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Madakeas committee forwards three redevelopment alternatives to Select Board after reviewing housing, sports‑field and wetlands tradeoffs
Summary
The Madakeas Utilization Committee reviewed a draft report and three concept plans for the Madakeas site and voted to forward each alternative to the Select Board for consideration (Select Board presentation: May 12). The committee directed staff and the consultant to refine parking counts, emphasize solar-on‑building options and note potential synergy with the Cape Cod Baseball League.
The Madakeas Utilization Committee on April 16 reviewed a draft report and three concept plans for the town‑owned Madakeas property and voted to forward Alternatives A, B and C to the Select Board for consideration at the board’s May 12 meeting.
Consultant Heather Gould presented the three alternatives — Alternative A (mixed residential with a 120,000‑square‑foot sports building and four multi‑use fields), Alternative B (a recreation hub with roughly 66 apartment units and about 480 sports‑area parking spaces) and Alternative C (moderate housing density with expanded recreation and the option for full‑size baseball and softball fields). “We have the three concept plans for you to look at and respond to,” Gould said during the presentation.
Committee members focused on three recurring issues: unit counts and parking, wetlands and vernal‑pool buffers, and project phasing tied to a potential school…
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