Merrimack Valley Casino Zoning Vote, Two Public Meetings and More

1. Your 3-day Local Forecast:

• According to the National Weather Service, Tuesday will be sunny, with a high near 87. Expect a calm wind becoming west from 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
• Tuesday night will be mostly clear, with a low around 63. Expect a light west wind.
• Wednesday will be sunny, with a high near 90. Expect a calm wind becoming southwest from 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
• Wednesday night will be mostly clear, with a low around 65. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
• Thursday, there is a 20 percent chance of isolated showers and thunderstorms with a high near 91. Otherwise it will be mostly sunny. 
• There is a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday night with a low of 64 expected. 

2. Reader Comment of the Day: "Interesting data on Page 63. The projected increase in Average Daily Traffic is 21% west of the casino driveway, 11% east of Radcliff and 11% on North Street. But, the data from MassDOT shows that the intersections of 495 and 133 are 20-30% under capacity at the moment. Also, the projected increased traffic on North Street still leaves it with less Average Daily Traffic than in 2004," Selectman Jim Wentworth commenting on the article, Preliminary Traffic Assessment for Proposed Merrimack Valley Casino.

3. Today in Public Meetings: Special Town Meeting will be held at Tewksbury Memorial High School at 7 p.m. You can view the warrant here.

Board of Selectmen will meet at 6 p.m. at Tewksbury Memorial High School ahead of Special Town Meeting. Their only agenda item is to discuss the warrant article. You can view the agenda here.

Planning Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. at Tewksbury Memorial High School in the first floor teacher's room. Their only agenda item is to make a final review of the Special Town Meeting warrant and to make a recommendation. You can view the agenda here.

4. Parking For Special Town Meeting: Heavy attendance is expected at Special Town Meeting, and three additional parking lots have been allotted for Tuesday night. Shuttle service from each parking lot to TMHS will begin at 6 p.m. Find out where to park.

5. ICYMI: A preliminary traffic assessment for the proposed Merrimack Valley Casino has been released as part of the Environmental Notification Form for the project. Read more here.