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Select Board backs zoning change to allow Costco-style development at former Dell EMC site, pending final language
Summary
The Select Board signaled support on Sept. 16 for a zoning amendment to allow a Costco-format retail store and related development at the former Dell EMC property on Cosland Drive. The change must pass a two-thirds vote at a special town meeting Oct. 27 before site-level permitting can proceed.
Southborough’s Select Board on Sept. 16 said it supports a proposed zoning amendment that would permit a Costco-style retail use on the former Dell EMC parcel at 21 Cosland Drive, but members said they want final article language before formally voting to place it on the special town meeting warrant. The article would add the retail use to the Industrial Park zoning district and make it allowable by special permit; if approved by voters, Atlantic Management and Costco would then seek site-plan and special-permit approvals. The amendment matters because town leaders say the Dell EMC property has sat largely vacant for decades and that large-format retail could…
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