Zoning Board of Appeals - March 19 - Agenda item on 280 unit apartment complex

via the network:


"Recently it was found out that a developer has gone before the Franklin Zoning Board of Appeals to obtain a permit to build a 280 unit apartment building at 1330-1342 West Central Street. This enormous complex would be next to (and sort of in front of) where Pump It Up used to be. While it is inevitable that the parcels will be developed at some point, to build something of this scale will only make the existing - and significant - traffic issues worse. 

In fact, Franklin's own report lists 1376 West Central Street as one of the top 20 locations for the highest number of vehicle crashes. (page 6, http://town.franklin.ma.us/Pages/FranklinMA_Planning/masterplandoc/docs/elements/C.pdf)

West Central Development

Here are photos of the proposed complex. The yellow highlighted area is what the complex will encompass. The photo has been edited, an orange arrow and the text "Garelick Farms" was added on the right side of the photo.



Help is needed to get this project scaled down to a reasonable size. 

Please attend the next Zoning Board of Appeals meeting on Thursday, March 19, and please pass this info on to others."



Note the agenda for the 2/26/15 ZBA meeting shows:

DUE TO LACK OF QUORUM – AGENDA HAS BEEN CONTINUED TO MARCH 19, 2015


2/26/15 agenda doc

3/19/15 agenda doc