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Neighborhood Meeting
On Monday, November 14, 2022, our neighborhood had a private neighborhood meeting to discuss the proposed Chapter 40B LIP project slated for the site at 17 Rice Road in Millbury, Massachusetts. While we will not be publicly disclose details of the private neighborhood meeting, what we will share is that it was well attended by the majority of neighbors who actively participated and shared their thoughts and ideas on how we proceed forward together.
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.
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.
North Side Of Rice Road Rezoned
Article 26, Rezoning To Suburban II A Portion Of Residential I North Of Rice Road, was adopted by a two-thirds majority at Millbury's Town Meeting on May 3, 2022.
Rezoning Presentation
At the Monday, March 28, 2022 Millbury Planning Board Meeting, a detailed presentation for the "Rezoning To Suburban II A Portion Of Residential I North Of Rice Road" was presented. The Millbury Planning Board members asked a series of questions and provided their input.
Millbury's Subsidized Housing Inventory
The Subsidized Housing Inventory (SHI) is used to measure a community's stock of low- or moderate-income housing for the purposes of M.G.L. Chapter 40B, the Comprehensive Permit Law. While housing developed under Chapter 40B is eligible for inclusion on the inventory, many other types of housing also qualify to count toward a community's affordable housing stock.