Planning Board approves zoning change and schedules continued hearing on Pelham Road development
Belchertown Planning Board approves zoning amendment, defers controversial Pelham Road housing review. Chair Dan Beaudette and members voted unanimously to recommend a by-law change replacing "Select Board" with "Town Manager" in sections 145-68 and 145-69. A contentious public hearing on 50
Planning Board · Meeting of April 28, 2026
Belchertown Planning Board approves zoning amendment, defers controversial Pelham Road housing review. Chair Dan Beaudette and members voted unanimously to recommend a by-law change replacing "Select Board" with "Town Manager" in sections 145-68 and 145-69. A contentious public hearing on 50 Federal Operating Company's five-unit development at Pelham Road drew resident complaints about traffic congestion, pedestrian safety, and stormwater runoff; the board issued a seven-item punch list including formal traffic counts, visitor parking designation, and dumpster screening before continuing the hearing to May 26.
The board unanimously released a $10,000 performance guarantee for Pepper Ridge Drive Subdivision and endorsed two subdivision reconfigurations and a conservation area land transfer.
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Source: the Planning Board meeting of April 28, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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