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Commission trims Greenway subcommittee, adds alternate and schedules outreach events
Summary
The commission voted unanimously to reduce Greenway Complete Streets subcommittee membership from 10 to 9 and to add Michael Murphy as an alternate; staff announced a July 23 pop-up public outreach event and a June 27 FEMA hazard mitigation meeting.
The Stratford Planning Commission on June 18 approved two procedural changes for the Greenway Complete Streets subcommittee and reviewed upcoming public outreach and hazard-mitigation meetings.
Chair Sarah Graham said the commission has struggled with quorum since a member’s death and asked to reduce subcommittee membership from 10 to 9. Commissioner Alec Pecola moved the change and the commission approved it unanimously. The commission also voted unanimously to add Michael Murphy as an alternate.
Town Planner Sismitha Atada described outreach for Phase 2 of the Complete Streets work: staff and consultants will host a pop-up event at Paradise Green on July 23 from 5 to 6:30 p.m., timed before an evening concert, where drawings will be displayed and residents can speak informally with staff. Atada encouraged commissioners to attend and said the Phase 1 pavement markings and bike lanes near Town Hall are expected to be painted by July.
Atada also reminded the commission that the town must update its natural hazard mitigation plan every five years to maintain eligibility for FEMA funding and said a public meeting on the plan and a FEMA-funded repetitive-loss-area analysis will be held June 27 at 6 p.m. at Birds Eye Cafeteria. She said the study received roughly $120,000 for analysis of repetitive flood-loss properties in Lordship.
What’s next: The subcommittee bylaws change is in effect following the vote. Staff will host the pop-up on July 23 and a formal public meeting on the hazard mitigation plan is scheduled for June 27; commissioners were asked to participate in outreach efforts.
