarah Raposa, Town Planner, with any questions or requests for additional information.

Sign up for Medfield State Hospital Master Plan Committee newsletters here. Use this link to view archived newsletters.

Agenda and minutes for MSHMPC meetings since 2017 can be found at the Town’s agenda center by clicking here.

For archived MSHMPC minutes, please click here.

A Walking Tour will be held on September 29, 2019. For more information, please see below.

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Rezoning – Presentation to BoS (9/3/19)

Rezoning Article at Special Town Meeting on Monday, November 18, 2019

Presentation

Schedule:

September 3, 2019 Kick-Off Meeting (Board of Selectmen, Planning Board, MSH Master Planning Committee, MSH Development Committee, Warrant Committee)
September 6, 2019 Legal Notice Ad due to The Press
September 13, 2019 Legal Ad # 1 for Public Hearing Notice
September 20, 2019 Legal Ad # 2 for Public Hearing Notice
October 3, 2019 Public Hearing  on Rezoning before Planning Board
October 7, 2019 Public Forum
October 21, 2019  Public Hearing, night 2 before Planning Board
October __, 2019 TBD Warrant Committee consideration
October 29, 2019 Final Language of Zoning Article to Board of Selectmen
October 29, 2019 Town Meeting Warrant Finalized by Board of Selectmen
November 4, 2019 Notice for Special Town Meeting to be posted 14 days prior
November 18, 2019 Planning Board submits verbal report & recs to Town Mtg
November 18, 2019 Special Town Meeting

 

 

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Townwide Master Plan Public Forum #1: 10/20/19

Posted on September 23, 2019 | Comments Off on Townwide Master Plan Public Forum #1: 10/20/19

Town of Medfield Alert – Posted on: September 23, 2019

Townwide Master Plan Public Forum #1: 10/20/19

Join us in a once in a generation opportunity to help shape the future of Our Town.

WHEN:   Sunday, October 20, 2019 @ 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM

WHERE: Blake Middle School

WHAT:    Dinner included

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“But I like things the way they are… “ Doing nothing doesn’t mean nothing will change.

Ensure that Medfield’s desirable features are preserved and challenges are addressed.

How can a master plan help increase a municipality’s financial efficiency?

  • Identify priorities
  • Identify potential funding opportunities
  • Master Plan makes municipality eligible for grants
  • Identify low-hanging fruit
  • Recommend public/private partnerships where relevant
  • Master plan process can lead to partnerships and resource sharing
  • Identifies opportunities for regionalization of services and/or facilities

 

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Suicide Prevention for parents – tonight at 7:30PM

Posted on September 23, 2019 | Comments Off on Suicide Prevention for parents – tonight at 7:30PM

 

Suicide Prevention – PARENTS Invited to attend Mon 9/23 at 7:30pm

St. Edward Church and UCC Medfield are collaborating on this important initiative, along with the Medfield Coalition for Suicide Prevention.

By Colleen M. Sullivan, Patch Mayor 
Suicide Prevention - PARENTS Invited to attend Mon 9/23 at 7:30pm
Dear Middle and High School Parents,

In collaboration with the Medfield Coalition for Suicide Prevention (MedfieldCSP), the faith based community in Medfield is excited to present new programming for teen peer to peer training for mental and emotional well-being and awareness.

Last June, many high schoolers participated in a focus group facilitated by Dr. Nadja Reilly, from William James College. The intent was to listen to these students to unveil some pressing issues the students may be experiencing and their root causes. Our students’ input was profound and extremely insightful. Based on the feedback from student and parent focus groups, we have started to develop programming and we would love to share this information with you.

We invite parents to learn about this new peer to peer training initiative and hear ways parents/guardians can support emotional resilience in our youth. Dr. Reilly will be presenting on Monday, September 23 at 7:30pm – 8:30pm at St. Edward the Confessor Church, 133 Spring Street, Medfield.

St. Edward Church and UCC Medfield are collaborating on this important initiative, along with the Medfield Coalition for Suicide Prevention. Please note that while the two faith communities are organizing this initiative, events are open to all parents within the Medfield community.

We hope you will join us – RSVP HERE!

If you have any questions or would like further information, please reach out to any one of us!

With gratitude, MedfieldCSP members,

Anna Mae O’Shea Brooke

amobrooke@ejcatholic.org

Arturo Rodriguez

arodriguez@uccmedfield.org

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The Climate Issue: Less Inconvenient, Not Impossible

Posted on September 19, 2019 | 1 comment

Fred Davis chairs the Medfield Energy Committee and his “guest column” that follows appeared in the Medfield Press –

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Medfield Guest Column: The Climate Issue: Less Inconvenient, Not Impossible

Posted Sep 17, 2019 at 2:00 PM
   

By Fred Davis

Medfielders can appreciate the difficult questions young people here and everywhere are asking: Why aren’t adults responding adequately to the climate emergency?

On Friday, Sept. 20, the Global Strike will involve millions of people worldwide; perhaps you or your child will be walking out of school or work.

For decades to come, there will be no answers that can entirely satisfy the accusations. But right now, a starting point should be an honest recognition that all carbon pollution in the world is an accumulation of all individual carbon footprints. Virtually every person in Medfield shares a significant responsibility in the cause, and therefore, also in the cure.

“Inconvenient” was how Al Gore shrewdly characterized this problem 13 years ago. Developments since then have made de-carbonizing more and more achievable, especially here in Massachusetts, the number one state in the country in energy efficiency (for eight years running, ACEEE).

A consensus has now crystallized among professionals as to what the necessary path looks like. Most if not all steps on the path are available right now, and are usually profitable. Drivers must drive electric. Available roofs must be solarized. Building owners must seal/insulate (to “passive house” standards), and upgrade lighting (to highest efficiency LED with controls). These steps are a whole lot less inconvenient than even a couple of years ago.

Most impactful is to “electrify” existing heating systems: replacing gas and oil boilers and furnaces with high-efficiency electric heat-pumps. Also, any new construction / rehab today must have a carbon footprint that is at least net-zero.

The bottom line is that steps necessary on the path to respond adequately to the climate crisis are, here and now, the responsibility of everyone who drives or lives or works in our town.

Davis is a 40-year veteran of the energy efficiency field. He is the new chairman of the Medfield Energy Committee, which over 10 years had reduced municipal energy use by 44 percent. All views are his own.

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Yoga on the Turf 9/22

Posted on September 19, 2019 | 1 comment

Sponsored by the Medfield Coalition for Suicide Prevention –

Tracy Buckley of Medfield Yoga Studio is kindly teaching the class.

Sunday, Sept. 22 from 12-1pm:

Community YOGA on the Medfield High School Turf

  • ALL WELCOME: all ages and all levels!
  • Bring your own mat or towel
  • Free class, however donations supporting our MedfieldCSP efforts will be happily and gratefully accepted!

PLEASE pass on the attached flyer to your network of people…should be a gorgeous day!

Many thanks!!!

Anna Mae

YOGA ON THE TURF S u n d a y , S e p t e m b e r 2 2 M e d f i e l d H i g h S c h o o l T u r f 1 2 : 0 0 p m - 1 : 0 0 p m F r e e C l a s s ! ( D o n a t i o n s a p p r e c i a t e d t o b e n e f i t M e d f i e l d C S P . o r g ) B r i n g y o u r o w n m a t / t o w e l A l l a g e s a n d a l l l e v e l s w e l c o m e ! H o s t e d b y t h e M e d f i e l d C o a l i t i o n f o r S u i c i d e P r e v e n t i o n a n d M e d f i e l d Y o g a S t u d i o V i s i t w w w . m e d f i e l d c s p . o r g f o r m o r e i n f o . SUPPORT THE MEDFIELD COALITION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION

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TWMPC – Medfield Day handout

Posted on September 16, 2019 | Comments Off on TWMPC – Medfield Day handout

Save the date – Sunday, October 20, 5-7:30 public forum. Dine and plan. Mark you calendars.

This was the Townwide Master Planning Committee’s Medfield Day handout.

 

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Medfield’s Townwide Master Plan Honor Our Past – Build Our Future Join us in a once in a generation opportunity…. To help shape the future of Our Town. YOU ARE INVITED… to the 1st Town-wide Master Planning Public Forum Join your friends and neighbors in crafting a vision and goals for Medfield’s future. Your input will be the basis upon which an Action Plan will be developed to guide future decision-making. WHEN: Sunday, October 20, 2019 @ 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM WHERE: Blake Middle School Dinner: available free of charge to all who attend. Free Raffle: All attendees are automatically entered. A Master Plan is an important opportunity to think about: How can we make Medfield an even better place to live, work and play? Join your neighbors in shaping the future of our Town! What is A Master Plan? • A basis for decisionmaking for future development • A process leading to a plan of action based on a town’s shared values and goals • A set of priorities for addressing the full range of issues facing a town Medfield’s Townwide Master Plan Honor Our Past – Build Our Future How can a master plan help increase a municipality’s financial efficiency? • Identify priorities • Identify potential funding opportunities • Master Plan makes municipality eligible for grants • Identify low-hanging fruit • Recommend public/private partnerships where relevant • Master plan process can lead to partnerships and resource sharing • Identifies opportunities for regionalization of services and/or facilities Why Plan? • Take stock, review objectives, direction and priorities • Examine resource allocation: existing and optimal • Last complete plan - 1997 • Be proactive and affect future decision making • Support eligibility for grant programs and public funds What to preserve? What to change? Concerns? Improvements? Ensure that Medfield’s desirable features are preserved and challenges are addressed. “But I like things the way they are… “ Doing nothing doesn’t mean nothing will change. For more information please see: https://www.town.medfield.net/350/Townwide-Master-Planning-Committee20190914-Medfield-Day-Handout-V-2_Page_2

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