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Public Hearing — February 14, 2022
The continuation of the public hearings for the proposed Rice Pond Village project will be held on Monday, February 14, 2022, beginning at 7:15 PM EST.
Laurie Connors Tenders Resignation
Millbury’s Town Manager, Sean Hendricks, announced at the Tuesday, February 8, 2022 Millbury Board of Selectmen’s meeting that Laurie Connors, Director of Planning and Development, has tendered her resignation effective Monday, March 7, 2022. He stated that Laurie Connors will be taking a position in the Town of Northborough.
MBTA New Housing Regulations
The zoning reforms Governor Baker enacted as a part of the Economic Development Bill in January 2021 year created a requirement that MBTA communities have at least one zoning district of reasonable size in which multifamily housing is permitted as of right and meets other criteria.
Big Coyote In Neighborhood
Earlier this afternoon, a huge coyote (or coywolf) walked up Thomas Hill Road, through a yard, and into the woods west of Thomas Hill Road and east of South Main Street, behind the houses on the north side of Captain Peter Simpson Road. A neighbor has posted online that the coyotes use the power lines as a travel lane.
Chapter 40B Meeting Scheduled
The Millbury Town Manager, Sean Hendricks, disclosed to the Millbury Board of Selectmen at their Tuesday, January 25, 2022 meeting, that developer, Steven F. Venincasa, and his legal counsel, will be meeting with town officials on Monday, January 31, 2022, to discuss a Chapter 40B affordable housing development. No further information was provided.
Rice Pond Village Public Hearing Closed
The developer, Steven F. Venincasa, through his legal counsel, stated (and we paraphrase) that if the proposed Rice Pond Village project was not approved by the Millbury Planning Board then their intention would be to submit a Chapter 40B affordable housing project with much greater density (i.e., slightly less than 225 apartments).