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Fitchburg staff outlines resurfacing, LED street‑light grant and several large housing projects
Summary
Staff update to the Resource Conservation Commission described a resurfacing project covering more than 2.5 miles, an LED street‑light grant, police‑facility construction and multiple housing developments including a large mixed neighborhood and a 6–7 story uptown project.
At the May 11 meeting the commission heard a council/staff update summarizing infrastructure and development activity across Fitchburg.
Staff described a resurfacing program scheduled to begin in late May/early June covering just over 2.5 miles of roadway and roughly a third of a mile of paths concentrated in the Belmar, Tower Hill and Hillside Heights neighborhoods. The project will include a roundabout at Lacey and Fitzhrona and is mapped on the city's public works pages.
A street‑light conversion grant will support replacement of high‑pressure sodium vapor lights with LEDs, and the city has hired a contractor to design renovations for city hall and the community center as police facility construction progresses.
On housing and redevelopment, staff noted a large neighborhood planned at the old fill site at McCoy and M M: roughly 300 apartments, about 40 townhomes, ~35 single‑family homes and about 120 senior‑living units. Uptown Fitchburg also has multiple projects in design; one uptown parcel is expected to feature a 6–7‑story mixed‑use building that would become the city's tallest structure with high unit density. Another senior residence (TerraVesta/SESTA) was noted to include independent, assisted living and memory care units.
Commissioners raised questions about parking, traffic and whether developers' advertised measures (for example a car‑share program) are actually being implemented. Staff suggested the city consider transit‑oriented overlay zoning or transportation demand management approaches as growth brings higher density. No regulatory action was taken; staff will continue to bring updates to council and commissions as projects advance.
