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Minutes of 5/6/19 Meeting
APPROVED MINUTES
MASTER PLAN COMMITTEE MEETING
DATE: Monday, May 6, 2019 TIME: 7:00 PM
LOCATION: Cohasset Town Hall, Lower Level Meeting Room
IN ATTENDANCE: Clark Brewer, Chair ABSENT: Eric Seuss
Katie Dugan Peter Hobson
Amy Glasmeier Patrick Kennedy
Charles Higginson John Donohoe
Lynn Schwandt
Peter Matchak, Town Planner
Angela Geso, MPC Administrator
Ralph Willmer, MAPC
Jen Oram, Administrator to Planning/ZBA
Meeting called to order at 7:05 by Clark Brewer
Chair Brewer confirmed with staff that action items for the Open Forum on May 18 have been
finalized. There will be electronic signage through the DPW, coverage from the Mariner
newspaper and Cohasset Cable TV and promotional flyers in local business and public buildings.
Ralph Wilmer said the chapters are 90% completed. The figure for Open Space of 50%was
debated by the committee. In 2004 Open Space counted for 33% of Cohasset's total area; the
figure for 2019 is 50%. The difference numerically is 970 in 2004 vs. 2900 in 2019. Katie Dugan
is very concerned that these figures correctly reflect the reality of open space in Cohasset. She
wanted clarification on areas like Wompatuck State Park and Whitney Woods to see if the
figures included the entire area of each location or just the actual area in Cohasset.
Ralph Wilmer said he is still getting updates and information on the chapters and thought we
were all set with recommendations. Chair Brewer feels we can start posting the chapters on the
town website and possibly Cohasset 1-4-3 because at this point the changes are more cosmetic
than content. Jen Oram will work with Katie Dugan in uploading chapters to the web site.
Open Forum on Saturday, May 18,2019
The Forum begins at 10 am and will feature a `meet and greet' with each chapter presented at its
own table with committee members, staff and MAPC representatives available for discussion.
Ralph Wilmer will make a short presentation at 11 with a question-and-answer section to follow.
Planning Board
Chair Brewer said we should expect to have a final version for Planning Board to review with a
week of the Open Forum. Katie Dugan requested we have the document by the end of May and
present it to the Planning Board at their June 12, 2019 meeting.
With no further business to discuss, motion to adjourn by Clark Brewer, 2nd by Lynn
Schwandt and approved unanimously.
Meeting adjourned at 9:15 pm.