At one of the longest and most controversial Town Meetings in recent history, voters on March 23 narrowly approved the Housing Choice Act zoning amendments by a margin of 52% to 48%. The community center funding measure, which needed a two-thirds majority, was approved easily. Knowing that the meeting would be heavily attended, town officials…
land use
HCAWG, RLF were surprised by rumored amendment to zoning motion
The Housing Choice Act Working Group first learned on the morning of March 14 that an amendment to the rezoning motion would be proposed on the floor of Town Meeting to reduce the density of allowed housing at the mall. Group members at that morning meeting (which the Lincoln Squirrel did not attend but watched…
Citizens’ petitions focus on legal notices, notification of rezoning discussions
Two citizen’s petitions will be presented for a vote at the March 23 Town Meeting, one on town requirements for placing legal notices and the other asking the town to provide individual notices to affected residents in advance about discussions on proposed zoning changes. Towns and other entities are required by state law to put…
New RLF proposal shows larger and fewer housing units
The latest iteration of early plans for developing the mall now includes fewer but larger apartments after residents said at a forum in January that the units ranging from 600 to 800 square feet were too small. At a February 29 public forum, the Rural Land Foundation, which owns the mall, proposed 40 housing units…
Final bylaw includes adjustments for affordability and commercial use
The HCA zoning bylaw amendment approved on February 26 by the Planning Board includes changes to maximize housing affordability and to strictly limit the ability of an owner to reduce the amount of commercial space in the mixed-use subdistrict. Going into the meeting, the draft required 10% of multifamily housing units to be affordable. This…
Hanscom developer offers plan details, answers questions
North Airfield Ventures offered details of its plan to greatly enlarge hangar space at Hanscom Field to the Hanscom Field Advisory Commission on February 20. It was the first of several public sessions scheduled before developers file their environmental impact statement next month, according to a February 21 story in the Bedford Citizen. While the…
Property sales in October 2023
150 Lincoln Rd. — Prince Teabo to Wombat Real Estate Invest LLC for $801,000 (October 31) 25B South Commons — Brett Cramp to Merna Sorial and Marcus Luke for $272,000 (October 31) 13 Oak Meadow Rd. — Debra Peattie to Christopher Hallett and Cara Slaby for $1,400,000 (October 28) 172 Bedford Rd. — Debra Orr…
Property sales in September 2023
181 Bedford Rd. — Benjamin Shiller to James and Caroline Gately for $1,415,000 (September 20) 203 Concord Rd. — Laurence D. Herthel Trust to Mary Garlock Living Trust for $675,000 (September 6) 35 Sandy Pond Rd. — Richard Chesworth to Marc Bazin and Jennifer Lachey for $2,500,000 (September 1)…
Educational pavilion planned for Codman Community Farms
Codman Community Farms plans to build an open-air educational pavilion as a precursor to a future project to install a fire suppression system in the main barn. The three-season pavilion will serve as an educational space for workshops, classes, demonstrations, and small gatherings. The farm, which recently created a new staff position to grow its…
Property sales in August 2023
71 Sandy Pond Rd. — Jamie N. Atkins Trust to Jisuo Jiang and Yangcai Li for $1,598,000 (August 29) 11 Farrar Rd. — Norma Barkamian to Marlen Morgus and Benjamin Bolotin for $1,760,000 (August 23) 73 Old County Rd. — Janna P.Hadley Trust to Dabid Barron and Kristin Budde for $900,000 (August 7) 66 and…