Glenmont Zoning Update

Urged the board to exceed DEC minimums on wetlands, questioned reliance on pandemic-era 2020 traffic counts, called the Glenmont roundabout a safety problem, and criticized notification failures and affordability claims.

Thanked the board for the informative discussion but urged a pause on Glenmont rezoning until traffic on Feura Bush Road is freshly studied; noted outdated studies and an undersized roundabout.

Asked the board to weigh the moral value of open farmland and the expectations of neighbors who moved to Glenmont for its rural feel, noting bumper-to-bumper traffic on Elsmere.

Thanked the board for listening, but asked what will happen with stub streets and cut-through traffic near Bicentennial Woods, and suggested senior housing would generate less pushback than mixed-density zoning.

Returned to ask what would prevent a homeowner from demolishing a house and building a two- or three-family dwelling under the new low-density rules.

Said even 2020 traffic data is too old given current congestion near the roundabout; questioned the disturbed/undisturbed buffer distinction and called Kendall Square a failed model.