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Lakeville boards weigh open-space residential plan as alternative to 40B at Rocky Woods
Summary
The Town of Lakeville Open Space Committee on Jan. 2 discussed a developer concept to build an Open Space Residential Development (OSRD) at the Simmonsville/Rocky Woods property and agreed to provide the Planning Board with questions and recommendations ahead of the board’s Jan. 9 meeting.
The Town of Lakeville Open Space Committee on Jan. 2 discussed a developer concept to build an Open Space Residential Development (OSRD) at the Simmonsville/Rocky Woods property and agreed to provide the Planning Board with questions and recommendations ahead of the board’s Jan. 9 meeting.
The OSRD concept was presented to the Planning Board in late December as an alternative to a previously filed Chapter 40B proposal. Committee chair David Talonis said the developer’s concept shows roughly the same number of units as the 40B plan but spread across a larger parcel and with different access points. Talonis told the committee the developer has proposed an agreement with the town, phased construction and a wastewater treatment plant to serve part of the project.
The proposal prompted a string of technical and policy concerns from municipal boards. The Board of Health, Talonis…
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