by Frank Schroth
Residents driving through the Central Avenue business district might have noticed a cherry picker in the small lot of the Hendries building. The equipment is there as part of an apparent clean up effort. A small crew could be seen raking and performing grounds maintenance. A painter was up in the cherry picker touching up the top of the building.
During last night’s open hearing on the Hendries property Steven Connelly of Connelly Construction read a sharply worded letter in which he called on Planning Board member Peter Jackson to recuse himself from the special permit process for 131 Eliot Street, stating that Mr. Jackson was “jeopardizing the integrity” of the board and that his conduct was “unbecoming” that of an elected official. Mr. Jackson said the request was “outrageous.”
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At last week’s Planning Board Meeting Chairman Alex Whiteside made clear his disapproval of a cosmetic change the developer was seeking to make at 36 Central Ave. The plastic isn’t going to fly.
The question is not whether anything will be built on the Hendries site; but if it will happen in our lifetime. The key bone of contention between the developer, Steven Connelly, and the Planning Board is still in place.
by Frank Schroth
In a 4-2 vote Milton’s Conservation Commission denied a site development permit for the Hendries property last Tuesday night. The principal reason for denying the permit was a failure to satisfy the Commission’s desire for open space.
by Frank Schroth
The Conservation Commission(Con Comm) met last Tuesday and heard from two firms that are in the process of obtaining the necessary permits to construct 40B housing developments. One is at the corner of Central and Eliot; the other is at 711 Randolph Avenue. The Commission voiced concerns with both developments.
Updated 08.22.14 10:22am
An article Deadline Hollywood does not paint a nice picture of the Teamsters. The article does not mention that cars along Eliot Street also had their tires slashed that same day. No suspects have been apprehended. The article begins: