Planning Board approves comments on Prospect Street housing
Sherborn Planning Board unanimously approved comments on the state's proposed 0 Prospect Street disposition. The letter, jointly produced by Co-Chairs Jim Guarino and Stefani Harrison and reviewed with Groundwater Protection Committee representative Tom Trainor, opposes the state's 4-units-per-acre
Planning Board · Meeting of July 21, 2026
Sherborn Planning Board unanimously approved comments on the state's proposed 0 Prospect Street disposition. The letter, jointly produced by Co-Chairs Jim Guarino and Stefani Harrison and reviewed with Groundwater Protection Committee representative Tom Trainor, opposes the state's 4-units-per-acre minimum density standard. The board cited concerns about on-site septic feasibility under Title 5 regulations, groundwater impacts from private wells, bedrock disruption risks, and traffic safety.
The board also agreed to prohibit data centers in the zoning bylaw update and notify the Select Board of state legislation requiring a streamlined Clean Energy Siting permit process by October 1, 2026.
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Source: the Planning Board meeting of July 21, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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