https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQv73bCGJW0&list=PL8WekT6kxX1CwNNgtVPivQYbM7NakFJ_T&index=1 The Planning Board held two hearings at its meeting Monday, the most widely discussed being the Connelly Farm special permit for an Open Space and Landscape...
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Planning Board roundup: Article seeking town trash pickup at garden apartments not supported
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3BQmTQ1190 The Planning Board on Monday voted against recommending Town Meeting passage of a citizen-submitted article that calls for the rescinding of a prohibition on town trash pickup at garden apartments. The vote was 8-1, with...
Wilson Street solar array gets Planning Board OK after addressing stormwater concerns
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5j3WaYMBCsw The Planning Board at Monday's meeting voted 6-1 in favor of three respective amendments to the solar special permit and stormwater management permit for the proposed 2.4-megawatt solar array off Wilson Street. David Paul...
Planning Board removes tree protection articles from Town Meeting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSXK28IagoA The Planning Board voted 7-2 at Monday's meeting to remove both articles regarding tree protection from the 2021 Town Meeting warrant, deeming that they needed further input from developers and the real estate community...
Planning Board narrowly votes to recommend solar map for Town Meeting approval
By Robert Ford Planning board members on Monday voted 5-4 to recommend Town Meeting approval of a proposed commercial ground-mounted solar overlay district map, while also supporting a zoning bylaw change that addresses solar developments. In the works for more than...
Planning Board roundup: International Marathon Center special permit OK’d
Editor's note: Check back Tuesday for a recap of the Planning Board's discussion about its solar articles for Town Meeting. The proposed International Marathon Center, planned for a spot on town-owned land at 53 East Main Street, took another step forward Monday when...
Planning Board wants more details about Cornell’s outdoor expansion plan
The plan for a permanent outdoor expansion at Cornell's Irish Pub will require more details before the Planning Board votes whether or not to sign off on it, board members decided Monday. The expansion already was approved by the Select Board on Jan. 26. However,...
Planning Board reconsiders best approach to commercial solar zoning
During its meeting Monday night, the Planning Board voted to hold spots for two commercial zoning articles on the Town Meeting warrant, one dealing primarily with more aggressive screening rules and the other the previously submitted solar overlay district map. The...
Planning Board OK’s proposal for commercial building on South Street
The Planning Board unanimously approved a major site plan review for 0 South Street, where REC Hopkinton proposes to construct a commercial building and parking lot. The site, located...
Planning Board roundup: Proposed Lincoln Street-area development moves forward; Faith Church plans solar panels over rear parking lot
During its meeting Monday night, the Planning Board unanimously approved a special permit for the proposed Lincoln Street-area open space and landscape preservation development (OSLPD)...
Planning Board approves special permit for proposed Hayden Rowe development
At its meeting last Wednesday, the Planning Board unanimously approved an open space and landscape preservation development (OSLPD) special permit...
Planning Board puts hold on Lincoln Street-area plan
During its Monday night meeting the Planning Board raised objections to the plan for a two cul-de-sac development in the Cedar Street area, sending it back to the drawing board after...
Planning Board roundup: Proposed Lincoln Street-area development has new options
The residents who proposed two four-lot developments off Cedar Street Extension and Lincoln Street introduced two new plans at Monday’s Planning Board meeting in hopes of getting...
Planning Board addresses concerns regarding proposed Lincoln Street/Cedar Street Extension development
The proposed Lincoln Street/Cedar Street Extension development was the primary focus of Monday’s Planning Board meeting, with the discussion centered on whether the area would be better served with two cul-de-sacs or a through road. The Planning Board received...
Resident introduces plan for pair of 4-lot cul-de-sacs off Cedar Street
Resident Courtney Derderian presented to the Planning Board on Sept. 14 a design for two four-lot developments off Cedar Street, near the Southborough town line. Derderian explained that she and her...
Planning Board reconsiders, votes to take no action on zoning articles; Legacy Farms Road North gets support
The Planning Board, in a special Thursday night meeting, reversed course from last week’s decision regarding its seven zoning articles,...
Kramer defends work with Mass. Bail Fund following calls for her resignation from Planning Board
During the public comment portion of Tuesday’s Select Board meeting, four individuals called for Planning Board member Muriel Kramer to step down due to her volunteer work with the Massachusetts Bail Fund. According to its website, the Massachusetts Bail Fund — its...
Planning Board keeps all articles, including solar map, on warrant for Town Meeting
The Planning Board voted Tuesday against withdrawing any of its seven zoning articles, including the oft-discussed Commercial Solar...
Leonard Street development plan to be resubmitted after snag with Planning Board
Wall Street Development Corporation will have to wait until the fall to get approval for a construction project on Leonard Street that was...
Planning Board approves Frankland Road solar special permit
The Planning Board voted Monday night to approve a special permit for a 28-acre solar array in the woods off 71 Frankland Road to be built by Seaboard Solar. The...