Thursday night's Selectmen meeting had the board discussing the memorandum of understanding for the proposed inn/restaurant at Hastings Park that could be legally binding if Article 34 passes at Town Meeting.
The Board of Selectmen spent a majority of its meeting Thursday, May 3, talking about a memorandum of understanding (MOU) regarding the the proposed The Inn at Hastings Park. Basically, the MOU is a series of guidelines set by various town officials for proposed rezoning of two Mass Ave parcels to allow for the redevelopment of the Dana Home and an adjacent property as the Inn at Hastings Park. of a hotel and restaurant in a formerly residential zone. The MOU is a legally binding document between the town and Trisha Perez Kennealy, petitioner of Article 34, and would also bind any future proprietors of the inn/restaurant to the same guidelines. The MOU obligates the development team to follow strict rules from site development to parking …
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The Planning Board heard from all sides regarding Article 34 and whether to re-zone 2013 and 2027 Mass. Ave. at Thursday night's meeting. Their ultimate decision was to continue the hearing until the board's April 18 meeting.
The Planning Board held a public hearing Thursday night to weigh whether it would support Town Meeting Article 34, which seeks the rezoning of 2013 and 2027 Mass. Ave. to allow for commercial redevelopment, specifically, to allow Trisha Perez Kennealy's proposal on an inn/restaurant to be considered. After nearly four hours of hearing from Kennealy and her team of developers from AB Holdings LLC and listening to residents speak for or against the article, the Planning Board decided to continue the public hearing until their next meeting, on April 18 at 7:30 p.m. in Cary Hall. The board wasn't comfortable making a decision about the Dana Home proposal on April 12 despite the wealth of information received, saying that it simply needed more …
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