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Planning board presses developer on traffic, parking and density for The Villages at 35 North Main Street
Summary
At an Aug. 13 Town of Charlton Planning Board hearing, board members raised safety, parking and drainage concerns about a proposed 35‑unit multifamily development at 35 North Main Street and voted to continue the public hearing to Sept. 3 for further review.
The Town of Charlton Planning Board on Aug. 13 continued the public hearing for a proposed multifamily development known as The Villages at 35 North Main Street to the boards Sept. 3 meeting, after an extended discussion about traffic, parking and site density.
Board members and neighbors pressed the applicant on whether a single private driveway and a proposed one‑way circulation plan would be safe, whether the project provides adequate parking, and whether the layout encroaches on nearby wetlands. The applicants representative described minor grading and plan corrections since the prior submission and defended a one‑way design as safer in practice than a two‑way layout on the narrow lot.
The planning boards concerns centered on three interlocking issues:…
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