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.
I can be reached via 508-359-9190 or this blog.
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From the Massachusetts Municipal Association –
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 Hello Members! Here’s the September 2021 issue of The Beacon – packed with the latest news affecting local government plus details about many upcoming MMA member group meetings — both remote and in-person. Here are a few highlights: • Governor proposes year-end supplemental budget • How to spend ARPA funds with an equity lens • Census data show differing trends for cities and suburbs, while concerns remain about data quality • State agencies to update environmental justice protocols • Massachusetts Municipal Cybersecurity Summit set for Oct. 7 • Report highlights leading clean energy communities • MassDOT releases new Chapter 90 informational resources • Mass. communities join Cities Race to Zero climate campaign Plus, a very important update about the 2022 MMA Annual Meeting & Trade Show Link to the September 2021 issue of The Beacon (no login required) By publishing The Beacon as a PDF, we can ensure that we get you the very latest information that you need ASAP. (If you did not receive this email directly, please share your email address with us – along with name, title and city/town – at database@mma.org.) Best regards, John Ouellette Manager of Publications and Digital Communications Jennifer Kavanaugh Associate Editor Meredith Gabrilska Digital Communications Coordinator |
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Email this morning from Town Administrator, Kristine Trierweiler –
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Please check out the video from the Warrant Committee Subcommittee meeting last night. We utilized the new “Owl” which allows us to conduct hybrid meetings via Zoom without having to bring Medfield TV in for assistance. Pete had attended a conference with MMA that discussed towns that were using the Owl, it took a few weeks to get it into place but it was worth the wait!
We intend to continue utilizing Medfield TV for the BOS and School Committee meetings but this offers more flexibility for smaller committees who would like to conduct hybrid meetings.
Your cloud recording is now available.
Topic: Warrant Committee
Date: Aug 31, 2021 07:05 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Copy the link below to share this recording with viewers:
https://medfield-net.zoom.us/rec/share/peBJvKyFzx1ZPSizgxzijcv4GRgAUVQ_yb-lYaXbamgSda8iz2Hg5opA5TPVPDPc.XlTjIeTkXHr8jLkX Passcode: Wj0Y.8v?
Thank you for choosing Zoom.
-The Zoom Team
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Kristine Trierweiler
Town Administrator
Town of Medfield
459 Main Street
Medfield, MA 02052
508 906 3011 phone
508 359-6182 fax
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Trinity Financial was interviewed by the Medfield State Hospital Development Committee last night with respect to Trinity’s proposal to develop the former Medfield State Hospital site. My sense was that Trinity is willing to be exceedingly flexible, and to listen to and consider proposals for changes to what the town wants, if the town wants to further tailor the result to precisely what the town desires. So far Trinity proposes 334 rental units in the existing buildings, 25% affordable, meaning that all 344 should get added to the town’s SHI list of affordable housing units.
Trinity clearly thought that the site could allow for more development than the 334 units, should the town residents want to achieve more tax revenue so as to lower existing real estate taxes (any greater density would target getting more real estate taxes without adding more municipal costs, and hence would lower existing taxes).
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Date: Tue, Aug 24, 2021 at 3:02 PM
Subject: Trinity interview
To: Kristine Trierweiler <ktrierweiler@medfield.net>
Last night’s interview with Trinity has been posted onto YouTube:
https://youtu.be/bO6V-9hHCl0?t=70
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Nicholas J. MilanoAssistant Town Administrator
Posted in Buildings, Development, Medfield State Hospital, Permitting
From the School Building Committee –
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Please join the SBC on Wednesday, August 25th at 7PM for a Community Conversation. It will be held in-person at the Dale Street School cafeteria and virtually on FB Live and Zoom. The Zoom link is: https://medfield-net.zoom.us/j/84839791333?pwd=VVY0UFAxdHRabEFKTmFhbmN6ZFI4Zz09
NB – there was a single dash missing from the (incorrect?) date in the link I copied from the Select Board agenda to use for my link to the agenda package for the Wednesday Meeting in my last post, so please use this link instead:
https://www.town.medfield.net/DocumentCenter/View/5352/BOS-Meeting-Packet-August-25-20-21
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To join online, use this link:
a. https://medfield-net.zoom.us/j/81577342022?pwd=ZTV3VU1EMnRBOHJINGh6 SS9wV3dvdz09
b. Enter Password: 060672
2. To join through a conference call, dial 929-436-2866 or 312-626-6799 or 253-215-8782 or 301-715-8592 or 346-248-7799 or 669-900-6833 a. Enter the Webinar ID: 815 7734 2022
b. Enter the password: 060672
The packet with meeting materials for this meeting will be uploaded at this link: https://www.town.medfield.net/DocumentCenter/View/5352/BOS-Meeting-Packet-August-25-20-21
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Email today from Town Administrator, Kristine Trierweiler, also sharing the Eversource storm update –
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Chief Carrico is closely monitoring the storm as Emergency Management Director. We have staffed additional public safety personnel including the DPW through Monday.
8/22 8:30am Eversource Hurricane Henri Update
Good morning,
As of 8:30 a.m., the company does not have storm-related outages on its Massachusetts system. Eversource has crews staged throughout its service area Sunday morning in preparation for any damage caused by the high winds and heavy rain of Hurricane Henri.
The storm has changed track several times in its approach to New England and is now tracking further to the east, which could increase wind impacts in Eastern Massachusetts. Eversource is prepared to shift resources as necessary to respond to hardest-hit areas. Rainfall of 2 to 5 inches is predicted for Western Massachusetts, with up to 1½ inches forecasted for eastern areas. Peak wind gusts could reach 70 mph on the South Shore, Cape Cod and Islands; 55 mph in Boston and other areas of Eastern Massachusetts; and 45 mph in Western Massachusetts. Winds are expected to peak Sunday between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. in eastern areas, and between 3 p.m. and midnight in western areas.
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Email yesterday from Sarah Raposa, Town Planner, shared the 2020 census figures on the number of dwellings in the Town of Medfield (4,450), meaning that the town is now 41 affordable units short of the 10% Subsidized Housing Inventory (SHI) goal that provides safe harbor from unfriendly 40B projects. –
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Hi all – Our HPP consultants were able to pull out our 2020 census year round housing units from the recently released redistricting data. With that we fell from 9.6% to 9.1%.
Just a reminder that the AHT and PB are reviewing the draft HPP update now and we have a joint AHT/PB/BoS presentation penciled in for Sept 21 (to be confirmed later).
Best,
Sarah
Sarah Raposa, AICP
Town Planner
459 Main Street
Medfield, MA 02052
(508) 906-3027
sraposa@medfield.net
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From: Barry Fradkin <barry@jmgoldson.com>
Date: Fri, Aug 20, 2021 at 3:28 PM
Subject: 2020 Census and SHI
To: Sarah Raposa <sraposa@medfield.net>
Cc: Jennifer Goldson <jennifer@jmgoldson.com>
Good afternoon Sarah,
We did some digging into the 2020 Census redistricting data and pulled out the new population and housing numbers for each municipality in Massachusetts. Although we cannot provide official Subsidized Housing Inventory (SHI) figures – DHCD will be able to give you this information at some point – we know our clients are eagerly awaiting the 2020 Census data to understand how they stand on the SHI and wanted to give you a sneak peek at this initial data release.
Jenn asked me to share the following statistics for Medfield – please feel free to reach out with any questions!
| Municipality | Total Population (2020) | Year-round Housing Units (2020) | Occupied Units (2020) | % Occupied (2020) | Vacant Units (2020) | % Vacant (2020) | Year-round Housing Units (2010) | SHI Units (as of 12/2020) | % Subsidized (2010) | % Subsidized (2020) |
| Medfield | 12,799 | 4,450 | 4,346 | 98% | 104 | 2.3% | 4,220 | 406 | 9.6% | 9.1% |
We hope you find this information useful and look forward to continuing our work together!
Best,
Barry
Barry Fradkin, GISP
Community Planning Analyst
JM GOLDSON
EMPOWERING PEOPLE . CREATING COMMUNITY.
Boston, MA
617-221-4003
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Posted in Affordable housing / 40B
The town received two responses to its RFP’s to redevelop the former Medfield State Hospital site. The links to the proposals are below.
Trinity Financial proposes 334 rental units that would be in all the existing rehabilitated building (less the maintenance building and dining hall, which Trinity would demolish). Trinity would pay the town $2m.
Pulte submitted three options:
Option A Price Proposal /Total Consideration : $7,696,000 The first development option will only utilize the Arboretum Parcel and will consist of 73 non-age restricted forsale residential townhomes. There will be 54 market-rate residences and 19 affordable-rate residences. The affordable-rate residences will make up 25% of the total amount of residences which is in conformance with the affordability requirements in the Medfield State Hospital District. The proposed purchase price for Option A is $ 7,696,000. The proposed purchase price may increase or decrease based on the number of market-rate residences approved by the Town of Medfield on the Arboretum Parcel.
Option B Price Proposal/Total Consideration: $29,158,000 The second development option will utilize the entire disposition property (West Slope, Core Campus, and Arboretum Parcel). This development option will consist of 602 non-age restricted for sale residences in a mix of garden-style residences and townhome residences. There will be 451 market-rate units and 151 affordable-rate units. There will be 450 garden-style residences and 152 townhome residences. The affordable-rate residences will make up 25% of the total amount of residences which is in conformance with the affordability requirements in the Medfield State Hospital District. The proposed purchase price for Option B is $ 29,158,000. The proposed purchase price may increase or decrease based on the number of market-rate residences approved by the Town of Medfield on the disposition site.
Option C Price Proposal/Total Consideration: $44,108,000 The third development option utilizes the entire disposition parcel, which includes the West Slope Parcel, Core Campus Parcel, and Arboretum Parcel. Development on the property will be a mixed-use residential community consisting of 402 for-sale non-age restricted garden-style residences and townhome residences, 100 agerestricted for-sale garden-style residences, and 200 apartment rental residences, for a grand total of 702 residences.
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This is what the existing Pulte built development at the former Walpole Woodworking site looks like with the same sort of buildings:
This is from the Town of Medfield website –
The Town of Medfield released a Request for Proposals for the Medfield State Hospital on Monday, April 5, 2021. Proposals were due on Monday, August 2, 2021 at 11 am. The Request for Proposals was developed by the Medfield State Hospital Development Committee prior to submission to the Medfield Board of Selectmen. Proposals will be evaluated by the Medfield State Hospital Development Committee.
On Monday, August 2, 2021, the Town received two proposals, which can be accessed here: https://www.town.medfield.net/2004/Redevelopment-Proposals
The Town released a press release announcing it received two proposals which can be found here.
The Request for Proposals and the posted addenda that were released by the Town can be accessed at this link: https://www.town.medfield.net/2003/Medfield-State-Hospital-RFP
Please contact Assistant Town Administrator Nicholas Milano with any questions at nmilano@medfield.net or 781-856-5287.
Additional information about the Medfield State Hospital can be found here: https://www.town.medfield.net/556/Medfield-State-Hospital-information
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