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Planning board tables special‑use request for home‑based auction business at 36 Grove Ave amid neighborhood objections and ownership questions
Summary
The board tabled a request by Connie Laxton to operate CNY Surplus from 36 Grove Ave after neighbors raised complaints about business activity at the address and staff noted prior code enforcement contacts; the board asked the applicant to clarify who will occupy the house and which businesses will operate there.
The Auburn Planning Board on Tuesday tabled a special‑use permit application to operate CNY Surplus from a home at 36 Grove Ave after public commenters said a business has already operated at the address and staff confirmed prior code enforcement contacts.
Applicant Connie Laxton described CNY Surplus Inc. as an independent contractor for Auctions International and said the business operates online; she said sales staff visit auction sites to take photographs and that her firm manages accounts for municipalities and schools. “We are independent contractors for Auctions International,” Laxton said at the podium.
Neighbors opposed the permit…
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