Dorchester County planning board approves Gonzales Lane as new street name in Somerville

The Dorchester County Planning Board approved minutes and a request to name a new street Gonzales Lane (Bridal Driveway) located off Cinnamon Road in Somerville during a short meeting in which no rezoning or subdivision applications were considered.

The action formalizes the board’s acceptance of the submitted street name and closes the item on the agenda; the board recorded no substantive discussion on the request and took no further action on other new business.

The board first reviewed and approved minutes that, the chair said, had been sent by email and were “accurate and complete.” A board member moved to approve the minutes and a second was recorded; the chair called for a voice vote and “the ayes have it.”

For the street-name request, the board introduced a new street name described in the application as Gonzales Lane (Bridal Driveway), located off Cinnamon Road in Somerville. A board member moved to approve the name, another board member seconded, and the chair called for a voice vote; the chair declared the motion approved. The transcript records no roll-call vote or a numerical tally and no substantive public comment on the name at the time of the vote.

The board noted there were no rezoning requests and no subdivision applications on the agenda. The agenda’s new-business item was withdrawn, and the planning director reported having no items to present.

During the public-comment portion, one person identified as a public commenter said, “I’m going to talk for at least 20 minutes,” but the meeting proceeded to adjourn shortly afterward after a motion and second to adjourn were recorded.

No date was provided for a subsequent meeting in the transcript.