Worried about Traffic in West Concord?

A forwarded email from Nancy Hausherr:

An invitation from the West Concord Advisory Committee:

You are invited to an Open House on Thursday, May 1 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. hosted by the West Concord Advisory Committee (WCAC), with a focus on traffic in West Concord Village.  We want this Open House to be a forum for expressing your concerns and ideas about traffic – patterns, increases, changes, conflicts and possibilities.  We have invited representatives of projects under consideration and under construction in West Concord (Junction Village on former Department of Corrections land, Brookside Square/50 Beharrell redevelopment, the restaurant at 24 Commonwealth Ave. and the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail) along with Town officials and staff. The Open House will be held at the Harvey Wheeler Community Center at 1276 Main Street. WCAC intends to prepare a report to the Planning Board based on the information discussed at the Open House. All are welcome!

Nancy Hausherr

Administrative Assistant

Town of Concord

Department of Planning & Land Management

141 Keyes Road

Concord, MA  01742

978-318-3290

RECOMMENDATION TO BOS FROM PLANNING BOARD: 

"CREATE A TASK FORCE FOR JUNCTION VILLAGE"

Concerned Citizens of Concord,
Thank you for your incredible support! Your voice via presence at the Planning Board Meeting last night, multiple letters and this petition has been heard loudly. Last night the Planning Board voted 4 in favor (2 abstaining) to recommend to the Board of Selectmen that a Task Force to work in conjunction with the CHDC (Concord Housing Development Corporation - a private LLC/entity) be appointed to study this "Junction Village" project.
This is not a victory yet- as the BOS can still reject the recommendation, however this is a victory for us as citizens worth noting. The foundation is being laid and these town boards and committees need to know citizens demand input and transparency.
This petition will not be closed as the BOS need to see the continued commitment and investment of the Concord Community as a whole.
As more information becomes available messages will be sent out. Please keep spreading the word that a Task Force is the best solution!

Sincerely,
WinCom Neighborhood Association on behalf of all Concerned Citizens of Concord.

https://www.change.org/petitions/concord-planning-board-board-of-selectmen-create-a-junction-village-development-task-force

Change.com Petition to the Planning Board for a Junction Village Development Task Force

We need as many signatures as we can get. 

Please read and sign!

Petition to create a Junction Village Development Task Force

The Concord Housing Development Corporation (CHDC) recently announced that they have changed their focus from building affordable family housing to developing an affordable 80+ unit assisted living facility on the Junction Village site. The Planning Board will discuss this proposal and consider their recommendations to the Concord Board of Selectmen at their next meeting - Tuesday, April 15 at 7:45PM.