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Leominster council rejects rollback of recent MU‑2 zoning changes after heated public hearing
Summary
After hours of public testimony — including environmental and traffic concerns from residents and legal/industry arguments for housing production — the City Council voted 6–5 not to adopt petition 9‑26, which would have reverted changes to the MU‑2 zoning district enacted earlier in 2025.
Leominster's City Council on Dec. 8 declined to revert MU‑2 zoning rules that had been amended earlier in 2025, rejecting petition 9‑26 by a 6–5 roll‑call vote after a lengthy public hearing and council debate.
The petition would have restored the MU‑2 zoning text in place before petition 15‑25 (the January 2025 amendments). Councilors and dozens of residents and stakeholders debated whether reverting the text would restore procedural protections — such as special‑permit review, larger buffers and abutter notice — or would block urgently needed housing.…
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