Stow Planning Board funds traffic data platform and Bruen Road 40B comment letter. Chair Lori Clark and the Board voted unanimously to allocate $1,200 toward the first year of a $9,500 Urban SDK traffic speed and volume contract, with annual price increases capped at 2.5 percent; the Traffic Safety
Stow Planning Board approves revised ANR subdivision plan while continuing hearings on controversial tree restriction and mixed-use development. The board unanimously endorsed the 70 Walcott Street plan after applicants corrected a frontage measurement from 65.02 to 55.02 feet; Planning Director
Planning Board approves two-lot hammerhead project while advancing stormwater bylaw. The Board voted unanimously 5-0 to accept the amended draft decision for 70 Walcott Street, which includes conditions preventing further subdivision and strengthening Conservation Commission compliance language.
Planning Board approves mixed-use building at Samuel Prescott Drive. The Board unanimously granted a special permit and site plan approval, imposing conditions on easement documentation, landscaping, signage, and private road maintenance. Simultaneously, the Board reviewed a stormwater management
Stow Planning Board rejects continuance for troubled tire shop permit. After 15 agenda advertisements and only six meetings over 19 months, the Board voted unanimously to deny applicant Saied Borghani's latest request to postpone the public hearing on his auto service and tire repair shop at 124
Stow Planning Board closes hearing on Hammerhead Lot project at 70 Walcott Street. Applicant's engineer, representing Goldsmith, Prest & Ringwall, Inc., presented revisions including a widened common driveway to accommodate emergency vehicle turning circles, re-labeled three- to four-bedroom homes
Planning Board adopts Lower Village Design Guidelines establishing application procedures. Chair Lori Clark and the Board voted unanimously to approve the guidelines, directing Planning Director Valerie Oorthuys to publish documentation on the town website and create rules and regulations with an
Stow Planning Board delays decisions on two site plans over incomplete applications and legal questions. In the hammerhead lot hearing at 70 Walcott Street, applicant Bruce Ringwall agreed to address turnout sizing, erosion control, and other issues before the March 3 continuation; members
Planning Board continues major applications, defers annual reports. The Board heard a presentation on a three-story mixed-use building at 0 Samuel Prescott Drive featuring approximately 1,500 square feet of office/retail space and two two-bedroom apartments, continued to February 24th after
Stow Planning Board postpones final vote on Hemenway Farm subdivision and conservation development. The Board continued the public hearing for the 24-lot project off Walcott Street to April 7, 2026, directing staff to consult the Department of Public Works, Police, and the Board's consulting