Friday, July 27, 2012
Developers for the Finnerty's site met with Wayland's Design Review Board for a second time Thursday night.
Developers for the Finnerty’s site met again with the Design Review Board Thursday night, but this time the DRB had official comments to dispense and members of the public showed up to share their thoughts as well. At the top of the topic list for both members of the DRB and members of the public was to preserve the look and “village” feel that they say the Finnerty’s building has brought to the corner of Main Street and West Plain Street for decades. Developers Matt Levy and Jesse Adelman have proposed constructing two buildings on a combined four parcels of land. The building they propose for the corner section of the property would be a 10,880 square foot, colonial style CVS. A second building, located on West Plain Street, is proposed …
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Monday, July 16, 2012
Plans for the site remain in early stages, but Wayland's Design Review Board asked questions last week.
It's been years since the old Finnerty's site at the corner of West Plain and Main Street bustled with customers, but a new life for the old site is beginning to take shape. On Thursday night, members of Wayland's newly formed Design Review Board met with Jesse Adelman and Matt Levy, the Wayland residents who partnered to purchase the site last year, and other representatives for the developers. Thursday's meeting was a time for DRB members to ask questions of Levy, Adelman, their lawyer and engineer. The board is advisory only, and exists to "assist property owners and developers with the design process and issue an advisory opinion to the town boards based on the Wayland Design Guidelines to enhance, protect and promote development …
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Saturday, May 26, 2012
Applications will be accepted until June 15.
Town Meeting in April approved the creation of a Design Review Board for the town of Wayland that will "review building designs, site plan approval, special permits, signs and variance applications for all non-residential uses involving new commercial construction." "The process represents a community effort to enhance our commercial districts and surrounding neighborhoods," reads a press release. The draft review guidelines are available on the town website. Wayland's Planning Board was charged with appointing five members to the new Design Review Board and is now accepting applications from interested Wayland residents. "Members of the Design Review Board shall include, where possible in order of preference: an architect, a landscape …
Sunday, March 4, 2012
An article proposed for the Annual Town Meeting Warrant proposes establishing a design review board in Wayland.
Monday night residents can attend a panel discussion and presentation scheduled to help voters better understand the function and purpose of a design review board. The Wayland Planning Board submitted an article for inclusion in the 2012 Annual Town Meeting Warrant calling for the establishment of a design review board in Wayland. Town Planner Sarkis Sarkisian said he hoped Monday's presentation and discussion would help voters better understand what a design review board can bring to Wayland. “We don’t have design guidelines, we don’t have design review," Sarkisian said, adding that 48 communities in Massachusetts already have such boards. "We don’t have anything in our regulations that gives design direction.” The board would be advisory…
Wayland Resident
7:11 pm on Sunday, November 11, 2012
Not sure how A Christmas Carol fits into this saga...Perhaps this is the best of times and the worst of times... Safety is a real issue in this instance. Emergency vehicles exit the firehouse on Route 27 and will be impeded by the added traffic. As far as being expert, I do know how many buildings are proposed and what the Design Review Board thought of the proposed plans. I have suggested that … more ›