The Town Council looked favorably on the re-zoning request on Wednesday.
Coming off a recommendation from Mayor Joseph Sullivan and favorable action by the Planning Board and Committee on Rules & Ordinance, a proposal to re-zone a portion of the former South Shore Auto Lines to make way for a CVS received unanimous approval from town councilors on Wednesday night. The development at 90 Church St., along with future work slated for 7-11 Independence Ave., will help create a corridor in Braintree with "the potential to serve as an appropriate gateway into our Town from Quincy," Sullivan wrote in a letter to the Town Council. The council voted 8-0 with Ronald DeNapoli absent to approve re-zoning 9,677 square feet of Residence C land to General Business. Site plan review will come next in front of the Planning …
Scott Palmer, owner of 7-11 Independence Ave. in Braintree has asked the town to re-zone his property general business to free him up for potential development.
Braintree and Quincy residents convinced town officials on Monday night to hold off on a decision about re-zoning property on Independence Avenue that has been plagued by overdue taxes and environmental blight. Several neighbors of the property at 7-11 Independence Ave. in North Braintree urged a Town Council subcommittee not to vote on the application from resident Scott Palmer, citing concerns about the density of future development and how that could affect traffic patterns, parking, the safety of children and elderly in the area and ongoing pollution problems. Palmer received a favorable vote from the Planning Board last month to re-zone from Residential B to General Business portions of two lots, one of which is partially in Quincy. …
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abdul
1:09 pm on Thursday, November 8, 2012
Yeah we need one in that place. more ›