Location: Fellowship Hall, First Floor, UCC Medfield, 496 Main Street Medfield, MA 02052
Fair: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
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Conclusion. For the foregoing reasons, we declare that the act creates an affirmative duty for each MBTA community to have a zoning bylaw that allows for at least one district of reasonable size where multifamily housing is permitted as of right, as dictated by G. L. c. 40A, § 3A, and that the act’s delegation of authority to HLC to promulgate guidelines does not violate art. 30 of the Massachusetts Declaration of Rights. We further declare that the Attorney General has the power to bring suit for declaratory and injunctive relief to enforce § 3A and its corresponding guidelines. However, because HLC’s current guidelines were not promulgated in accordance with the APA, we declare them ineffective and, as such, presently unenforceable.
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The 2024 Grant Recipients of the Medfield Foundation’s Legacy Fund celebrated with midyear reports at the Zullo Gallery on Thursday night, December 5th. 2024 Legacy Fund Grants were awarded to the Peak House Heritage Center for a Traveling Trunk exhibit, Medfield TV for Podcast Equipment and the Dwight Derby House for their East Parlor Project, honoring one of its extraordinary residents, Mary Derby.
Director of the Gallery, Bill Pope, welcomed everyone to the Zullo, which received a Legacy Fund Grant itself in 2023 for the creation of an innovative Augmented Reality Exhibit. According to Pope, the exhibit is still hosted on the internet and can be seen around town with the app, Hoverlay.
This year’s Legacy Grants have already made a big difference. The excitement was gushing from Wheelock’s 3rd grade teachers about their plans for the Traveling Trunk as a multidiscipline time capsule in their 3rd grade curriculum.
And the energy for the Dwight Derby House has been transformed. Their East Parlor Project will honor Mary Derby, a single mother who ran a bonnet manufacturing business from her home while raising a son destined for greatness.
To paraphrase Rob Babson of the Peak House Heritage Center, he said, “Thanks to the grants from the MFi Legacy Fund, impressive talent has been brought to Medfield and ‘cross pollinated,’ amplifying and raising the quality of our offerings and excitement for our town.”
Stay tuned for news on Legacy Fund’s next “Call for Grant Applications.” To learn more, visit MedfieldFoundation.org.
The MFi’s key fundraiser, the Angel Run 5K / Run / Walk is happening this Sunday, December 8th at 11:30am at the Medfield High School. Come celebrate the season and support a great cause!
The Medfield Foundation is a volunteer run 501-(c)(3) nonprofit charitable corporation whose mission is to build community by supporting nonprofit initiatives, raising funds for those in need and distributing grants that positively impact Medfield.
The MFi Legacy Fund is a professionally managed, community-supported Endowment Fund empowering residents to make permanent gifts to improve the community and town of Medfield. Through a competitive “Pitch It” process, Medfield based non-profit initiatives or town agencies can apply for grants to benefit the town. To date, almost $100,000 in grants have been given away. Planned gifts to the MFi Legacy Fund are encouraged and will keep the granting going strong.
Learn how a roundabout dramatically improved the downtown of Poynton in the U.K., whose downtown was separated by the intersection of two high traffic roads. The roundabout made the downtown into a shared pedestrian and vehicle space, with traffic slowed and people crossing safely wherever they wanted. Makes a good case for replacing all the traffic lights along RTE 109 with roundabouts. Also a good argument for the increased safety of a roundabout at RTE 27 and West Street.
I hold regular monthly office hours at The Center on the first Friday of every month from 9:00 to 10:00 AM. Residents are welcome to stop by to talk in person about any town matters.
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From Geoff Sauter, the enthusiastic and dedicated man in charge of the Friends of the Dwight-Derby House, Inc. The Dwight-Derby House is one of the dozen oldest houses in the US. It a national treasure, that the Friends of the Dwight-Derby House, Inc. take care of for the Town of Medfield. Tours of the fascinating Dwight-Derby House are available to anyone who asks. –
I thought you should know about what went on.
Yesterday morning, I hosted a session for the Medfield Girl Scouts to explain the materials and construction techniques used in colonial homes. The young ladies are working on a badge called, “Cadettes who Build”. With exposed beams and open walls, the Dwight-Derby house was the perfect place to start.
The next phase is a visit to Home Depot to look at currently available building materials.
Best,
Geoff
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I started this blog to share the interesting and useful information that I saw while doing my job as a Medfield select board member. I thought that my fellow Medfield residents would also find that information interesting and useful as well. This blog is my effort to assist in creating a system to push the information out from the Town House to residents. Let me know if you have any thoughts on how it can be done better.
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