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Multi-Family Moratorium Passes In Millbury
On the evening of May 2, 2023, Article 22 was successfully passed at the Annual Town Meeting in Millbury, Massachusetts, imposing a Temporary Moratorium on Multi-Family Dwelling Units. The approval received a two-thirds majority vote. We would like to express our gratitude to all the registered Millbury voters who participated in the Annual Town Meeting and supported Article 22. The outcome reflects our collective strength and ability to achieve positive outcomes for our community as a whole.
Favorable Recommendation On Multi-Family Moratorium
At the public hearing for the town warrant article held on March 27, 2023, Steve Stearns presented on the Temporary Building Moratorium on Multi-Family Dwelling Units (refer to presentation), which received a unanimous recommendation in favor by the Millbury Planning Board. Both residents and board members spoke in support of the warrant's value to the town of Millbury.
Public Hearing To Be Held On Temporary Multifamily Moratorium
If you are not aware of what state officials are actively promoting statewide for communities and what developers have planned for nearby communities you might not realize that large-scale residential developments could happen near or in your neighborhood. Steven F. Venincasa and James Venincasa’s proposed Rice Pond Village project is just the first Chapter 40B proposal, and it’s likely that more will follow.
Building Moratorium Public Hearing Scheduled
Multi-family residential projects do have a place in Millbury. However, these projects need to be sited on streets equipped to handle the additional traffic volume and equally important without exacerbating public safety. No one is opposed to sustainable growth, provided however, such development is safe, appropriate, responsible, and in full compliance with enacted Millbury Zoning Bylaws and other local and state regulations.
Rename Aldrich Street To Aldrich Avenue Withdrawn
Town Manager, Sean Hendricks, reached out to one of our neighbors, the author of the citizens petition to “Rename Aldrich Avenue to Aldrich Avenue,” to inform us (the petitioners), that Town Meeting (the registered voters of Millbury) does not have the authority to rename an official street acceptance, as the citizens petition requested and as we were previously advised by another town official was the formal process to be followed.
Temporary Multi-Family Building Moratorium
Multi-family development in the town of Millbury has been a hot button topic of concern for many residents and there are a lot of polarizing and community dividing opinions on how these projects are currently handled with the town’s out-of-date and inadequate zoning bylaws.