Beal Commons Update + Special Town Meeting Warrant Articles: Shrewsbury Select Board Recap

SHREWSBURY, MA — The Shrewsbury Select Board discussed 28 agenda items at its more than an hour-and-a-half meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 14.

Beal Commons Closing Documents

The Select Board voted to authorize the town manager, Kevin Mizikar, to sign all closing documents related to the sale of 1-7 Maple Ave. to its developer, Civico. The property is planned to become a mixed-use development, called Beal Commons. There will be 7,000 square feet of retail space and 53 residential units, said Select Board Vice Chair Beth Casavant.

Special Town Meeting Articles

The Select Board provided its recommendation for which articles would be on the warrant for a Special Town Meeting on Oct. 22.

It recommended articles 1-5, which pertain to budgetary items, and also voted for article 8, which pertained to the High School Feasibility Study.

The Board also voted not to recommend Article 7, which was a citizen's petition for a town-wide vote on the fluoridation of Shrewsbury's water.

December Special Town Meeting

The Select Board also set a date for a Special Town Meeting on Dec. 17, which will allow a vote for a Zoning Moratorium for the Lakeway and Route 20 Overlay Districts.

"This Moratorium would allow for more time to thoroughly review the zoning bylaws in those districts and make any necessary changes before further development moves forward," said Casavant in a news release.

The next regularly scheduled Select Board meeting will be held on Oct. 28 at 7 p.m.

You can watch a recording of Tuesday's meeting here.

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