Editor’s note: This is the third in a series about the master plan re-examination report. This post focuses recommendations for the specific area of West Grand Avenue form St. Georges Avenue to Irving and Whittier streets.
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Master plan report goals and objectives
Editor’s note: This is the second in a series about the master plan re-examination report. This post focuses on goals and objectives identified in the report.
Four problems identified by master plan
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series about the master plan re-examination report. This post will focus on problems and objectives identified in the original 1997 master plan, which was amended several times since, most recently in 2010.
Master plan re-examination initiated
The Planning Board accepted a draft master plan re-examination — the first comprehensive one in 20 years — identifying potential areas of the city for future redevelopment and presenting recommendations.
Planning Board directs redevelopment for Hamilton Street
The Planning Board on Wednesday unanimously determined that six properties just outside the Central Business District (CBD) Redevelopment Area, including the former St. Mark’s Church lot, qualify for redevelopment under the state’s Local Housing and Redevelopment Law.
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PILOTs in the 2019 budget
Revenue from Payments In Lieu Of Taxes (PILOT) is projected to reach almost $1.4 million in this year’s municipal budget while foreclosure registry fees are expected to jump by more than 50 percent.
Hamilton Street properties to be appraised
The Redevelopment Agency awarded a contract for the appraisal of nine different lots, including six properties in and around the former St. Mark’s Church that recently were studied for redevelopment.
Study finds St. Mark’s area in need of redevelopment
Properties adjacent to and including the former St. Mark’s Church lot on Hamilton Street have been recommended by planners as an “area in need of redevelopment.”
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