Author Archives: Tom Puglisi

CWDI Update – Oct 15, 2020

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Sharon Smith, Chair of CAN’s Strategic Development Committee, provided the following report on the Oct 15th monthly meeting of Cambridge Waterfront Development Inc.

I attended CWDI’s monthly board meeting this morning. The agenda is attached. CWDI has/expects to receive $1.720M in State grants and is pursuing Federal economic development tax credits. High on the list of planned expenditures is a $300,000 promenade expansion for public access along the waterfront. BCT Design is under contract to assist with creating a conceptual master plan and marketing. Potential occupants of the property include a planned expansion of Yacht Maintenance, Peregrine Senior Living, and RAR brewery. The Peregrine project alone includes a $16M project cost and up to 100 employees and will occupy land on the edge of Sailwinds (not on the water). All funds received will be reinvested in the project for infrastructure development. Within the next two months CWDI will hold 7 – 8 public input sessions, which will be advertised online and in the Banner. The sessions will run approximately three hours each and participants will have the opportunity to work in small groups to offer suggestions on concept, design, development ideas, etc.

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Cambridge Matters #5 – Oct 13, 2020

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Commissioner Steve Rideout
swrideout@aol.com
October 13, 2020

Dear Readers:

This one is probably too long and leaves out too much. If you think so, you are right.

Last night’s meeting was a mess, and I had difficulty paying attention to what was being discussed while taking notes for this unofficial report. In the final analysis, we got a lot done to improve Cambridge but it was not very pretty making it happen.

With regard to the information at the end of this report about the MOU, I had to limit my concerns out of fear that what I wrote would become tedious so just understand that what is contained here is not everything I need answers from Maces Lane Community Center, Inc. and city staff.

Steve

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Cambridge Matters Oct 7 – Property Transfer Agreements for Sailwinds Property

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Commissioner Steve Rideout
swrideout@aol.com
October 7, 2020

Dear Readers:

As there has been much misinformation being shared regarding the proposed Property Transfer Agreements and MOU for the City Sailwinds Property, I have asked the City Manager to post those documents on the City Website relating to our City Council Meeting on the 13th. I have asked him to post them today, which he has indicated he will do. I am not sure when that will be done.

Before continuing your conversations regarding the above documents, please take some time to read the material that will be available so that you can have an understanding of what they say and have a more constructive discussion of what issues are of concern to you and what are not.

I understand that some in the community know (or possibly think) that this matter will be taken up in closed session. Since the elected officials have received no such notice, I am not aware that a closed session is planned or will be requested. If you become aware of such a notice, please be sure to listen in on the discussion as to whether we will go into closed meeting or not so that you can understand why we will or why we won’t once a vote is taken on that issue.

As I believe that the development of Sailwinds is an issue that needs to be in the open except for issues allowed under the Open Meetings Act and you will have the relevant documents, I cannot think of a reason for having a closed session. Also since the first drafts of the Transfer Agreements were provided to the public at our last meeting and the MOU request was also presented, I am not sure that there is anything that is being hidden from the public.

Steve