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THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION – HIGHWAY DIVISION
NOTICE OF A PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL MEETING
Project File No. 602202
A Design Public Informational Meeting will be held by MassDOT to discuss the proposed
Reconstruction of Route 1 (Lafayette Road) project in Salisbury, MA.
WHERE: Salisbury Elementary School, Cafeteria Room, 100 Lafayette Road, Salisbury, MA 01952
WHEN: Tuesday, February 25, 2020 @ 7pm
PURPOSE: The purpose of this meeting is to provide the public with the opportunity to become fully acquainted with
the proposed Reconstruction of Route 1 (Lafayette Road) project. All views and comments made at the meeting will
be reviewed and considered to the maximum extent possible.
PROPOSAL: The proposed project consists of the reconstruction of a section of Lafayette Road in the Town of
Salisbury. The project begins at Route 1A (Beach Road) in Salisbury Square and extends northerly for approximately
2.5 miles to the New Hampshire State Line. The proposed roadway shall provide two travel lanes, shoulders,
sidewalks, curbing and sidewalks with planting strips. The project will also incorporate geometric improvements to
the roadway and the intersections of Route 1 & Toll road as well as Route 1 & Route 286 utilizing roundabouts. Also
included in the proposed design will be Complete Street elements and ADA accessibility. Bicycle accommodations
consisting of a side path or buffered bicycle lane have been provided in accordance with applicable design guides.
A secure right-of-way is necessary for this project. Acquisitions in fee and permanent or temporary easements may
be required. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is responsible for acquiring all needed rights in private or public
lands. MassDOT’s policy concerning land acquisitions will be discussed at this meeting.
Written views received by MassDOT subsequent to the date of this notice and up to five (5) days prior to the date of
the meeting shall be displayed for public inspection and copying at the time and date listed above. Plans will be on
display one-half hour before the meeting begins, with an engineer in attendance to answer questions regarding this
project. A project handout will be made available on the MassDOT website listed below.
Written statements and other exhibits in place of, or in addition to, oral statements made at the Public Informational
Meeting regarding the proposed undertaking are to be submitted to Patricia A. Leavenworth, P.E., Chief Engineer,
MassDOT, 10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA 02116, Attention: Roadway Project Management, Project File No. 602202.
Such submissions will also be accepted at the meeting. Mailed statements and exhibits intended for inclusion in
the public meeting transcript must be postmarked no later than ten (10) business days after this Public Informational
Meeting. Project inquiries may be emailed to: dot.feedback.highway@state.ma.us
This location is accessible to people with disabilities. MassDOT provides reasonable accommodations and/or language assistance
free of charge upon request (including but not limited to interpreters in American Sign Language and languages other than English,
open or closed captioning for videos, assistive listening devices and alternate material formats, such as audio tapes, Braille and large
print), as available. For accommodation or language assistance, please contact MassDOT’s Chief Diversity and Civil Rights Officer
by phone (857-368-8580), fax (857-368-0602), TTD/TTY (857-368-0603) or by email (MassDOT.CivilRights@dot.state.ma.us).
Requests should be made as soon as possible prior to the meeting, and for more difficult to arrange services including sign-language,
CART or language translation or interpretation, requests should be made at least ten (10) business days before the meeting.
In case of inclement weather, meeting cancellation announcements will be posted on the internet at http://
www.massdot.state.ma.us/Highway/
JONATHAN GULLIVER, HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATOR
PATRICIA A. LEAVENWORTH, P.E., CHIEF ENGINEER
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS
Pursuant to M.G.L., Ch. 40A, §5, the Rowley Planning Board the following public hearings on
Wednesday, March 4th, 2020, at times specified below to be located in the large meeting room in the
Rowley Public Library located at 141 Main Street, Rowley, MA, which pertains to the consideration
of articles to amend the Zoning District Map of the Town of Rowley (“the Map”), and/or the Rowley
Protective Zoning Bylaw (“the Bylaw”):
• 7:30 pm – Public hearing for Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Amend the Bylaw to amend the
definition of “Large Solar Photovoltaic Installation” (SPV) and to amend the use regulations to
permit ground-level or roof-mounted Solar Photovoltaic Installations (either as primary use or as
accessory use) as a by-right use approved by site plan review, in the Retail (RE) and the Business
Light Industry (BLI) commercial zoning districts. This effort is in support of the Town’s bid to
the state to become a designated Green Community.
• 7:40 pm - Public hearing for Zoning Bylaw Amendment and for Zoning District Map
Amendment:
o Amend the Bylaw to modify various parts of Section 8.6 (Outdoor Illumination Standards,
Including Standards for Illuminated Signs).
• 7:50 pm - Public hearing for Zoning Bylaw Amendment and for Zoning District Map
Amendment:
o Amend the Bylaw’s Table of Dimension requirements and parts of Section 6.1.3 to permit
exceptions and criteria that reduce the 50-foot front setback in the Central (Cen-D) zoning
district.
• 8:00 pm - Public hearing for Zoning Bylaw Amendment: Amend the Bylaw by modifying
Section 4.11 (Municipal Water Supply Protection District) to permit exceptions and criteria for the
use of double-vaulted, underground storage tanks (USTs) within the district.
• 8:10 pm - Public hearing for Zoning District Map Amendment: Amend the Zoning District
Map of the Town of Rowley (“the Map”), to change the zoning of 3.7 acres of the total 5.14-acre
parcel located at 275 Main Street (Map 26, Lot 25-3), owned by Todd’s River View Farm Trust,
from Outlying (OD) zoning district to Central (CenD) zoning district.
The text of the proposed amendments to the Rowley Protective Zoning Bylaw, and maps
associated with the proposed amendment to the Rowley Zoning District Map, and any supplemental
documents, may be inspected at the Planning Board office located at 39 Central Street, Rowley
during regular business hours. Any person(s) interested or wishing to be heard on the zoning
proposals should appear at the public hearing at the time and place designated.
Chris Thornton,
Chairman Publication dates – Wed, Feb 19, 2020 and Wed, Feb 26, 2020
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