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Milton Morning Brief, Oct. 28: Planning Board OKs ADU, weighs reuse role
Milton's Planning Board approved a backyard apartment while weighing whether it should guide reuse of the Labouré property. From our own coverage: KP Law briefs zoning boards on state law changes; Officials preview $11.75M Labouré land deal.
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- KP Law briefs zoning boards on state law changes Milton's Zoning Board of Appeals and Planning Board sat through a joint briefing from town counsel on sweeping state zoning changes, including a new standard for granting variances that board members are still learning to apply.Milton News
- Officials preview $11.75M Labouré land deal Select Board Chair Winston Daly and Warrant Committee Chair Jay Funley outlined the case for buying the Labouré property and studying a new pre-K campus there, as one Town Meeting member pushed back on the town's enrollment numbers.Milton News
- Board accepts withdrawal of Blue Hill Ave variance Milton's Board of Appeals accepted the withdrawal of a variance request for a new house at 350 Blue Hill Avenue after a redesign removed the need for zoning relief, leaving abutters' written objections to the original plan unaddressed.Milton News
- Planning Board approves ADU amid La Barre debate Milton's Planning Board debated whether it should lead reuse planning for the La Barre property, warning that a competing Select Board committee could confuse voters ahead of December's Labouré vote, while also weighing a 615-square-foot accessory dwelling unit at 599 Adams Street.Milton News
- Finance Committee tweaks school study article wording Milton's Finance Committee considered adding construction-cost language to a Town Meeting article funding a school feasibility study, then lost its quorum as officials weighed folding a pre-kindergarten option into the district's state building-authority application and reconsidered a water-borrowing article after finding more debt than expected.Milton News
- Town Meeting approves $11.75M Labouré purchase Milton's Special Town Meeting took up the $11.75 million Labore College purchase, sending it toward a December 15 debt-exclusion referendum as opponents warned the move could jeopardize the town's Gile Road school plan and its $51 million state funding.Milton News
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