Remarks by Mitra Pedoeem
99 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 4 of 4
- Play at 2:10:02
“Yeah, I think that's a good idea because they are looking at off-site, so that may help that they could plant it there. The other thing that I like about this, in addition that it is opportunity for for sale, is the size, the small compact size that makes it extremely, I hope, I believe it does, affordable. So this is something that would add not only for sale, but makes it something that is more affordable.”
Planning Board · Jun 25, 2026
- Play at 2:40:32
“This question was lingering in my head even for the last one before. So I don't understand why they have already done the design, they have done already the work and everything, and they come to us for approval. I understand that we still have a good number of units left, If I was a developer, I would get nervous if it gets very close to the end and you have just a few units left and I'm still working and I'm not ready to do it. How are you going to do that? Because they spend a lot of money to get to this stage. And then we approve it right before they go to construction. Is that what we are…”
Planning Board · Jun 25, 2026
- Play at 2:41:20
“So what if that by the time they get here, they go over the limit? Are we going to stop them?”
Planning Board · Jun 25, 2026
- Play at 2:42:24
“Yeah, because I understand even the scope of work or whatever is not a guarantee that it's going to happen. So if I'm a developer and this is getting close, to where my range is, I'm not going to work on it. Because I'm worried that I'm going to spend money and then come here, someone else has come for me that I didn't know or whatever, and I would be stuck. So this is anti-development, in my opinion. Just saying that.”
Planning Board · Jun 25, 2026
- Play at 4:19:25
“Can I just add something? Because we used it actually in civil engineering. It's not in the tank like that building the structure, but exactly what she talked about. They are designed, they're actually designed, the granular different particles in the soil are designed for the certain purposes. So if it is done for allowing the roots to come in, they design it in a way that roots can go at the same time can act like a regular compacted soil to hold the sidewalk or something on it.”
Planning Board · Jun 25, 2026
- Play at 4:25:37
“Yes. I'm sure that everybody would love that. I have worked with a lot of technical manual, and it is really a blessing to have something up to date and as clean and as nice. It's really nice presented. One thing that I really loved about it is the template. You said that they're like Excel templates. that people can just download it, and everything is there. You could just put the number and calculate. Because I was going to... I saw that and said, I hope they have done that, and you have done that. So that is really good. And I do not know how many you have done, but I think that anything…”
Planning Board · Jun 25, 2026
- Play at 4:27:47
“So if I just come there and I say, OK, take me to see that I can do the calculations for this specific or how can I do the maintenance or what does it take if I want to understand this and that and I just put it there and takes me right to the right chapter and the right page and say here look at it. That exists. That's wonderful. Congratulations. Actually it's 32 years. 32 years took a long time.”
Planning Board · Jun 25, 2026
- Play at 4:30:23
“James is not here, so I'll be honored to take his job and move to approve the updated Forest Conservation Technical Manual.”
Planning Board · Jun 25, 2026
- Play at 5:34:18
“There are two separate permits. One is demolition permit and one is a building permit. And they can do the demolition permit and demolish And that is, again, based on the requirements from DPS. And they definitely, after they demolish, they have to stabilize the site. So they could demolish it, bring it to the grade, and then they have to stabilize the site until they get their building permit that they can start the construction. I don't think these things have foundation. Sometimes there is also a foundation permit, but I don't think you have that.”
Planning Board · Jun 25, 2026
- Play at 5:43:02
Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
Planning Board · Jun 25, 2026
- Play at 6:27:07
“Sorry, just the question is that can the existing ground afford, accommodate a sewer for the assisted living? If we say denied, can they still build the assisted living with the sewer? Do they have space? I don't know how big it is.”
Planning Board · Jun 25, 2026
- Play at 6:27:41
“And they accommodate that, because it's big, probably. I don't know if they have enough land. That's the question.”
Planning Board · Jun 25, 2026
- Play at 6:28:29
“So they may not be able to do the work, the building. That's quite possible.”
Planning Board · Jun 25, 2026
- Play at 6:30:06
“Frankly, I have asked that question many times, and I think that there is no, I guess, technical reason for that. I believe it's more something to give away for institutional facilities.”
Planning Board · Jun 25, 2026
- Play at 6:31:49
“I have one more question. So if they get denied, because I understand what you're saying, but I'm sitting here and saying, okay, assisted living is a public service that is good for the community to have. I understand the difference between profit or non-profit, but service is a service. So what is the recourse? If we say no, And they cannot do that. So can they appeal? What is the appeal process that they can build it and get the sewer?”
Planning Board · Jun 25, 2026
- Play at 6:32:48
“Assuming is no. The answer is no. What is the recourse?”
Planning Board · Jun 25, 2026
- Play at 6:32:54
“Well, DPS just look at the size, and the size doesn't accommodate. If they have to make the size so big, I don't know, because this, depending on how many bedrooms they have to provide, and this is a facility, it's going to be a lot. So it may completely make them that they're not able to build it, The question is that if that's the case, do they have a recourse, or they just have to say they can't do it?”
Planning Board · Jun 25, 2026
- Play at 6:36:30
“Yeah, this is a nice facility, and that's why I'm saying that if we deny it, then we're taking something that is a public service away.”
Planning Board · Jun 25, 2026
- Play at 6:43:19
“How difficult it is just this area put a request to change from RE2 to RE1? Point of view. I don't know, but I frankly cannot support. I don't know what it means if we don't support. I don't know, but I cannot just support it because Regardless of whatever it is, it's not right. So we have these policies or these, I don't know what I call it, zoning ordinance or things that 99% or 98% of the time they make sense. It happens that there is 1% or 2% outlier there. And I'm just sitting there, and I just cannot bring my conscience to say no to this.”
Planning Board · Jun 25, 2026
- Play at 6:52:28
“I second that if you move it to that. I think that's what we should do. If there is a possibility to do the right thing, I think we should do that. If you move on, or I can move on, then I second.”
Planning Board · Jun 25, 2026
- Play at 6:54:36
“Why don't you motion you talk better? What you said is exactly what I want. So you say it, I second it.”
Planning Board · Jun 25, 2026
- Play at 7:02:24
“Well, here we go again. Sorry. We are sitting here and all the time pulling our hair to have more housing. And this is that they want to put Two apartments here. I don't know how many housing. And we just flatly reject it.”
Planning Board · Jun 25, 2026
- Play at 7:03:06
“I know that when we were doing all the housing, they say that places that they have. But I do not know how easy it is to connect this to sewer.”
Planning Board · Jun 25, 2026
- Play at 7:07:21
“Thank you for giving us that information. That's very helpful.”
Planning Board · Jun 25, 2026