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Developer requests delay on Cottage Green rezoning after roundabout costs; neighbor raises traffic and growth concerns
Summary
The developer of the Cottage Green project asked Malden council to defer rezoning until Oct. 20 after engineers estimated a $2 million roundabout and about $500,000 in road improvements.
Frank Warren, representing HMF Americana and the Cottage Green project at Fork Shoals and Ashmore Bridge roads, asked the council on Sept. 15 to defer first reading of a rezoning request so his team could refine design and funding after updated cost estimates.
“Our engineers did some detailed design work and some high level cost estimates, and they came back with some numbers that were high,” Warren told the council. “The proposed roundabout came in at $2,000,000 alone plus another half a million for road and other road improvements, turn lanes, and sidewalks.” He also said the project team…
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