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Planning board members volunteer working groups to study downtown zoning and unlock key parcels
Summary
At their June 17 meeting the Planning Board discussed prioritizing goals and forming small working groups to accelerate center-of-town planning and zoning changes; members agreed to task teams to advance proposals for the Great Plain/888 parcel and for a Charles River corridor change.
The Needham Planning Board spent substantial time June 17 discussing its work plan and how to accelerate planning work for the town center and other priority items.
Board members reviewed an updated goals spreadsheet and ongoing projects (Large House Review Committee, MBTA Communities compliance, Stephen Palmer RFP work). Members expressed concern that staffing capacity in the planning office limits parallel projects and that the board should identify “low-hanging fruit”…
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