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North Street Bridge Project Leads to DPW “Projects of Opportunity” to Address West Brothers Brook Drainage

DPW Commissioner Jim Michel said about half a dozen different projects had been identified between Old Church Road and Long Island Sound that would help lower the water surface level in the area of the North Street bridge. Continue Reading →

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Mason Street 8-30g Applicant Sues Town over Conditions of Approval

Despite the P&Z commission having approved the residential redevelopment  at the former Honda site, the applicant, Mason Street Partners, with Josh Caspi as principal, wants the court to invalidate the approval and what it says are “invalid” conditions under 8-30g. Continue Reading →

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P&Z Watch: New Proposal Behind Bank of America, J-Lofts on West Elm, Would Have Just 12 Units

After several previous applications ranging from up to 60 units, and from work force housing to 8-30g, the applicant, 240 GA, LLC, owned by John Fareri, is proposing just 12 units, with a total of 32 bedrooms and 2 Levels of parking. Continue Reading →

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Selectmen Consider DPW North Street Bridge Project Detour Route and Road Closure

“One of the things we are including in the contract is some temporary traffic calming measures that we can implement as needed, in the event we start seeing people not behaving well on some of the side roads or the detour route itself. We’ll have additional signage and variable message boards – flashing signs – and potentially we can even put in temporary speed humps in some of the smaller surrounding areas if people start using them for cut-throughs.” – DPW commissioner Jim Michel Continue Reading →

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P&Z Watch: Potentially High Bedroom Count Raises Life-Safety Concerns in Byram Residential Proposal

In the two 2-family units at 195 and 185 South Water Street, the proposed total number of bedrooms is 22 (6 bedrooms per unit in each of two units at 195 South Water Street, and 5 bedrooms in each of the two units at 185 South Water St) but the commission said the bedroom count might potentially rise to 24, given rooms labeled on the plans as playroom or office had closets, access to bathrooms and egress windows. Continue Reading →

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