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Planning Commission: Dunkin' Donuts plan approved; proposed data center project halted after council review
Summary
A Planning Commission member reported that the commission approved the final plan for a Dunkin' Donuts and that the city council announced it would not pursue a proposed data center project after further investigation and questions about a speaker's representation.
Kate, a member of the Planning Commission, reported to the Norton Parks and Cemetery Board on June 23 that the commission had approved the final site plan for a Dunkin' Donuts project and provided an update on a proposed data center.
Kate said the Planning Commission had approved the final Dunkin' Donuts plan at its last meeting. She also relayed that the city council issued a statement saying it would not pursue the proposed data center after further investigation; Kate said the council concluded it would not go forward with the project and that one speaker who had presented was found to have misrepresented himself.
Kate told the board, “They put out a statement on Friday saying they were not going after further investigation. They were not going through with the project.” She also mentioned that Rich Stokes had been “very well spoken” at a prior proceeding.
Why it matters: Final plan approval for a commercial development like Dunkin' Donuts advances local land use changes and potential economic activity; the council's decision not to pursue the data center ends a controversial proposed project at this stage.
No formal action was taken by the parks and cemetery board on planning items during the June 23 meeting; Kate presented the update for the board’s information.
The board did not identify any next steps regarding the Dunkin' Donuts plan or the withdrawn data center proposal during the meeting.
