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The Zoning Board of Appeals continued the public hearing on Melanson Development’s proposed 64-rental-unit mixed-use project at 278 and 292 Washington Street and 12 and 16-20 Swanton Street to February 25, 2026, at 7 p.m. The applicant agreed to the Town Engineer’s recommended stormwater conditions and to conduct a traffic study 12 months after commercial occupancy begins.
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The board did not make a final decision on the comprehensive permit for the proposed building, which would include rental housing and ground-floor commercial space. The hearing remains open while the decision is drafted and further discussion occurs if needed. The project’s agreed conditions include stormwater requirements and a later review of traffic-signal timing at Washington Street and Swanton Street.
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