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Attleboro Planning Board: votes at a glance — March 9, 2026
Summary
The Planning Board moved several procedural and substantive items: it continued the Locust Estates hearing and granted an extension to March 31; approved the Trinity Circle Extension and its tree waiver; recommended rezoning for 92–104 County Street and recommended denying rezoning for 0 County Street; approved a bond for Mason Street Subdivision and approved minutes for Jan. 12, 2026.
Key votes taken by the Attleboro Planning Board on March 9, 2026:
• Locust Estates (50‑lot open space subdivision): Motion to continue the public hearing to March 31, 2026 and grant an extension to March 31, 2026 (mover: Tiffany Foster; second: Emma Yeh). All members present voted in favor; hearing continued.
• Extension for "The Woods at Oak Hill" (Winchester Investments, 38‑lot preliminary plan): Board granted an extension of time to April 30, 2026 (mover: Emma Yeh; second: Stephanie Elliott). All present voted in favor.
• Trinity Circle Extension (7‑lot definitive plan): Waiver from §7.8(A) to allow removal of deciduous trees 20" DBH or greater: approved (mover: Tiffany Foster; second: Stephanie Elliott). Definitive plan approved subject to conditions (mover: Emma Yeh; second: Tiffany Foster). All present voted in favor of both motions.
• Rezoning petitions: The Board recommended the Municipal Council approve rezoning 92–104 County Street from Industrial to Transit Oriented Development (motion by Tiffany Foster; second by Stephanie Elliott). On a separate petition, the Board recommended the Municipal Council deny rezoning 0 County Street from Central Business to Transit Oriented Development, citing concerns the change would constitute "spot zoning." The minutes name the members who voted in support of denial.
• Bond approval: The Board approved a bond of $244,499.21 for the Mason Street Subdivision as recommended by Public Works Superintendent Michael Tyler.
• Minutes and hearings: The Board approved the minutes of Jan. 12, 2026, tabled the minutes of Feb. 9, 2026, and scheduled a public hearing on the draft Comprehensive Plan for March 23, 2026.
All votes described above are recorded in the March 9, 2026 minutes; where the minutes state "All voted in favor," the record lists the seven members present (Chair Heather Whitehead; Vice‑Chair Tiffany Foster; Secretary Emma Yeh; Bill Beardwood; Shannon Bénay; Stephanie Elliott; Peter Fellini).
