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Planning Board schedules joint hearing with City Council for Mass 101 parcel rezoning with solar overlay
Summary
The board agreed to schedule a joint public hearing with the City Council on July 7 to consider rezoning a parcel along Route 101 from Commercial‑2 to Industrial‑1 with a Summit Solar overlay.
The Gardner City Planning Board agreed to schedule a joint public hearing with the City Council for July 7 to consider a referral seeking to reclassify an existing parcel on the easterly side of Route (Mass) 101 from Commercial‑2 to Industrial‑1 and to apply a Summit Solar overlay.
Staff explained the item was new to the board and the purpose of the meeting was to set a date for a joint hearing rather than to discuss merits. The July 7 date was chosen to allow for required publication lead time; staff and city‑council representatives had coordinated the schedule to meet newspaper deadlines.
Why it matters: rezoning and an overlay for solar development could change allowed uses and enable solar projects on the site; a joint hearing with the City Council will give both bodies an opportunity for public comment and input before any final decision by the Council.
Next steps: the planning board recommended scheduling the joint public hearing for July 7 and staff will publish notice and provide materials to the City Council ahead of that hearing.
