DEVENS' ISSUES & COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

Ballot Results 11/7/06

Ayer             1116 Yes       1096 No

Harvard      1217 Yes        1514 No        113 Blank

Shirley         1299Yes       840  No        161 Blank

Region         3632 Yes     3450 No       274 Blank     

Words from Chip regarding vote. 10/29/06 in Globe
 
Leonardo "Chip" Guercio, a Shirley selectman and a member of the
disposition executive board, said the late US House Speaker Sam Rayburn had
something to say about the worth of well-conceived plans:

"Any jackass can knock down a barn, but it takes a carpenter to build
one."

Guercio added, "I'm not passing judgment on what occurred in Ayer and
Harvard, but, rather, I'm saluting the carpenters of Shirley who
supported a good plan."
 

PUBLIC POSTING OF OCTOBER 24TH TOWN MEETINGS/CAUCUS

Independence for Devens - Globe Editorial 10/24/2006

LATEST DRAFT OF THESE DOCUMENTS

Devens_Annual_Report_2005.pdf

Harvard Fincom Final Recommendation on "2B"

Devens Disposition Documents (08/07/06)

2006 Joint Study (PDF)
2006 Joint Report (PDF)
2006 By-Laws (PDF)
2006 Reuse Plan (PDF)
2006 Draft Legislation (PDF)

Summary Information to Facilitate Better Understanding

Press_release with contact info, summary of disposition process and FAQs

Top_Five_Benefits for each of the stakeholders

Executive_Summaries of the Joint Study, Joint Report, Reuse Plan, Zoning By-Laws and Draft Legislation

Devens_Then_Now 2006           Devens_Community Update_Fall_2006

http://extras.sentinelandenterprise.com/devens_dispatch/preserve1114.asp

4-25-06 Devens OSRP final draft v2-2 (PDF)

McPherson Road timetable  (PDF)

THE DEVENS STORY (DDEB Newsletter 4/2006)

4_6_06_Financial_Model.doc

Clear Mandate for Future Stability  (Letter to the Harvard Hillside by William Palli Harvard resident)

Numerous other article available at the Harvard Hillside Web Site

Be sure to check out the new Devens Community Newspaper.

February Devens Committee Informational Newsletter

DC specific list of items_required for scenario2B 4pgs_This list was the prime topic of discussion at the DC March 11th meeting of residents.

Presentation at the March 11th Residents Meeting (42pgs)

http://www.ayerforkids.com/ Check out this interesting public forum for kids in Ayer.

This link takes you to reflections of Devens citizens regarding their vote Tuesday. 

Community Participation Meeting" at the Devens Community Center held January 21st

  The Devens Committee sponsored a "Community Participation Meeting" at the Devens Community Center Saturday January 21st from 9 to 11:30 am.  The meeting provided an update on a number of important Devens issues and an opportunity for public input on them.  The DEAC also provided an education update.

 

  The general agenda for items addressed include: 

    1.  Current  governance  situation

    2.  Disposition process

    3.  Role of the DC in the disposition process

    4.  Consensus

    5.  Recent DDEB 2B proposal  (Devens as a town) (from January 12, 2006) 

    6.  Housing plan review

    7.  Communications

    8.  DEAC Education update 

The presentation follows in five sections.  Note that this is still a work in progress so please forgive any loss of formatting or other editing oversight.

Part 1 Current Governance & Disposition Process ppt (smaller file)  Part 1 pdf version appox 3 X larger

Part 2 Disposition Process, DC role & consensus ppt (smaller file)    Part2 pdf version appox 3 X larger

Part3 Housing Plan ppt (smaller file)     Part3 pdf version appox 1.3 X larger

Future Meetings (Last slide in the presentation)

DEAC Part 1 pdf (smaller file)   ppt file much larger due to special format features and not posted at this time.

DEAC Part2  pdf (Smaller file)  ppt file much larger due to special format features and not posted at this time.

Presentation_Materials_1_21_06 - DC specific list of items_required for scenario2B 4pgs

 Click on pictures to expand.

   Over 45 residents attended the meeting which ran until almost 12:30 pm.  Early reports judge the meeting highly favorable in addressing residents' informational needs.

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