Will taxpayers pick up the bill for Merrigan’s sewage?
Short version A few weeks ago, in the public hearing regarding 64 South Elm Street, Merrigan was allowed to use his previous sewer approval instead of getting a new approval for this new application. This is important, because new, troubling information has been discovered in the interim. The Planning & Zoning Commission approved this zone […]
The existence of Uber does not mean everything is transit-oriented development!
It turns out that our Planning & Zoning Commission doesn’t understand the basics of smart growth and transit-oriented development. At a public hearing last week, two members implied that everywhere in town fits the definition because we have a senior shuttle. Numerous residents (in letters and in person) spent most of two public hearing sessions […]