I attended the presentation at Town Hall regarding the Patriot Group
proposal to redevelop the 1.5 acres owned by the Spiropolous Family and
thought I'd list the highlights for interested residents.<br>
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The proposal would develop the properties that now include the Dumm's
Pizza, Dumm's Grocery, the Boarding House and the former Credit Union
building into:<br>
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- 161 rental units ranging from 880-900 sq ft each; a mix of 1 br and small 2 br<br>
- 174 parking spaces, 20 of which would be surface spaces and the rest in underground parking<br>
- 3,000 sq. ft of ground floor retail (equivalent to the area that is now Dumm's Pizza + Dumm's grocery)<br>
- 5 stories<br>
- it would take about 2 yrs to build<br>
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Citizens that attended made some comments that mostly centered around<br>
- parking<br>
- rental units vs. the potential for condo/owner occupied units<br>
- the amount of ground floor retail that would be reduced from the current inventory<br>
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The project is in its developmental stages now. There are artist
renderings at town hall available for viewing. The project, once
drawn up, would require variance from MUTC zoning for the building
height and potentially other items.<br>
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- Alice Ewen Walker<br>
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