The Braintree Town Council agreed to a request by Scott Palmer to change part of his property from Residence B to General Business.
The Town Council approved re-zoning at 7-11 Independence Avenue this week even though several members and neighbors remain concerned about environmental cleanup at the site and how the property will be developed. Despite those issues, councilors and at least one resident argued that re-zoning a portion of the property from Residence B to General Business seemed to be the only way to start cleaning up a long-blighted slice of land at the gateway to Braintree. "It's tough that the property hasn't been cleaned up already. That we haven't been getting our taxes already," Councilor Charles Ryan said. "If we don't move forward with this, it's going to sit there and continue to be contaminated." The vote was 7-1, with Paul "Dan" Clifford …
Braintree councilors recommended favorable action on the measure that could lead to a mixed-use development at 7-11 Independence Ave.
A Town Council subcommittee recommended favorable action this week on a proposal to re-zone 7-11 Independence Ave. to make way for the sale of the property to a developer. The positive vote came after several delays by the Committee on Ordinance & Rules, which tabled the measure in May over concerns about taxes, environmental problems and who owns a key private way bordering Braintree and Quincy. Scott Palmer inherited the property after his father Robert passed away in 2001 and has been negotiating with developer Thomas Fitzgerald, who plans to build a combination residential and commercial space on the currently unused property, Palmer's attorney John Garland said. Palmer's father had hosted several businesses at the location over the …
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