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.
Most people understand change starts with citizen participation and proper regulation of multi-family dwelling units (3 or more), as these large-scale developments are impacting existing residents with substantially more traffic being the top concern expressed. To responsibly grow our tax base we need more non-residential developments that are not a drain on our tax revenue (i.e., schools, police, fire, emergency services, etc.).
A former Millbury Planning Board member, came out yesterday to specifically commended our neighborhood for being so actively involved, consistent, and persistent rather than simply complaining after the fact about the Millbury Planning Board’s decisions. We understand that the Millbury Planning Board and other boards in town can only make decisions based upon town zoning bylaws, state laws and regulations, etc.
One of our neighbors collected a good number of signatures of registered Millbury voters yesterday, but fell a little short of our goal. However, we will be out collecting signatures again soon. Stay tuned to this blog for the date(s), time(s), and location(s). Hearing people's concerns was a wonderful experience to know others have the same concerns as we do and want to see similar outcomes. Neighbors working together can make a difference. There is strength in numbers. If you have not subscribed to our blog, please feel free too. It is a great way to keep informed and get involved.
Registered Millbury voters came from all over town:
Aldrich Ave
Alpine St
Beach St
Bellville Ln
Bengtson Ln
Braney Rd
Burbank St
Captain Peter Simpson Rd
Coldbrook Rd
Elm Ct
Elm St
Greenwood St
Haywood Ln
Hemlock Dr
Hilltop Dr
Horne Wy
Jaclyn Rae Dr
Linda Ave
Maple Ln
Miles St
Oakview Dr
Orchard St
Rice Rd
Riverlin Pkwy
Riverlin St
South Oxford Rd
Thomas Hill Rd
Village Grn
West Main St
Woodland St
Our concerns are not just the proposed insanity on Rice Road, rather our neighborhood has broader big picture objective for the betterment of the town of Millbury.
We look forward to meeting more residents and discussing the development concerns in Millbury.