Planning Board Meeting Thursday at 7 p.m.
11/4/2020
To FOLQ Members and Supporters Please do your best to attend using Zoom the Planning Board meeting Thursday night at 7 p.m. focusing on FOLQ’s town meeting zoning articles. The Zoom Link is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85673828657?pwd=dlZpaHBJejB6RkovRkFyV0FtSytPZz09 The articles will not be acted on at Town Meeting this Saturday if the Planning Board does not “report on the articles to Town Meeting” after...
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FOLQ Needs Your Vote at Town Meeting
11/2/2020
As reported recently by the Daily Item, the Attorney for Cabot, Cabot & Forbes has taken legal steps to block the effect of our zoning change articles on the Warrant for Town Meeting this coming Saturday, November 7. While this action could make the proposed changes ineffective, FOLQ believes it does not change the importance of participating in Town Meeting...
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Planning Board Sets Date
10/22/2020
Wakefield Planning Board to Hear FOLQ Zoning Articles on Nov 5, 2020 Thank you to all who sent emails to the Wakefield Planning Board requesting prompt action on our Articles for Town Meeting. Your voices were heard and they have set a date for the Hearing of Nov 5, 2020 We hope you will be able to attend the Public...
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Help Limit Lake Development
10/18/2020
Hello Friends, Great News! The Special Meeting that is necessary to set a hearing date in time to pass the articles to Town Meeting is scheduled tonight Wednesday at 7pm. It would be great to have folks on Zoom at that meeting. The link is below. I am not sure if there is public participation but we will be ready....
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FOLQ Opposes Planned Lake Development
10/14/2020
Friends of Lake Quannapowitt (FOLQ) remain opposed to a 485-unit housing development being planned for construction on the site of 200 Quannapowitt Parkway (formerly American Mutual/Comverse). Cabot, Cabot & Forbes, a large Boston development corporation is expected to file for a zoning Special Permit to build “Multi-Residence Housing” on the shores of Lake Quannapowitt. Based on the developer led focus-group...
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Help Protect the Lake
9/28/2020
Help Protect the Lake We are expecting that a residential development plan asking for approval to build hundreds of apartment and condo units at 200 Quannapowitt Parkway (formerly American Mutual Insurance / Comverse) will be filed with the Town of Wakefield soon. As we stated publicly in the Spring, we were opposed to the plan then and remain opposed to...
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