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Developer seeks to replace aging Mill Street Gardens pool and add a pool house; council refers plan to committee
Summary
Mill Street Gardens LLC asked the council for a special permit and site plan review to replace a roughly 60-year-old pool at 50 Mill Street, add a one‑story 2,452‑sq‑ft pool house, and install stormwater controls; councilors accepted documents and sent the project to committee and continued the public hearing to April 15.
Attorney Jesse Shomer, representing Mill Street Gardens LLC and Hamilton Construction Company, presented plans on April 1 to replace an aging swimming pool and build a one‑story pool house within the Mill Street Gardens garden‑apartment complex at 50 Mill Street. Shomer told councilors the pool dates to the mid‑to‑late 1960s and that the development’s owner acquired the parcel in 2019. "They're in the process of upgrading the apartment complex," he said, and described the project as an improvement to accessibility and stormwater management.
Engineer Chris Sperajis of Williams and Spurages walked councilors through the site plan, saying the new pool would be slightly smaller (about 1,260 square feet, L‑shaped) and the pool house would have a 2,452‑square‑foot footprint and reach about 26 feet at its highest point. Sperajis described a new stormwater infiltration system of underground chambers and strip drains collecting patio runoff, calling it "a net improvement" because the site has no existing stormwater controls.
Councilors asked for additional materials and site review. Councilor Sebrone said she would visit the site with Building Commissioner Thomas C. Quinn and requested detailed plans on the pool house height, dumpster location, rodent and dust controls during construction, and contact information for on‑site management. Councilor DeMambro asked for the city engineer’s written comments on the stormwater design; the council voted to request those comments and to refer the matter to the special‑permits committee. The public hearing was continued to April 15 so committee members can review the engineer’s and building commissioner’s input.
Shomer and his team said the pool and new patio will be connected to town water and sewer, add ADA‑compliant sidewalks, relocate a fence that currently encroaches on city property back to the property line, and install new landscaping. The applicant said the pool and facilities will be for residents only, not open to the general public.
