Wrentham Town Administrator Announces Public Forum Regarding Proposed Downtown Rezoning

WRENTHAM — Town Administrator Kevin Sweet would like to announce that the second public forum regarding new draft zoning regulations for Wrentham Town Center will be held next week.

“We hope to see many residents and business owners who have questions ahead of the final presentation at the Fall Town Meeting on Nov. 19,” Sweet said.

WHEN:

Thursday, Sept. 13 from 7-8 p.m.

WHERE:

Fiske Public Library, 110 Randall Road

WHAT:

The Town of Wrentham is working on new zoning by-law regulations for the areas at the center of Wrentham that are currently zoned as Commercial-1 and Business-1.

In January 2017, the Planning Department applied for and received a grant from the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) through its Local Technical Assistance program to provide technical guidance in creating new zoning regulations for part of the downtown.

From that, a working group was created to work on the new zoning that is comprised of representatives from the Board of Selectmen, the Economic Development Commission, the Planning Board, Town Administrator, Planning Director, MAPC staff, Galaxy Development and local business owners.

The group began meeting in the spring of 2017 and has been meeting regularly since.

“The goal of these new regulations is to create reasonable regulations that encourage the type of mixed-use and pedestrian friendly development that will complement the character of the Town Center and allow it to thrive into the future,” Sweet said.

On Dec. 12, 2017 the first public forum was held to present an initial draft of the new zoning regulations and the feedback was extremely positive.

The working group received confirmation of the direction in which the regulations were going as well as direction going forward and will provide residents with further information next week.

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