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The board voted 3-0 to recommend that the proposed Carroll School buildings at 37/45 Waltham Road are functionally well designed but lack enough visual connections to the existing mansion. It recommended considering entrance towers modeled on the mansion’s tower and raised concerns that proposed 25-foot parking-lot light poles could be visible to nearby residents.
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The Design Review Advisory Board did not reject the project, but said the new buildings should relate more clearly to the existing mansion. It suggested adding tower features and asked the Town to weigh whether lower, shielded lights with some light spillage would be preferable to taller poles that reduce light at the property line but may be more visible from farther away. The landscaping plan was considered compliant with the Conservation Commission’s recommended species list.
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