Yes!! In West Concord there is no longer a grocery store within walking distance of the Center. As Mayor Menino noted, 'Every center needs a grocery store." There are a growing number of older residents of Concord Greene and especially in the winter this need is really significant. The West Concord Shopping Plaza seems a logical place, but the current leases, except for the 7/11 prohibit the sale of grocery items. I think that the Town could work to bring this about--again, perhaps with "incentivizing." This is a top priority for me.

My earlier comment addresses this: smaller houses/condominiums to make it possible for older residents who want to stay in Town. I favor affordable housing, but think that it should be geared especially toward the above group or toward public employees of the Town and not toward bringing in people from out of Town. We need to take care of those who help to make Concord a good place to live.

I think that there need to be better and more "downsizing" opportunities for long time Concord residents who would like to continue to live in Town even after they are not able to maintain their own houses. And when I write "downsizing" I am not talking about million dollar plus housing, but moderate, e.g. condominiums, stand along condominiums, small houses in the $500,000-$600,000 range. The Town could "incentivize" developers to engage in this kind of development by making taxes and zoning more friendly.

I think that this is a critical area for consideration. Businesses and economic development are critical to the health of the community. The Town needs to pay better attention to this. The recent installation of MORE parking meters is an example of the lack of sensitivity to retail businesses. Where are we headed??

I think that Concord covers both of these more than adequately. My concern here is that Concord needs to understand and express and honor what was going on in the world as well as in Concord, i.e. an over emphasis on CONCORD.