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Zoning panel recommends approval for 600‑unit Cabotville mill redevelopment after tax payment agreement and ODRC follow‑up
Summary
Developers presented updated responses to overlay‑district comments and a tax/water payment plan with the city; the zoning subcommittee recommended a special permit and approved requested waivers after receiving a signed payment agreement and committing to planning‑director sign‑off on outstanding overlay review items.
Developers seeking to convert the former Cabotville mill at 165 Front Street into a residential project that could include up to 600 apartments told the Chicopee Zoning subcommittee on May 28 they had executed a tax and water‑bill payment agreement with the city and addressed many overlay‑review comments; the subcommittee recommended approval and granted three technical waivers.
John Furman, civil engineer of record for the project, handed committee members a response‑to‑comment packet and said the development team had “entered into an agreement with the city for payment of those monies” that had been a major outstanding issue. Furman said many planning and infrastructure comments were construction‑phase items or could be addressed…
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