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Holyoke committee continues special-permit hearing after neighbors object to home-accounting business
Summary
The DGR Committee continued a public hearing to April 8 on a special-permit application by Amanda and Marcos Garcia to run a remote accounting business from 25 Bretton (Bridal) Lane after neighbors raised traffic and zoning concerns; applicants say business began in 2023 and most work is remote.
City of Holyoke development committee members continued to a future meeting a public hearing on a special-permit application from Amanda and Marcos Garcia to operate a remote accounting/home‑occupation business at 25 Bretton (Bridal) Lane.
The committee opened the public hearing March 11 and heard neighbors say the house functions like a commercial site because of daytime vehicle activity. Laurie Tetro of 10 McMahan Drive told the committee the property was remodeled to support a business and said it is “dark and uninhabited on nights, weekends, holidays.” Nicole Mueller of 9 Woodbridge Street said she has observed “between 6 and 8 cars there every day, all day.”
Amanda Garcia, who identified herself as “a full time professor of accounting at Elms College,” said she lives at 25…
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