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Applicant appeals for variance to open sober-living home in Highland Street house
Summary
Terry Young appealed to the council for a variance and conditional-use permit for a sober-living home in an existing house on Highland Street, saying the property is appropriate and accusing prior rule changes of being motivated by a neighbor; no final decision was recorded.
Terry Young addressed the council seeking a variance and conditional-use permit to operate a sober-living home in a house on Highland Street that he said had previously been used for a similar purpose. Young argued the house’s cost and layout made it the best option and said he has followed through on past projects in town. He told the council he was asking for an appeal and the permit rather than begging for approval.
Young suggested that changes to the town’s rules — including a three-acre requirement he described as strategic — were motivated by personal interests of a previous board member who is a close neighbor to the property. He said he would prefer straightforward rules that allow reasonable proposals rather than ones designed to prevent action.
Young said women in recovery have fewer local options and that losing this house would be a missed opportunity to provide services; he asked the council to allow him to use the property as it had been used previously. The transcript records his appeal and argument but does not show a council vote on the variance during this meeting.
