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Planning Board continues 90 School Street review; peer review still pending
Summary
The Quincy Planning Board continued a public hearing for 90 School Street after staff and peer-review materials were not ready; the board set a new date for April 16.
The Quincy Planning Board on March 19 continued a public hearing on a development proposal for 90 School Street after the city’s peer review and revised departmental comment letters were not available.
Attorney Edward Harrington told the board that "the Department is not ready to go forward with the recommendation" because the revised peer review report and departmental comment letters had not yet been produced. The board voted to continue the case to the April 16 Planning Board meeting.
Why it matters: continuances are common when technical reviews or departmental comments are incomplete, but they delay any final permitting action and preserve the departments’ opportunity to request changes. The board recorded the continuance formally; no substantive project decision was taken at the March 19 meeting.
Discussion vs. decision: this item was discussion-only in the sense that staff and the applicant described the missing materials; the formal action taken was a continuance to allow staff and peer reviewers time to complete their work. No zoning relief, site-plan approvals or other conditions were decided at the meeting.
Next steps: the board scheduled the matter for April 16 so that the peer-review report and departmental comment letters can be considered. If those materials are filed before the April 16 meeting, the applicant may provide a written response and staff will circulate updated memos to the board.
