May 28, 2025
Members present: Mark Fiorentino, Meg Jabaily, Abby Kenyon, Eric Myers, John Oates, Martin Schwager. Also present, BFJ Consultants Frank Fish, Nick Cedera, Suzanne Goldberg.
BFJ Consultants Update
Fish reviewed the work status and timeline and suggested the final meeting be held on June 25. He noted any changes created as a result of comments received from the May 15 workshop could result in edits to the final plan. Also, if any edits are received from the committee, BFJ would need about a week to put the information together.
Goldberg reported that information was added to the plan appendix regarding the historic district and noted the current mapping of the historic district does not match perfectly with what is on the Historic Register. Jabaily suggested the committee discuss this in more detail at the next meeting.
Action Items
Jabaily suggested the committee may want to meet with the public to review the plan without BFJ present. The next meeting will be held on July 10 at 7 p.m. to review the draft plan. After that meeting, BFJ will be provided an update of any changes/revisions and a final meeting date can be scheduled.
Public Comments
Joan Russell, 12 Brookside Drive, said she is part of owner of 20 and 22 Hartford Avenue. She inquired about the consistent signage. Fish pointed out there are some ideas in the draft and Myers reported planning and zoning is considering future changes to these regulations. Russell also noted she did not see anything in the draft addressing the portion of the zone that includes properties west of routes 10 and 202. Fish reported the only thing would be extending the pedestrian-bike trail to be included in the “Granby Center Zone” but the owner of the properties on Route 10 is not interested in any discussions.