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Gardiner council sends disputed Robinson Street rezoning to second reading after residents protest
Summary
The Gardiner City Council voted to send a proposed rezoning of three Robinson Street parcels from high-density residential to "in-town commercial" to a second reading after neighbors raised concerns about building height, lighting and traffic; the planning board had recommended against the change.
The Gardiner City Council on May 7 voted to send a proposed rezoning of three parcels on Robinson Street (Tax Map 34, Lots 73, 74 and 76) from high-density residential to in-town commercial to a second reading after neighbors spoke against the change and the owner of the parcels said commercial use would bring customers and jobs.
Neighbors who live overlooking the site told the council the area is still primarily residential and argued rezoning would create a “finger” of commercial property wedged into housing. "Changing it to in-town commercial will result in a finger of land that is wedged in the middle of residential neighborhoods," said Martha Harvey Webster, who said she and her husband have lived at 22 Neal Street since…
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