Redevelopment planned on Fish Hatchery Road: parcel sale, development agreements target UPS relocation and new retail

Adam, the deputy city administrator, said the city is moving forward on several linked redevelopment items on and near Fish Hatchery Road that together would allow a UPS Store to relocate and add new retail in a small commercial building.

Adam described the property as a city-owned remnant parcel acquired for a past road-expansion project that is no longer needed. “We have a developer coming forward to put in to move their UPS store to this location, and the city will be selling that remnant parcel that we have no use for to that developer,” he said, framing the sale as a way to reduce city maintenance and support redevelopment.

Related agenda items include a development agreement with Ross family rentals tied to the UPS relocation and a separate development agreement with SPF Holdings for additional commercial development in the Jamestown Quarry area north of McKee. Adam said these agreements may include incentives or reimbursements for extraordinary development costs. The Bowman Plaza area on Fish Hatchery Road is also the subject of a rezone request to a planned development district to increase flexibility for signage and redevelopment design.

The recap did not record final votes or the specific incentive terms; those items appeared on the agenda and were described by staff. The council’s materials also include a certified-map review (Brad North) for a lot-line shift in the Town of Verona (Fitchburg has extraterritorial review authority) connected to other property matters in the area.