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7.15.2026 Traffic Board
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Good evening.
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Wednesday, July 15th, Traffic Commission meeting.
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Is there anyone here for citizen input that is not on the agenda?
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Something that's not on the agenda?
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Nobody?
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Thank you.
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Um, before we begin, pursuant to the open law meeting, any person may make an audio or video recording of the public meeting.
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Or they may transmit the meeting through any medium.
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Attendees, and therefore, are advised that such recordings or transmissions are being made, whether perceived or unperceived by those present, and deemed acknowledged.
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Roll call.
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Stephanie McCarthy, Director of Traffic and Parking.
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Natalie Mello.
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Helen Rigo.
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Chris Hathaway, Director of Community Management.
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John Woodpoint.
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Thomas Ferris, Borough Police.
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Motion for approval of the 17 June 2026 meeting.
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Motion approved.
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First by John.
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I don't think you want this one.
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Second on the approval of last month's meeting.
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Second.
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Second.
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Start with curb cuts.
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Josh, Roderick.
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Oh, this is from last week.
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Last month.
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All right, strike that last.
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Nelson Cabral, 57 Ryan's Way, Swansea, Massachusetts, requesting a curb cut.
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89 McDonald Street.
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The existing parcel is currently served by 10-foot by 8-inch curb opening slash driveway.
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The applicant requests permission to extend the opening by an additional 14.6 feet.
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The total opening for this location will be 25.2 The engineering department has reviewed the application as well as the location and found no issues, and there are no objections to the request for the curb cut per the city engineer.
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Motion for that?
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Motion.
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Second.
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That passes.
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Tabled items.
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Field Street to be made a one-way from Stafford Road to Lapham Street due to congestion with cars on both sides of the street during drop-off and pickup at Holy Trinity School.
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This was tabled to contact the abutters and the fire chief regarding a possible traffic pattern change.
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Are the abutters here for that?
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Okay, so one about it here.
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2.
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Okay.
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The fire chief was invited to this meeting, was unable to attend.
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And I think we're going to need to table this again for his input.
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Motion for that.
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Motion.
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First by Natalie, second by Chris.
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We're going to have to table that issue.
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Can that study be done when school's in progress?
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Well, I think that what's happening in the city is most of the schools are going to a one-way circular pattern, easier drop-off, pickup.
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I don't disagree with it, but of course you'll certainly have your say.
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When that time comes.
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We're just waiting for the fire chief to give his input.
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We'll notify you again.
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I'm sorry you had to come down here.
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All right, but you'll be notified again.
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Thank you.
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Thank you, sir.
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All right, request to make Oliver Street a one-way from Broadway to South Beach due to the street being narrow.
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It was tabled due to the person requesting it not in attendance.
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Is that person in attendance today?
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Oliver Street?
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Not here.
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Looking to deny it.
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Looking to deny it.
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First, first by Helen.
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Second.
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Second by John.
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Another table item here.
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Fountain Street.
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Hope and Fountain Street.
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The request is for a stop sign on Hope Street at Fountain and on Hope Street at Eagle Street due to speeding on Hope Street to Broadway.
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It was tabled due to the person requesting it not being in attendance.
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Is that person here?
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Twice, nothing.
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Motion denied.
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First by Natalie, second by Alan.
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Miscellaneous request from the Azores Market at 303 William Street requesting a loading zone signage for business hours of operation Monday through Saturday, 8 to 6 PM.
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Is that person here?
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Yeah.
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Okay.
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Good.
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Come on up, sir.
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Sorry, come on up.
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Just state your name and your address, please, for the record.
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Just explain the situation if you could.
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Yeah, my name is Eli Reese and the address is 303 William Street.
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Um, there's those markets.
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I think most of the people knows the market and it's really, really hard to park, especially on the deliveries.
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Uh, it's always a hard, you know, really hard.
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And before I bought the place, which was almost 7 years ago, I know they had a sign there And they just remove it.
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I don't know why.
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Right.
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So you're looking for a loading zone sign?
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Yeah.
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Basically all day, right?
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Monday through Saturday.
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Where do you propose that this sign goes?
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So it could be on William Street or Eagle Street.
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Okay.
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Which one would you like?
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Probably— that's a tough one.
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I would say probably on William Street.
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I mean, they're both tough.
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That area is very difficult.
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Yeah, but they usually come from, uh, you know, one way from William Street, so it would be easier for them to park.
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My only concern with it being on William Street, there's a curb cut right there, so I don't want it to block anyone's driveway once the trucks come up to load.
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There's a driveway.
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Is that your driveway?
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Yeah, that's my driveway.
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Oh, okay.
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But the thing was, the previous owner, they had the sign on Eagle Street, right?
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Okay.
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So I don't know, in one way or the other, just to the south, right?
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Yeah, right around the corner.
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Yeah.
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And you don't know when the loading is coming?
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We've dealt with this before.
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It varies all the time.
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Yeah.
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Okay.
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Any discussion for the board?
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Where do they load?
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They load in that front door?
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Or do they— you have a back door they load?
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Yeah, it's both ways.
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They go to the front door and through the garage depending what— where's the garage, on William or William Street?
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On William.
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So it would benefit you to have it on William?
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Even for the trucks would be a lot easier, you know, because if they do on Eagle Street, that means they have to make that curve, you know, they have to take a right.
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So if they do it on William Street, after they unload, they can always go straight.
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And, you know, anything further from the board?
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No questions?
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Okay.
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I was 6 years old when I used to go to that store.
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It was, I think, a penny for a slice of bread.
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It's been around a while.
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All right, is there a motion for that, Simon?
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Motion.
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Seconded by Natalie.
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Seconded by John.
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And third by Helen.
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Trifecta.
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Hat trick.
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You'll be all set, sir.
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Oh, sorry, about 12 to 14 weeks.
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Okay, thank you.
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No problem.
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Requests for prohibited parking on Brightman Street north side Garside Street, 425 feet west.
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That roadway at the— for that overpass is 25 feet wide.
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I think there were signs up there at one point.
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Brightman Street, yep, just up from North Main.
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We had a vehicle parked there, made it extremely, extremely difficult for vehicles to navigate over that bridge.
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Bridge.
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There always seems to be a van that's parked about 40 feet from the wooden bridge, so you actually have to extend yourself every time I've driven by there.
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Correct, correct.
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We had some, some dialogue with him recently.
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Yep.
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He explained that his, his van was broken down, and we kindly asked him if we— if he could move over.
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Yeah, so currently the ordinance reads Brightman Street north from North Main Street west to Garside, so it would just be from Garside for the additional 424 feet west, taking it up to the wooden bridge.
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Correct.
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And then there's signs for the eastbound side already there.
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So that's, that's the request there.
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So that people can navigate that road, that trestle safely.
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I'll make the motion.
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First by John.
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Second.
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Seconded by Chris.
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So that passes.
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All right, handicap tabled issues, there were none.
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And now it's request for spots.
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Request from a resident, 84 Stanley Street, for a handicap spot.
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The applicant does drive.
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They have a handicap plate registration provided.
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The applicant's a tenant, and there was no off-street parking.
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I did go— that's, um, Miss Souza.
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Yes, I did go by that area.
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Um, I didn't see any, any issues with that at all.
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Motion first by Natalie, seconded by John.
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Man, that'll get taken care of 10 to 12 weeks or so.
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Somebody will come out, they'll measure, and, uh, they'll put some signs up.
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Uh, just keep in mind that it's not your personal spot.
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Anybody with a, um, an active placard can park there.
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Okay.
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Yeah.
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All right, thank you.
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Thank you.
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Request from 691 Charles Street, Mr.
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Hull.
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The applicant does drive, has a valid placard and registration provided.
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The applicant is a homeowner and there is no off-street parking, and I did go by that address as well.
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Mr.
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Hull, are you in attendance?
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Yeah.
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Okay, sir, I did go by your place.
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Um, I don't see any issues with your application or, or having it, um, taken care of.
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Motion approved.
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Second motion by John and seconded by Chris.
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So you're going to be all set with that.
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Again, 10 to 12 weeks, somebody will go out there and measure, and it's not your personal spot, okay?
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Anyone with an active placard can park there.
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Is there a preference where I would like to have the sign put?
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I would presume it'd be in front of your house as far as close as possible, right?
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Right.
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There's a certain spot that I would like to have.
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Is that closest to your door?
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Yeah, it's right where the steps are.
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There's like 3 steps to get into the— right into the walkway.
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That's, that's where they'll put it, sir.
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Yeah, so when maintenance goes by to do the measurements, that they will mark the ground, but it does have to be closest to the entrance.
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Closest to the entrance of the property, correct?
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Yeah.
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Okay.
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Yep, yep.
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So that when they go out there, you'll see the markings on the ground as far as where the placement of the signage is going to go.
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Okay.
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All right, uh, 122 Whipple Street.
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Mr. Mendez, I, I did go by that.
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Yep, you're all set, about 10 to 12 weeks.
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Okay.
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Yeah, thank you.
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For 122 Whipple Street, the applicant does drive, valid placard registration provided.
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The applicant is a homeowner.
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There is a very single car There.
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They shoehorned that in there somehow.
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And that spot is owned by someone who co-owns the house with you?
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I did check that.
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Um, well, the husband passed away, so I'm the one.
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I just— whatever, whatever she needs to do, right?
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But she also owns the house?
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Yes.
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Right.
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But you also need one?
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Yes.
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So I did go by there.
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There was a very small sliver of a spot that there was one car there.
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It was not your vehicle that was parked there.
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You were parked on the street.
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Typically, we shy away from providing a homeowner with a parking space to have a handicap spot on the street.
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I think this is probably an extraordinary situation.
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They do pop up, but I didn't see any issues with your application.
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Other locations.
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So it would be up to the board at that point if somebody wants to make a motion.
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So the co-owner parks there, I think it's 3 there.
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I thought I saw 3 people on the deed there.
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Is that right?
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It's, it's 4 people.
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It's 4 people.
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Okay, so 120, it's Carlos, 120, 122, 120, 122.
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Yeah, no, the first one, she— the first, even the first one, because she don't have a deck.
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So that's why the reason why should I have that handicap?
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A few years ago, I applied for the handicap down a little bit down the street, but because you already have one, that spot— there's one over there, right?
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Not anymore.
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Not anymore.
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Yeah, the signs were empty.
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Um, all right, so for the board, I did go by there.
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There's a very small sliver.
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Um, the house is owned by 4 people according to the, uh, according to the taxes.
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And I just think this is an extraordinary situation here.
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So you approve the first by Helen, second, and seconded by Chris.
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You'll be all set, sir.
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Uh, 10 to 12 weeks, somebody will go out there, they'll do some measurements, and it's not your spot.
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Thank you, sir.
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224 Plain Street.
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Mr. Mitchell, the applicant does drive, has a Valid plaque and registration providing applicant is a tenant, and a letter from the property owner that there is no off-street parking for him.
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Again, sir, I did go by there.
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I don't see any issues with your application or, uh, or that area for you.
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Motion first by Natalie, seconded by John.
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Again, sir, 10 to 12 weeks, and we'll go out there and measure.
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And it's not your spot, so you're all set.
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All right, thank you, sir.
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Thank you.
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183 Trip Street.
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The applicant does drive.
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183 Trip Street.
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Yeah, you skipped Cambridge.
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Oh, did I?
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What happened to 5?
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Oh, I'm sorry.
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Apologies.
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274 Cambridge.
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Hi.
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Very good, yourself?
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The applicant drives and has a valid and the registration provided.
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The applicant's a tenant and there is no off-street parking available to her, and she's correct about that.
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I did go by your place and you don't have anything there.
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Motion.
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Motion by— first by Natalie, seconded by Chris.
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That's all set.
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Again, man, 10 to 12 weeks and it's not your spot.
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Okay, you're all set.
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Thank you.
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Now on to 183 Troop Street.
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Mr. Charles, how you doing, sir?
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183 Trip.
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Applicant drives, has a valid plaque and registration provided.
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The applicant's a tenant.
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Letter from the homeowner that states tenant does not have access to the driveway.
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And that's correct.
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Again, I went over your application.
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Oh, that's not him.
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Oh, just come in.
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This was on behalf of someone, is that correct?
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I did go by that area.
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I don't see any issues with your application.
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Motion approved.
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First by John.
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Second.
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Seconded by Natalie.
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You're welcome.
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10 to 12 weeks.
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Okay.
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And anyone with an active placard can block that.
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52 Snell Street.
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That's tight over there as well.
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The applicant is legally blind and does not drive.
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This was on behalf of somebody, right?
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I got ahead of myself there.
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The applicant is legally blind and does not drive and has a valid placard.
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Significant other is, uh, the licensed driver, and their registration provided.
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Yeah, but Kim is also tenant with no off-street parking, and there is no off-street parking there.
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So again, this is on behalf of somebody else.
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Typically, with— typically with these, it's— it's— we don't— we don't legally agree.
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Yeah, I think that was— we had an exception before with that, and that went through.
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Yeah, ma'am.
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So, uh, there's nothing wrong with the application.
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There is no off-street parking for her.
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Motion to accept, first by Natalie, second, and then seconded by John.
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Um, ma'am, you're going to be all set with that, 10 to 12 weeks.
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Okay, thank you.
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All right, rescinded handicap spots.
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Request from the traffic department to have the following handicap spaces rescinded due to individuals no longer living no longer utilizing the space because they've either moved, they no longer drive, or they passed away.
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I'll read through them.
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John Street from 2015, St. Mary Street from 2020, Cambridge Street from 2007, Tecumseh Street 2011, Linden Street 2024, Division Street 2011, Orchard Street 2012, Baker Street 2019, South Beach Street 2016, William Street 2025, and Garfield Street from 2019.
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There's a motion to have these removed.
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Motion first by Natalie, seconded by Chris.
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It's all set.
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Is there any other business?
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Motion to adjourn.
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Motion to adjourn.
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First by John.
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Second by Natalie.
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Thank you, sir.
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