A bylaw to require any multiresidential housing proposals to include electric vehicle charging stations would make perfect sense. EV adoption will increase if people know where they can charge them. Home and work are the most common places to do this. Light duty vehicles make up 27% of the Massachusetts carbon  footprint. This simple step is one way to tackle a larger problem.

Protecting our water resources and improving our wastewater treatment infrastructure would help the Town immensely. The grant could speed up replacement of sewers to reduce infiltration. It could also establish a low interest revolving loan fund for homeowners updating their septic systems.

This may not be a glamorous choice, but protecting our water resources, especially during high intensity storms is something we can’t take for granted. This would also inform future housing development systems.

Are you talking about taking a four acre lot and dividing it into four parcels or rezoning to build homes at higher density? These are both subdivisions, but open a different issues. Each case needs to be reviewed with its circumstances.

The Marion Master Plan seeks to encourage afffordable, village-style developments. As Marion is almost built out, subdividing land could be one way to address this. Higher density housing could be considered along the Route 6/ 105 corridor. More than likely, the land plot would need to change its zoning classification. That could only happen if changed at Town Meeting, so it’s not a Planning Board decision to make.

If the zoning did change, the Planning Board members need to follow the bylaws, consider technical advice provided by Town consultants and community input as it evaluates development plans.

As a Planning Board member, I will follow  our bylaws and permitting process and listen to technical and citizen input, considering each proposal individually.