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Mr. Diggins recused himself
The Board appreciates the tenor and goals of this warrant article and unanimously shares the sense that the substantive matter merits study. However, the balance of the Board also believes that the Arlington Redevelopment Board and Master Planning process in particular, are bodies and processes vested with the responsibility to undertake such study. Further, the intention to involve Town Meeting and alternate perspectives is also well served by the periodic development and redevelopment of our “Master Plan,” which by its nature collects information and perspective from a variety of sources, but relies upon the same professional staff time for support as any new committee of Town Meeting. As such, an additional study committee, however well constituted and tasked, would likely involve duplicative work and use of resources.