Monday, December 17, 2012
The ZBA received a filing extension until Dec. 19. At today's meeting (4 p.m. at Town Hall), the board finalize its decision so it can be filed on time to meet the deadline.
The Zoning Board of Appeals was granted an extension to finalize its decision on The Parc at Medfield, an affordable housing project proposed off West Street. The ZBA will finalize its decision today -- 4 p.m. in the Town Hall Chenery Room -- in order to meet that Dec. 19 deadline. The project, which was approved on Dec. 6 by a vote of 2 to 1 (Bob Sylvia was the one dissenting vote and resigned after fellow board members voted to approve the project), calls for 92 (down from 96) affordable housing units to be built on a nine acre parcel (of which only a portion is buildable) off West Street. At today's meeting, the board -- with acting Chairman Russ Hallissey -- will finalize the decision including language that addresses the nearly 50 …
Thursday, June 21, 2012
The Board of Appeals for Zoning, town traffic consultants, and developers for The Parc at Medfield, a 96-unit affordable housing development 1,000 feet from the intersection of Route 27 and West Street, agree that there are currently traffic issues in tha
The Board of Zoning Appeals for Zoning (ZBA) met again this week with representatives from Gatehouse Group LLC which proposes a 96 unit affordable housing complex near the intersection of Route 27 and West Street where traffic is a major concern. The board, and members of the audience who attended Monday’s meeting, were concerned that the proposed development would add approximately 638 more vehicle trips to an already busy West Street and intersection (West and Route 27). Police Chief Robert Meaney Jr. did not have accident statistics with him at the meeting but said the intersection has been a problem for many years. “I can’t tell you [the number of accidents] but we tend to have rather dramatic crashes up there, there’s no two ways …
Monday, May 14, 2012
At the May 9th hearing, the Zoning Board of Appeals heard concerns from the Water and Sewer Commission, the Superintendent of Schools, the Police Chief, and the Fire Chief.
Representatives from various town boards expressed concerns to the Zoning Board of Appeals about water, traffic, schools and emergency access to the proposed affordable housing complex off West Street as its latest hearing on May 9th. Mansfield's Gatehouse Group, LLC has proposed “The Parc at Medfield,” a 96-unit residential complex in two buildings on 9.22 acres of industrial land between West Street and North Meadows Road (Route 27). Based on today’s rates, rents would be $1,101 for a one-bedroom apartment, $1,321 for a two-bedroom, and $1,526 for a three-bedroom. If approved, Gatehouse’s timeline calls for construction to begin in January 2013. Paul Costello, a consultant for Medfield's Water and Sewer Board, expressed concerns to the …
Monday, April 16, 2012
The Zoning Board of Appeals held its first public hearing on April 11 at which the Gatehouse Group described the proposed 96-unit affordable housing complex it hopes to build between West Street and Route 27.
Concerned with an affordable housing complex proposed for their neighborhood, West Street residents walked away from another public meeting without answers. Town officials held a meeting in February to discuss the rumored possible application for a 96-unit affordable housing complex on industrial land near the old Potpourri building, but the meeting was limited only to discussion about the application process itself and nothing about the specific project. Last Wednesday's public hearing, much to the disappointment of the 80-plus people in attendance, had a very limited scope, which included a presentation from the applicant, Gatehouse Group LLC, to discuss retention of expert consultants (which Gatehouse will fund), and a verbal report …
Concerned
7:41 pm on Thursday, June 21, 2012
How about Gatehouse put forth the worst case scenario of how many people can be jammed into those 96 units. There is currently no mandated cap on how many people can dwell in their proposed apartments. They can put forth the minimum effort for the "minimum" number of people using this facility. But the reality is, that Medfield is a mecca for people with children. This being affordable housing...… more ›