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Good Turnout For Signatures
We wanted to express a heartfelt thank you to all who came out yesterday to sign the citizens petition to call a special town meeting. The response was overwhelmingly positive and nearly every single person signed the petition. What was clear is that residents want positive change in Millbury to regulate the development of the town so while it grows it retains its small town character. Many have not been pleased with recent residential development projects for one reason or another.
Signatures To Call A Special Town Meeting
Enact a temporary (15± months) building moratorium on multi-family dwelling units (3 or more) in Millbury to establish thoughtful criteria for consideration and approval of multi-family dwelling units within neighborhood contexts and within downtown Millbury. In order for the Town to undertake comprehensive planning to formulate and adopt such criteria under zoning, the Town intends to adopt a temporary moratorium on the consideration and approval of multi-family proposals under the Zoning Bylaws.
Yard Signs
With the threat of an inappropriate over-sized 192-apartment development on Rice Road, that has the potential to have a devastating impact on our well-established single-family neighborhood and all surrounding neighborhoods and risks to public safety, we are introducing a yard sign campaign for anyone who is interested in participating.
UN1F1ED2 And Millbury
Last night, Wednesday, May 25, 2022, two neighbors attended the UN1F1ED2 Parkway Project neighborhood meeting where Sutton residents and surrounding towns were invited to come and hear about the project, ask questions, and express concerns. It was hosted by the management and project team of UN1F1ED2 Global Packaging Group.
UN1F1ED2 Neighborhood Meeting
UN1F1ED2 Global Packaging Group will be hosting a neighborhood meeting for residents to discuss the ongoing site work and blasting at the UN1F1ED2 Parkway Project. The meeting will be held on May 25, 2022 at 6PM, at 223 Worcester-Providence Turnpike (Route 146 northbound, north of Central Turnpike) in Sutton, Massachusetts. We hope this will be an informative event where UN1F1ED2 Global Packaging Group can hear from its neighbors and answer questions about its site activities. — Arthur Mahassel, CEO/President
Chapter 40B On Steroids
Tonight, Tuesday, May 24, 2022, developer Steven F. Venicasa's project engineer, James Tetreault of Azimuth Land Design, LLC presented their plans for 17 Rice Road in Millbury, Massachusetts…