2009 Annual Report.pdf - Town of Milton

house gas emissions through a greater emphasis on transit. We are collaborating
closely with the National Association of Regional Commissions and other
allies to establish the so-called “sustainable and livable communities” program,
which will fund the development and implementation of regional plans like
MetroFuture.
The Three Rivers Interlocal Council (TRIC)
Annual Report 2009
Canton, Dedham, Dover, Foxborough, Medfield, Milton, Needham,
Norwood, Randolph, Sharon, Stoughton, Walpole and Westwood
The Three Rivers Interlocal Council (TRIC) is includes thirteen communities
southwest of Boston. Taber Keally, Town of Milton, is the Chair. Steve
Olanoff, Town of Westwood, is the Co-Chair. The purpose of TRIC is to disseminate
information and encourage regional collaboration.
In 2009, TRIC met monthly to discuss issues of local and regional significance.
Participants at TRIC meetings can include Local Council Representatives,
municipal staff, Town Administrators, and Chambers of Commerce, and
business owners. The Local Council Representatives who attend often represent
additional town boards and committees as well. TRIC sponsored a Legislative
Breakfast in 2009 that brought together members of the Massachusetts
State Legislature, municipal officials, and municipal staff for frank discussion
of current municipal issues and state response to those issues. TRIC channels
information to and from towns.
Current growth and development issues that are both significant and shared
throughout the TRIC communities include the potential for South Coast Rail
construction to negatively impact local economic development and to adversely
impact privately held property. Also, traffic congestion on municipal roads during
peak travel hours currently create unsafe travel conditions as commuter vehicles
avoid congested principal and minor arterial roads to cut through smaller
local streets designed to service residential neighborhoods. There is a critical
mass of interested municipal staff and citizens within almost every TRIC town
that wants to understand parking issues in their town and village centers as a
first step to finding the balance between too much and too little parking.
The I-95 Corridor Transportation Study, currently underway and conducted
by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, will evaluate transportation
issues in the I-95 and Route 1 corridors from Dedham to Attleboro. Towns in the
TRIC subregion are directly impacted by both of these principal arterial roads
and are eager for the study to be completed. The timely completion of The Canton
Interchanges Project remains a critical concern for TRIC communities.
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