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Committee backs cottage-kitchen permit for Holyoke baker with driveway pickup restriction

5914349 · October 8, 2025
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Summary

The committee voted unanimously to recommend a special-permit application for Kristen Fontaine—s home baking business, adding a condition that customer pickups be restricted to the applicant—s driveway; the permit will go to the full City Council for final action.

The Development and Governmental Relationships Committee voted Oct. 6 to recommend approval of a special-permit application allowing Kristen Fontaine to operate a cottage kitchen at 1 Meadow Street, subject to a condition limiting customer pickups to the applicant—s driveway.

Committee members said parking had been the primary concern at an earlier public hearing. At this meeting, Councilor Bartley summarized earlier public worries about on-street parking and urged a condition limiting customer parking to the driveway.…

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