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Board counsel says appeal filed in Case 25-41; members press for tighter findings and fire-protection coordination

Worcester County Board of Zoning Appeals · November 13, 2025
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Summary

Staff announced an appeal of Case 25-41 (battery system special-exception); board counsel advised that denials of special exceptions require tight written findings, and members pressed for clearer evidence and local fire‑protection input after the prior hearing.

County staff announced that Case 25-41, a special-exception application related to a battery system, has been appealed and that the board’s record will be provided to the court.

Board attorney Dave Gaskell told members, “the lesson here is that if you’re going to deny we have to make sure that our findings are very tight and make…

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