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Pavement Work Base Layer
On Tuesday, August 9, 2022, the Town of Millbury's Department of Public Works / Highway Department's subcontractor, J.H. Lynch & Sons, Inc., has begun laying down the base layer of asphalt onto the gravel base. They began on the lower part of Captain Peter Simpson Road and will be working their way through our neighborhood of Rice Road, Thomas Hill Road, Aldrich Avenue, and Captain Peter Simpson Road. More layers will follow and structures will have to be raised above the base layer so they will be flush with the finished layer of asphalt.
Pavement Work To Begin
The Millbury Department of Public Works' subcontractor will commence the work necessary to resurface Rice Road, Thomas Hill Road, Aldrich Avenue, and Captain Peter Simpson Road between Tuesday, August 2, 2022 (tomorrow) through Friday, August 12, 2022, subject to weather conditions and other variables in their schedules.
Chapter 40B LIP Negotiation Memorandum
One of our neighbors sent the following memorandum to Mary Krumsiek and David Delaney, and carbon-copied members of the Millbury Board of Selectmen, the Millbury Board of Appeals, the members of the Millbury Planning Board, the members of the Millbury Conservation Commission, the Town Manager, the acting Town Planner, the acting DPW Director, the Police Chief, the Fire Chief to ensure our neighborhood's and the broader Millbury community's concerns are on record and addressed in any negotiations regarding the proposed Chapter 40B LIP project as submitted by developers, Steven F. Venincasa and James Venincasa, for 17 Rice Road in Millbury, Massachusetts.
Selectmen Vote To Enter Negotiations
On Tuesday, June 15, 2022, the Millbury Board of Selectmen voted to enter negotiations with the developers, Steven F. Venincasa and James Venincasa, for a proposed Chapter 40B LIP project, with a proposed 192-apartments with 48 being affordable (not low-income) apartments, at 17 Rice Road in Millbury, Massachusetts.
Chapter 40B Can Be Scaled Back
Case in point, Medfield Meadows is just one example of a proposed Chapter 40B project that was denied and there are other cases too. After the rejection of the proposed Medfield Meadows project by Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency (MassHousing), they submitted a new plan that addressed the Chapter 40B requirements, noting that the proposed project was inconsistent with nearby existing residential building typology.
Consideration Of Initiation Of Chapter 40B Negotiations
On Tuesday, June 14, 2022, the Millbury Board of Selectmen have an agenda item under New Business for the Consideration of Initiation of Chapter 40B Negotiations with Rice Road Developers, Steven F. Venincasa and James Venicasa. The meeting starts at 6:00 PM EST and is held at the Millbury Town Hall located at 127 Elm Street in Millbury, Massachusetts.