there it is and  beach street center market jonathan and i read we will be reading local news and happenings from the community newspaper installing rooftop panels they discount individuals may choose to work with and use solar installer residences and business are in the car encouraged to take advantage of federal tax credits for  advocating for solar in belmont as the back of the belmont board of selectmen the steering committee includes members of the belmont energy committee acting as individuals and receives inputs from a representative of the oil market liked discount community group pricing may result in a lower cost and quicker return on directors south benefit from solar p v residents may request a for free solar assessment from a qualified installer to evaluate but their solo will work for them belmont is ready to go solar the federal tax credit expire in the next year now is a fantastic time for belmont homeowners and businesses to consider solar panels said belmont goes solar chair roger called to doing so is a win win proposition for breast implants businesses and the end vironment approval to modify conditions of extended special permit by jack kelley the belmont planning board unanimously supported a request to modify the conditions of the one year extension of the special permit for the long milestones the pushing village project consists of a three building complex block is on the corner interpol around and common street there will contain one hundred fifteen residential rental apartments thirty seven thousand five hundred square feet of commercial space and a two hundred thirty space underground parking lot the milestones require that the applicant record the deed for acquisition of the municipal parking lot by december eleventh twenty fifteen to commence the demolition of the existing structures on or before january fifteen twenty sixteen begin excavation for the foundation of at least one of the three planned buildings submit to the planning board defend if site and building plans for at least one of the buildings on or before february first twenty sixteen and initiate the pouring of the foundation for at least one of the buildings or before april fifteenth twenty sixteen the modifications approved by the board included provisions to protect the financial backers of project in case on first scene circumstances prevented the developer from being milestone schedules curst stark managing partner smith legacy partners the developer of question village apologized to the board i am deeply sorry for having to request these modifications but it was something our financial backers wells farmer fargo commercial being the primary lender felt what other undressed in the special permit extension in november he said that he understands the frustrations particularly of the residents and merchants and pushing square resulting from the lays but is committed to completing the question village project and meeting each milestone mark donaghue the attorney representing smith's legacy partners and large rated on the reasons behind the modification request we didn't do a good enough job with our lenders to provide them legal and financial protection should the development counter problems he assured the bore that we are not walking away from the milestones george hall the belmont town council said that the proposed modifications are involved it's best interests are  residentially zoned house on bet's road for just days at a time the city of quincy grabbed headlines last year when officials slapped a one thousand dollars fine on a homeowner using air b n b to rent out the entire that's running a transient lodging facility in a residential neighborhood in winchester officials who recently finished rezoning the town centers business district it meant they have not yet discussed air b n b regulation as the presence of a or b and b has grown tremendously throughout the state municipalities are scrambling to figure out how to regulate a service that has proven elusive of local zoning bylaws  b allows users to rent out single rooms or even their entire house for a price they set and to the people they choose similar to when the ride sharing app fluker became prevalent little direction has been provided regarding how municipalities should handle this market disruptor i made in may two thousand and fourteen the states executive office of health and human services determined that lodging provided  or similar online services is subject to los local licensure or permit ng since then however local attempts to regulate air b n b have not been effective primarily because of the amount of resources developing and enforcing regulations might require just in belmont area gherkin assistant director of community development said he found at least two hundred fifty rental listings on air b n b this week and however if less than seven days which is typically the sweet spot for those looking to rent through air b n b a three hundred dollars special permit is required with two hundred fifty listings there could be two hundred fifty special permit applications said belmonte being member jim's a cardus as you appear to and said there was already and other special permit hearing on the matter slated for january i think everyone is going to be lining up with only two local inspectors you gherkin said policing the rentals would be a big task especially during winter when inspectors are busy enforcing the town snow bylaws our office in force is these things we'll do whatever we can said you can but we shouldn't get blamed if we miss things at monday night c b s meeting patrice shade of taylor road said her neighbor has rented through air b n b for nearly three years and she only found out recently glen clancy belmont's director of community development said no one in town has been fined but the department is in the process of identifying where air b n b units are being offered and contacting property owners to make them aware of the special permit requirements the other dilemma regulators face is trying to understand the broader implications of limiting a service that has become a hallmark of the sharing economy that many benefit from a study conducted by air b n b in two thousand and fourteen shows the company had a fifty one billion dollars impact in boston supporting four hundred ninety s the study also says the week of christmas the loading dock pans two hundred fail it's just a service which will run as a tween thursday and saturday from five to eleven pm in a four to one decision  six seats to the operation six which will be outside located at eleven brighton st the loading dock is a high bred coffee house a market lounge area that has offered breakfast lunch and sunday brunch macaca refers to the concept as food separation the store open tell you our betty to increase the seating here we are with the additional seats for who already owns twelve parking spots needed to obtain additional eighteen years of deliberations several hearings blueprint modifications and inputs from the neighborhood residence the belmont planning board approved the design and site plan review and special summit on december third construct three single family houses one on one twenty two waverly street and two one where hurley terrace the decision was particularly disappointing for several residents of waverly terrace who were beautifully expressed their concern over the course of these deliberations that the proposed houses particularly the two on where it really terrace were too large did not fit with the current of the cape style houses in the neighborhood and that the process for determining the type of structure appropriate for this neighborhood was flawed mob sarno resident thirty waverly terrace and a town meeting member from precinct three said my major concern remains the scale of the proposed buildings in relation to the nine neighboring houses currently on where really terrace as well as the planning bars designation for seems an extraordinarily large and varied area as the neighborhood to which those structures are being compared home reflecting the opinions of the other members said that development is well within the bylaws and represents a reasonable compromise from the original plan to construct duplex houses the fair raises forty six hundred dollars for senior services the sixteenth annual craft fair at the beach street center was a start to holiday shopping for them and residents vendors filled the center's multipurpose room offering cards sweaters jewelry scarves and baked goods sponsored by the friends of the belmont council on aging the event raised a record forty six hundred dollars to benefit senior center programs and services raffle tickets are the craft fairs patchwork quilt continue through december fourteenth on monday and friday mornings at the beach street center residents may buy tickets and meet with local knitting and quilting groups sales conclude on december fifteenth at the beach street center's holiday luncheon when a winner will be drawn on the friends of the belmont c e o a thank the crafts fair vendors and volunteers the unitarian church and star market for making the event possible m valid future model for public media access if provided with appropriate resources v m c can and should remain a critical part of belmont's community information network now is a good time to question what the future might hold for b m c b n c is largely supported by contracts which belmont negotiates with with arising could profoundly profoundly affect the n c s future role in the community one of the key attributes of public access is it i just about broadcasting it's about education media shifting and national publication explains that by our you tube and google video well hosed your videos they will not teach you how to do the video programming in the first place the training a local access center such as b m c provides in media production media shift notes is something you can't get by sitting at home alone after loading videos to you tube today the m c teaches primarily out to use broadcast equipment tomorrow will involve teaching about computers as well through the m c g community residents should be able to gain access to the internet and learn to use on line video and audio equipment one fundamental objective of public at excess is to give community members a forum in which to speak in the one nine one media analyst observes cable t v was the best way to do that today it's only one way of many a new variety contract should provide b m c with a complete computer capacity to teach all types of media access if there has been one criticism of public access t v nationally it's been that they have become too tethered to their studios and that's a criticism that is difficult to apply to be a m c l mark residents routinely watch coverage of meetings from various schools and municipal buildings in addition to watching host of local athletic events nonetheless looking forward b m see would benefit from an increased capacity to broadcast wirelessly to facilitate remote broadcasts in contrast to events such as town meeting or selectman speeding  broadcast from the high school and town hall a future broadcast of community activities such as the jordans reading our from the benton library is now limited by technology not by b m c programming policy priorities the new horizons contract ship provide b and c with adequate wireless technology given the recent explosion in high definition t v s b m c needs that capacity now don't need to produce but also to broadcast programmes using the same technology as viewers used to receive the m c can't do that today an exclusive focus on high definition t v however falls into the trap of using a ten year murderess approaching the start of the first full season for the new five point six million underwood pool the recreation commission has determined new seasonal race for residence and also sell nonresident day passes as well as up to one hundred twenty five nonresident family memberships according to david crane chairman of the recreation commission resident family memberships for cost two hundred  twenty five dollars before june thirtieth and two hundred fifty dollars afterwards which is the same cost as this past summer the season took to start sometime in june extends through august although there is talk of opening early said kane cain said individual memberships for residents will cost one hundred fifty dollars for adults and another ten dollars for children and day passes are ten dollars for adults and five dollars for children seniors age sixty five and older who used to enjoy a free lifetime membership will now be subject to fifty dollars annually although seniors who already have a lifetime membership are grandfathered in he said the goal was to have a pool run operationally on its own said cain we got numbers from public works and how much it would cost and took the numbers and determined how many people we thought would come and get memberships for non residents cain said a family membership will cost three hundred seventy five dollars an individual adult membership two hundred twenty five dollars a child membership one hundred seventy five dollars and nonresident da pass twenty dollars kane added there will be a twenty five percent military discount as far as the nonresident policy i think the commission tried to come up with a compromise between no nonresident memberships and unlimited nonresident membership said king i know there were some complaints about allowing non residents into the pool last year and we're hopeful that the new nonresident membership fees in place relaxation are in drive so prevent holiday deaths for those enjoying the holidays with a drink the belmont police department has a message drive sober or get pulled over due to the increase in drunk fatalities around the holidays each year belmont police will join the two hundred two local law enforcement agencies in the state police running extra patrols through the new year as part of the national drive sober or get pulled over mobilization this campaign is funded by a federal grant administered through the executive office of public safety and security s highway safety division drunk driving is a choice you make and when you make that choice people get injured and killed said assistant police chief james make isaac the safest way to get home is to never drink and drive if you plan on drinking at the holiday party or at a restaurant take a taxi or public transportation or hand the keys over to a sober friend the national center for statistics and analysis of the national highway traffic safety administration reports that in two thousand and fourteen in massachusetts one hundred thirty three people were killed in crashes that involved drivers with a blood alcohol concentration of point zero eight or higher nationally in december of two thousand and thirteen there were seven hundred thirty three people killed in crashes involving at least one weight are higher and twenty three of those deaths occurred on christmas day getting cut drunk behind the wheel is no small matter residents face jail time fines less of driver's licenses towing fees and other o u i expenses totalling ten thousand dollars on average the cost of camp there is nothing compared to a ten thousand dollar o u i the inconvenience of spending the holidays behind b or most importantly the cost of someone's life might that safety alert belmont is a safe community in which to live however residents shouldn't take this for granted home and car doors should be unlocked alarms should be used if if a package is delivered to your front porch when you are not its home it may not be there waiting for you when you return so to be sure to track packages and if you can't be home have someone you trust put a package some somewhere safe val non police want to warn residents this is the time of year when criminals look to opportunities to take packages and steal from cars and homes even a car left running outside to warm up in the cold may be stolen from your driveway residents should also be away wary of suspicious phone calls e mails and georgia door salesman never give private information like social security numbers to anyone ever on the phone or via e mail door to door salesm should be considered with the town i beg your pardon should be registered with the town and have a photo identification issued by the town to prove they are legitimate when in doubt call from belmont police six one seven nine nine three two five hundred thank you for joining us for this issue talking news these join us next