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Neighbors split over Rosewood Farm and Woodbury Road historic‑overlay scheduling
Summary
Speakers at Town Hall urged both preservation and caution: proponents said adaptive reuse can protect estates, while opponents said hearing scheduling is premature amid private negotiations.
Public speakers presented competing views on Rosewood Farm and a proposed historic‑building overlay for 473 Woodbury Road, asking the board either to move forward with hearings that could enable adaptive reuse or to delay votes while negotiations continue.
Michael Riccardi, who said he has lived in the neighborhood for 50 years, thanked the board for placing Rosewood Farm on the agenda and urged members to “walk that land and get a sense of why this is valuable to support.” Riccardi said allowing the property owners to pursue revenue‑generating uses could fund restoration and preserve historic estates that otherwise might be lost.
Peter Talman, who said his…
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