Ed. note – Interesting article that provides the perspective of Canton officials on proposed 40B on Brush Hill Road.

from The Canton Citizen

What do blue spotted salamanders, prehistoric stone tools, and the idyllic charm of a 100-year-old neighborhood have in common?

As far as a group of 12 families on the Canton-Milton border are concerned, all three would be seriously threatened if a large affordable housing development were permitted to move forward as planned under the state’s Chapter 40B Comprehensive Permit Act. (Read the full story here.)

News release from the Office of Walter Timitly

 Representative Walter Timilty (D – Milton) testified at a recent Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. Timilty testified in favor of two bills that he filed earlier this session; House Bills 818 and 819.

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by Frank Schroth

At the last week’s meeting of the Board of Selectmen they may have given the impression, intended or not, that they were resigned to the development proposal from Mill Creek to build a large apartment complex on Brush Hill Road across from Fuller Village. That might account for last night’s spillover crowd at the Council on Aging that made it abudantly clear they opposed the development.

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by Frank Schroth

Representative Walter Timilty has filed a bill to protect Fowl Meadow part of the Blue Hills Reservation off Brush Hill Road. The proposed Mill Creek Development is in proximity to Fowl Meadow, an area of critical environmental concern. The bill would prevent development “within 1000 feet of that portion of the Town of Milton and the Town of Canton, the so-called Fowl Meadow

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by Frank Schroth

Fuller Village hosted a gathering last evening to inform the community about and voice their opposition to a proposed 40B residential development to be built across the street from their Brush Hill location. Senator Brian A. Joyce, Vice President of the Fuller Village Board of Directors, addressed ~150 neighbors, residents and town officials.

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by Frank Schroth

Mill Creek Residential, a real estate development firm that specializes in multi-family rental properties, has begun discussions with town officials regarding a 40B development on Brush Hill Road. It would be a first for Milton. The lot is approximately 22 acres and a shoe box shape with a narrow side facing Brush Hill Road near Fuller Village. The development being considered would consist of town houses and a larger denser structure toward the back of the property. All together they are looking at a total of 300 units.

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