Good Turnout For Signatures — Part 2
We wanted to express a heartfelt thank you to all who came out today 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.).
Three of our neighbors collected a good number of signatures of registered Millbury voters today, 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
Aldrich St
Alpine St
Augusta Dr
Bayberry Ln
Beach St
Bellville Ln
Bengtson Ln
Braney Rd
Burbank St
Canal St
Capt Peter Simpson Rd
Carleton Rd
Carousel Dr
Coldbrook Rd
Danielle Dr
Davis Rd
Elm Ct
Elm St
Greenwood St
Harris Ave
Haywood Ln
Hemlock Dr
High St
Hilltop Dr
Horne Wy
Jaclyn Rae Dr
Linda Ave
Manor Rd
Maple Ln
Miles St
Millbury Ave
Moore Dr
Nightview Pl
Oakview Dr
Orchard St
Overlook Ave
Park Hill Ave
Rice Rd
Riverlin Pkwy
Riverlin St
South Main St
South Oxford Rd
Stone Rd
Stratford Village Dr
Thomas Hill Rd
Village Grn
Waters St
West St
West Main St
Woodland St
Worcester-Providence Tkpe
One of our neighbors is communicating through Facebook groups to arrange different neighborhood collections of signatures. We appreciate concerned residents reaching out and working with their neighbors to promote positive change for our town.
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.