Fire Station Building Committee Votes to Remove 975 Massachusetts Avenue from Consideration
At their October 10 meeting, the Boxborough Fire Station Building Committee (FSBC) voted to drop further study of the 975 Massachusetts Avenue site primarily due to the cost of purchasing the land.
Town Administrator Michael Johns reported to the com- mittee that he had a second meeting with the owner of 975 Massachusetts Avenue, who stated that the price of the land would be $3.5 million. After discussion, the FSBC voted 6 to 1 to take the property off the table and not invest further time and resources into studying it.
This leaves three remaining potential fire station sites: 502 Massachusetts Avenue (the current fire station loca- tion), 72 Stow Road, and 700 Massachusetts Avenue.
The FSBC next heard an update on the 700 Massachusetts Avenue site. TA Johns reported that he has spoken to the owner several times via email and is gathering additional information about the site. Although there are a number of constraints, the committee agreed that it is worthy of further study by Context Architecture (Context), the town’s consultant.
The FSBC then turned to the “matrix,” a tool designed by Owner’s Project Manager (OPM) firm Vertex to be used for comparing and evaluating the three remaining potential fire station sites. Committee members discussed the purpose of the matrix, how it will be utilized by the committee, and the relative weighing of various metrics. They will continue discussion of the matrix at a future meeting.
The FSBC also discussed a recent Stow Road site visit and plans for the upcoming public forums. The forums will be held Wednesday, October 16 at 10 a.m. at the Sargent Memorial Library; Wednesday, October 16 at 7 p.m. at the Sargent Memorial Library; Tuesday, October 22 at 7 p.m. via Zoom; and Wednesday, October 23 at 7 p.m. at the Sargent Memorial Library.
This article has been condensed for print. Read the full version at BoxboroughNews.org.
Town Administrator Michael Johns reported to the com- mittee that he had a second meeting with the owner of 975 Massachusetts Avenue, who stated that the price of the land would be $3.5 million. After discussion, the FSBC voted 6 to 1 to take the property off the table and not invest further time and resources into studying it.
This leaves three remaining potential fire station sites: 502 Massachusetts Avenue (the current fire station loca- tion), 72 Stow Road, and 700 Massachusetts Avenue.
The FSBC next heard an update on the 700 Massachusetts Avenue site. TA Johns reported that he has spoken to the owner several times via email and is gathering additional information about the site. Although there are a number of constraints, the committee agreed that it is worthy of further study by Context Architecture (Context), the town’s consultant.
The FSBC then turned to the “matrix,” a tool designed by Owner’s Project Manager (OPM) firm Vertex to be used for comparing and evaluating the three remaining potential fire station sites. Committee members discussed the purpose of the matrix, how it will be utilized by the committee, and the relative weighing of various metrics. They will continue discussion of the matrix at a future meeting.
The FSBC also discussed a recent Stow Road site visit and plans for the upcoming public forums. The forums will be held Wednesday, October 16 at 10 a.m. at the Sargent Memorial Library; Wednesday, October 16 at 7 p.m. at the Sargent Memorial Library; Tuesday, October 22 at 7 p.m. via Zoom; and Wednesday, October 23 at 7 p.m. at the Sargent Memorial Library.
This article has been condensed for print. Read the full version at BoxboroughNews.org.