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Planning board hears Needham Center business-owner feedback on potential mixed-use zoning
Summary
Planning board members met with a Needham Center shop owner and discussed possible zoning changes to allow additional housing above retail in the town center; business owners stressed parking, tenant mix and more downtown events to boost foot traffic.
Planning Board members discussed the idea of allowing more residential development in Needham Center and heard direct input from a local business owner at the Oct. 7 meeting.
Hillary, owner of the Tin Rabbit shop on Chapel Street, told the board she has operated on Chapel Street for seven years and that foot traffic and daytime parking shortages limit business. She supported increased housing that would bring more year-round customers but…
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