This is unbelievable! In NO way should this happen! As stated, Concord is a town, not a city. This kind of development does not belong in Concord and would ruin the town.
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Anonymous
4 years ago
This is such an absurdly bad idea.
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Kenneth D Anderson
4 years ago
As a 75 year (with a few years off for college and starting my career) resident of Concord, learning about this potential development, although the word implies progress, breaks my heart. I used to get my newspapers at the train station to deliver in the proposed ex-neighborhood. But then newspaper/neighborhood, what are they and why are they important? If the ZB doesn’t understand and proceeds, maybe climate change will get us first. Just saying’
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Carolyn Olsen
4 years ago
No!
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Dick Robinson
4 years ago
this looks like a big giveaway to a developer likely waiting in the the shadows to capitalize on town resources
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Basilia Ramirez
4 years ago
NO to the development
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Alan Proctor
4 years ago
This appears to be a project developers will love but not residents. I wonder who…really…is promoting this oversized development…and why the Planning Board is promoting it.
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Joan Kennedy
4 years ago
As proposed this is completely out of scale for the area.
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Laurence Constable
4 years ago
This is one more of a string of proposals that would lead to unsustainable density, traffic, and pressure on infrastructure and resources. Not to mention, it will be an accelerant to the erosion of Concord's unique character as a bedroom community to Boston that doesn't feel like a generic suburb. People travel to this town, move to this town, and spend short- and long-term money in this town because of its character. Don't be short-sighted!
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Robin Garrison
4 years ago
Please attend the December 14th meeting to voice your concerns. Due to COVID- the Planning Board is trying to sneak this by the neighbors. I am very opposed to this as I live on Middle Street and this development will abut my home. The proposal jams 36 units into a 1.5 acre plot of land at the corner of Thoreau and Sudbury Road. Anyone that drives down Thoreau Street during commuting time understands that this area cannot handle any more congestion.
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Pat Sinton
4 years ago
Strongly object to proposed planning board proposals.
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Bob Treitman
4 years ago
I'm curious as to where support for the proposed zoning changes to the Thoreau Depot Business District is coming from. I am seeing few, if any, Concord residents endorsing them. I would honestly like to hear from residents (not MAPC consultants or members of the Planning Board) who are supportive, and why they are.
It seems to me that this is a solution in search of a problem.
Why is it so important that it be brought to the 2022 Town Meeting? Consider the strong possibility that the on-going pandemic will make it difficult for town-wide participation at TM. Do we really want to make important decisions about the future of Concord under the stress of a rushed and sparsely-attended TM? The 2021 TM lasted just over 2.5 hours with only 412 voters attending.
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Lawrence Blundell
4 years ago
This a step to far
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Anonymous
4 years ago
The proposed building in these areas are basically about the bottom line, not in the interest of the residents of Concord. Please re-zone!
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Anonymous
4 years ago
I actually don't support this petition but wanted to comment. In my opinion, much if not the entire Thoreau corridor is an eyesore and boondoggle. We are talking empty rug and toy shops, ugly mid century (?) retail spaces, a pizza shop that looks more like glorified lemonade stand--need I go on? Let's not talk about preserving character. None of these buildings, perhaps save the Train Depot, reflect any aesthetic or historic history in Concord worth preserving. (And I'm born and raised here.) The plans are beautiful and a huge improvement over what we have. Moreover, they provide much needed retail space (Starbucks parking) and eliminate the hodgepodge look of the current street. I have no dog is this fight--just trying to be objective.
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Denise Haartz
4 years ago
The proposed density for the Thoreau district is not a good fit. This needs to be stopped. Surprised the Planning Board is moving this to the 2022 warrant. Traffic will be even more of a nightmare in this area.
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Liu-Beyer Jen
4 years ago
Combination of excessive unit density, increase traffic, building height and mass of structures will completely overwhelm the neighborhood of Concord. I strongly oppose it.
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William Andrewes
4 years ago
The proposed development plan is a generic design that could be in any town. It shows no interest in the character and history of Concord (the very essence that made us want to settle here in the first place). The Planning Board has conveniently (and it seems deliberately) ignored the concerns of keeping residents of this neighborhood informed, as they promised they would do at that first (and only) meeting about two years ago to which all residents were invited.
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James Proctor
4 years ago
Planners should be developing plans to reduce, not expand, economic activity. This proposal is a particularly egregious example of profit uber alles.
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Jeffrey Kalustian
4 years ago
As a member of this community, I firmly oppose this project.
This is unbelievable! In NO way should this happen! As stated, Concord is a town, not a city. This kind of development does not belong in Concord and would ruin the town.
This is such an absurdly bad idea.
As a 75 year (with a few years off for college and starting my career) resident of Concord, learning about this potential development, although the word implies progress, breaks my heart. I used to get my newspapers at the train station to deliver in the proposed ex-neighborhood. But then newspaper/neighborhood, what are they and why are they important? If the ZB doesn’t understand and proceeds, maybe climate change will get us first. Just saying’
No!
this looks like a big giveaway to a developer likely waiting in the the shadows to capitalize on town resources
NO to the development
This appears to be a project developers will love but not residents. I wonder who…really…is promoting this oversized development…and why the Planning Board is promoting it.
As proposed this is completely out of scale for the area.
This is one more of a string of proposals that would lead to unsustainable density, traffic, and pressure on infrastructure and resources. Not to mention, it will be an accelerant to the erosion of Concord's unique character as a bedroom community to Boston that doesn't feel like a generic suburb. People travel to this town, move to this town, and spend short- and long-term money in this town because of its character. Don't be short-sighted!
Please attend the December 14th meeting to voice your concerns. Due to COVID- the Planning Board is trying to sneak this by the neighbors. I am very opposed to this as I live on Middle Street and this development will abut my home. The proposal jams 36 units into a 1.5 acre plot of land at the corner of Thoreau and Sudbury Road. Anyone that drives down Thoreau Street during commuting time understands that this area cannot handle any more congestion.
Strongly object to proposed planning board proposals.
I'm curious as to where support for the proposed zoning changes to the Thoreau Depot Business District is coming from. I am seeing few, if any, Concord residents endorsing them. I would honestly like to hear from residents (not MAPC consultants or members of the Planning Board) who are supportive, and why they are. It seems to me that this is a solution in search of a problem. Why is it so important that it be brought to the 2022 Town Meeting? Consider the strong possibility that the on-going pandemic will make it difficult for town-wide participation at TM. Do we really want to make important decisions about the future of Concord under the stress of a rushed and sparsely-attended TM? The 2021 TM lasted just over 2.5 hours with only 412 voters attending.
This a step to far
The proposed building in these areas are basically about the bottom line, not in the interest of the residents of Concord. Please re-zone!
I actually don't support this petition but wanted to comment. In my opinion, much if not the entire Thoreau corridor is an eyesore and boondoggle. We are talking empty rug and toy shops, ugly mid century (?) retail spaces, a pizza shop that looks more like glorified lemonade stand--need I go on? Let's not talk about preserving character. None of these buildings, perhaps save the Train Depot, reflect any aesthetic or historic history in Concord worth preserving. (And I'm born and raised here.) The plans are beautiful and a huge improvement over what we have. Moreover, they provide much needed retail space (Starbucks parking) and eliminate the hodgepodge look of the current street. I have no dog is this fight--just trying to be objective.
The proposed density for the Thoreau district is not a good fit. This needs to be stopped. Surprised the Planning Board is moving this to the 2022 warrant. Traffic will be even more of a nightmare in this area.
Combination of excessive unit density, increase traffic, building height and mass of structures will completely overwhelm the neighborhood of Concord. I strongly oppose it.
The proposed development plan is a generic design that could be in any town. It shows no interest in the character and history of Concord (the very essence that made us want to settle here in the first place). The Planning Board has conveniently (and it seems deliberately) ignored the concerns of keeping residents of this neighborhood informed, as they promised they would do at that first (and only) meeting about two years ago to which all residents were invited.
Planners should be developing plans to reduce, not expand, economic activity. This proposal is a particularly egregious example of profit uber alles.
As a member of this community, I firmly oppose this project.