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Select Board to form task force after MAPC declines to update Cohasset Village parking study
Summary
MAPC declined to update its 2015 Cohasset Village parking study; the board discussed short-term fixes—time-limited parking, signage, enforcement—and agreed to form a task force and revisit the issue when the Town Manager returns.
Chair David Farrag reported that the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) declined to update its 2015 parking study for Cohasset Village, saying the council found the older study still relevant. Board members discussed immediate and short-term actions: Vice Chair Ellen Maher recommended reviewing the 2015 recommendations; Select Member William Ashton suggested limiting the main town lot to three or four hours to encourage turnover; Select Member Paul Grady proposed quick fixes such as updated signage and enforcing no overnight parking. Select Member Gregory Watts cautioned against repainting lot lines if the surface requires resurfacing and Chair Farrag emphasized the need for empirical parking-duration data.
The Select Board agreed to table a final decision until Town Manager Leary could return and to form a task force charged with developing a comprehensive plan based on empirical data and 2015 study recommendations. The board did not set a timeline for the task force in the minutes; it directed staff to return with proposed membership and a work plan.
