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Planning director outlines projects, CPA funds and MBTA-zoning work in first month
Summary
New Planning Director Peter Matczak summarized projects including Allen Street housing, Armstrong Dam boardwalk, CPA funds available and MBTA-related zoning; councilors asked for clearer CPA planning, zoning rewrite priorities and sustainability goals.
Peter Matczak, planning director, gave his first formal presentation to the Town Council on May 7, summarizing ongoing planning work, Community Preservation Act (CPA) activity and priorities carried forward from staff who prepared the FY26 submission before his arrival.
Matczak highlighted several projects and program items: the Allen Street residential project currently under construction (a mixed-income development of roughly 50–56 units, described by staff), the Armstrong Dam boardwalk (work noted as nearly complete), completion of a recent hazard-mitigation-plan update and the fish-ladder project. He said the town intends to continue implementing MBTA-area zoning adopted last year and to promote related…
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