Minutes

Meeting date: 
Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Wellfleet Building and Needs Assessment Committee

Minutes of April 4, 2018

Wellfleet Fire Station Training Room

 

 

Present: Harry Sarkis Terkanian, Sean Donoghue, and Jay Horowitz

Also present: Gary Sorkin and Sharon Agar, Wellfleet Housing Partnership

The meeting was called to order at 4:00 PM and resumed after the conclusion of the Police Department Building Committee meeting at 5:00 PM.

  1. Discussion of the request from Mr. Sorkin to delay action on the renovation of the former Council on Aging Building as proposed in Annual Town Meeting articles 25 and 26 resumed.  Mr. Terkanian reminded the Committee that its charge relating to this subject was “to make recommendations on the various building needs of the Town.”   Ms. Agar noted that suggestions that the property has a housing use have been raised at various times in the past and that the parcel could be used for both housing and office space.  Mr. Donoghue noted that he has favored doing something with the structure.  Mr. Horowitz discussed a possible study to identify the best use of the structure.  Mr. Sorkin noted that the structure has been vacant for a long time and nothing would be lost by further delay of a few months.  Mr. Terkanian noted that the Committee had voted on January 25, 2017 to “recommend that the building be demolished and the foundation capped pending a plan to replace the structure once an appropriate use of the space is determined” and that he was inclined to leave that as the Committee’s recommendation.  On motion of Mr. Horowitz, seconded by Mr. Donoghue it was voted (3-0) to recommend on article 25 that the most appropriate use of the former Council On Aging building be determined before any specific project is proposed.”  On motion of Mr. Donoghue, seconded by Mr. Horowitz it was voted (3-0) to recommend that Article 26 be indefinitely postponed.
  2. Minutes.  On motion of Mr. Donoghue, seconded by Mr. Horowitz it was voted (3-0) to approve the minutes of March 21, 2018.
  3. On motion of Mr. Donoghue, seconded by Mr. Horowitz it was voted (3-0) to adjourn.  Meeting adjourned at 5:50 PM

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

Harry Sarkis Terkanian, Chair

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