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Planning board continues hearing on 36‑unit ‘Villages’ project after members cite parking, road width and snow‑storage concerns
Summary
GF Properties’ revised plan for 35 North Main Street reduced a previously proposed 40 units to 36 and added parking, but the planning board continued the public hearing to Sept. 17 to allow the applicant to supply missing materials and to address board concerns about parking sufficiency, road cross‑sections and snow storage.
GF Properties presented a revised application for the proposed Villages multi‑family development at 35 North Main Street, reducing the unit count from 40 to 36, reorganizing building blocks, and increasing counted parking to 102 spaces. The Planning Board heard the revisions and continued the public hearing to Sept. 17 to allow the applicant time to supply outstanding materials and to respond to board concerns.
Attorney Joe Duquette and engineer James (last name not in transcript) described changes made in response to prior board comments: they consolidated building blocks, widened private roads to 21–22 feet for two‑way traffic where feasible, relocated a sanitary force main to avoid running under the public sidewalk, and added overflow or “satellite” parking pockets (the plans show 15 satellite spaces…
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