Posted onDecember 17, 2020|Comments Off on $50K MassDevelopment grant for RFP assistance re MSH
The town received a $50,000 state grant to assist with the RFP for the former Medfield State Hospital site. Here is the announcement letter that came yesterday, despiteits date. –
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Wheelock Neighborhood Traffic Questionnaire Now Open!
The School Building Committee has released a traffic questionnaire intended, but not limited to, the Wheelock School Neighborhood. The data from this questionnaire is anticipated to be used to fine tune existing traffic calculations and adjustments, to understand additional concerns other than traffic increases, and to most importantly focus on developing mitigation strategies that would best serve the neighborhood and the future school development.
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Posted onDecember 16, 2020|Comments Off on Better electrical line reliability expected early next year
Emails from Town Administrator Kristine Trierweiler and Representative Denise Garlick this morning pushing for improvements to the electrical lines, given seven power outages in the last seven storms in the Main Street and Causeway Street areas, and an initial report –
I met with Eversource this AM, they have identified several issues including engineering and vegetation management. I have asked them to summarize the issues in a memo to me that I will share with the Board as soon as I have it. The engineering design change won’t happen until the first quarter of 2021, Chief Carrico and I requested that be moved up based on the past seven storm outages. I will update you as soon as I receive the memo from Eversource.
KT
———- Forwarded message ——— From: Garlick, Denise – Rep. (HOU) <Denise.Garlick@mahouse.gov> Date: Wed, Dec 16, 2020 at 10:36 AM Subject: Concerns About Medfield Power Outages and Tree Maintenance
The Office of State Representative Denise C. Garlick
Vice Chair, House Committee on Ways and Means State House | Boston, MA 02133
As the State Delegation representing the town of Medfield, we are writing to express serious concerns about frequent power outages in Medfield as well as a lack of tree maintenance near power lines.
We are very worried that the Causeway/Main Street section of town has lost power in the last 7 out of 7 storms. We understand that in cases of major storms, power outages are inevitable, but to lose power during every single storm is unacceptable to the residents, business owners, town leaders, and to us. The timing could not be worse as so many are now home working remotely and/or have children and teenagers home trying to learn remotely. Reliable residential power is essential now more than ever.
We are also concerned over a lack of tree maintenance near power lines. There are branches and limbs hanging over and on wires which we believe has contributed to power outages in other neighborhoods over the past several months. This is a significant concern as we head into the winter months where heavy snow can bring those branches down and the power lines with it.
By December 20th, can you please send us Eversource’s Tree Maintenance Plan for Medfield? We would like to see that there is an adequate plan in place to trim branches and limbs before we start to feel the full impact of a New England winter. Also, can you provide us with plans for resolving the issue that is causing the power outages in the Causeway/Main Street section of town? We do not want our constituents to face any more time without power as the temperatures begin to drop.
Any correspondence can be directed to Representative Garlick at denise.garlick@mahouse.gov, and it will be shared with the entire delegation. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
Sincerely,
Representative Denise Garlick
Representative Shawn C. Dooley
Senator Paul R. Feeney
Cc: Kristine Trierweiler, Town of Medfield
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Email today from Town Planner, Sarah Raposa, about the Townwide Master Planning Committee’s master plan’s final reports having issued – click the links below to receive the reports –
Final Reports:
Volume I – Presenting the Plan (with Implementation Action Plan)
Volume II – Inventory and Assessment of Existing Conditions
MCPE is excited to host its annual Trivia Night virtually! Join a team of 4-8 people on January 30 at 8 pm for a full pub trivia experience…without having to leave your couch! To sign up and learn more about how this virtual event will run, click here.
Thank you to West Street Veterinary Clinic for sponsoring this event!
Email from Town Administrator Kristine Trierweiler about an improvement at the Town House. Making town services better all the time. Thanks to Georgia Colivas, Moe Goulet, and Bobby Kennedy, Jr.!
With the increase of people using the drop box at the town hall, Georgia worked with Bobby and Moe to move the box so that people can now drive up to use the box. This is not only more convenient, handicapped accessible and overall a much safer option.
We are now working on an additional “walk up” box for the front of town hall where we see more walking traffic.
Posted onDecember 11, 2020|Comments Off on 46 cases over the last 14 days – yellow
Medfield’s COVID-19 Data Dashboard has been updated with case and testing data as of 12/10. Medfield remains in the yellow category and has a case count of 46 cases over the last 14 days.
December 11, 2020 01:51 PM Medfield’s COVID-19 Data Dashboard has been updated with case and testing data as of 12/10. Medfield remains in the yellow category and has a case count of 46… Read on Click here to open the dashboard.
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