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Gardner Planning Board continues two hearings, approves minutes and schedules master‑plan review
Summary
The April 14 meeting included continuances for 0 Emerald Street and the 677 Tiffany Boulevard site plan, approval of minutes, and notice that the draft master plan is open for comment through April 23 with a public meeting moved to Haywood Memorial Library.
The Gardner Planning Board on April 14 continued two public hearings to its May 12 meeting, approved three sets of minutes, and discussed the draft master plan and an upcoming public meeting.
The board continued the public hearing on 0 Emerald Street to allow the Zoning Board of Appeals to finalize variances related to deck relocations; the board noted a reduced‑frontage variance had been awarded but additional deck variances remain under ZBA review. A draft order of conditions will be prepared for the May hearing.
The board also continued the definitive site plan review for 677 Tiffany Boulevard (a proposed Walmart fuel station) to May 12 to allow staff and the applicant to finalize a draft order of conditions and coordinate stormwater permitting with the city engineer. The applicant described plan updates that included snow‑storage notation, added BMP mapping, expanded lighting calculations, and O&M updates.
The board approved the minutes on the agenda (one member stated opposition during the vote; exact tally not specified). Board members reminded the public that the draft master plan is open for comment through April 23; a scheduled public meeting was moved from Mackie to the Haywood Memorial Library exhibition space because of forecast rain. The board expects to review and potentially act on the draft at its May 12 meeting.
The meeting adjourned at the end of the agenda.
