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Votes at a glance: Woburn council actions Jan. 21 — permits, withdrawals, appointments and committee referrals
Summary
At its Jan. 21 meeting the Woburn City Council approved multiple permits and committee reports, granted a withdrawal with prejudice, continued several public hearings and approved an engineering appointment and several license renewals.
The Woburn City Council took a series of formal actions at its Jan. 21 meeting across permits, committee reports, hearings and appointments. Key roll-call outcomes from the meeting are below.
Votes at a glance
- Sri Ganraj LLC — Special permit (section 5.1(29)) for a fast-food restaurant at 100 Sylvan Road (300 Trade Center, Suite 1410): Approved with three conditions (hours 7 a.m.–7 p.m., seven days; six-month staff review; special permit nontransferable). Roll call recorded unanimous approval by councilors present.
- Auto Works Inc. — Motion to grant leave to withdraw application and accept withdrawal with prejudice (related to a May 27, 2021 special permit and tied to a Land Court stipulation): Approved by roll call; council accepted related communications into the permanent record.
- Treetop Inc. (5 Bennett Street) — Continue public hearing to Feb. 4, 2025 for updated plans and staff/neighborhood review: Motion passed by roll call.
- Fort Millward Terrace nuisance hearing — Received communication from Commissioner Thomas Quinn and directed city clerk to send follow-up letter to property owner Deborah McLaughlin to appear Feb. 4, 2025; public hearing continued to Feb. 4: Motion passed by roll call.
- Municipal-use exemption (proposed zoning amendment to allow municipal uses by right in all districts) — Public hearing continued to Feb. 4 for committee review; motion passed 6–3 (opposed: Councilor Campbell, Councilor Marcevarruin, Councilor Popolato).
- Gustafino Realty LLC (Central Square Overlay District petition) — Public hearing continued to Feb. 18 and matter referred to the ordinance committee; motion passed unanimously.
- Committee reports and routine items: - $30,000 transfer from U-Haul Olympia Avenue account to Pine Street Crossing light account (finance committee report): adopted by roll call. - Ordinance committee recommendation to amend municipal code section re: Public Works Facilities Manager: adopted by roll call. - Personnel committee appointment: Alexander J. Rasicki appointed City Engineer; committee report adopted by roll call. - Motor vehicle sales license renewals (multiple businesses listed in committee report): adopted by roll call. - New second-class motor-vehicle sales license for Alex Auto & Repair at 505 Main Street: adopted with a limit of 10 vehicles for sale. - Special permit minor plan change at Eden’s (Wayland Landing/Edens minor plan change): committee report adopted (minor plan change approved to improve pedestrian wayfinding and access to surplus parking).
Several items were continued to allow additional study, public comment and peer review. The city clerk will post committee schedules and public hearing notices; several follow-up materials such as traffic and stormwater studies, fiscal analyses and developer renderings are expected to be submitted to planning staff and distributed before subsequent hearings.
