darksideofthemoon131 t1_jcpra8k wrote on March 18, 2023 at 4:46 PM

Reply to comment by baldymcbaldyface in MA attorney general issues warning: Holden must comply with zoning mandate by HRJafael

>I can think of at least 10 buildings that are in need of immediate repairs and cleaning up.

The owners probably can't afford to fix them up because anything done is required to be kept historical- which increases the cost ten fold.

About 35 years ago the town had a lot of "townies" and it was also an Era of mass building going on. The newer people set stricter rules and forced a lot of the "townies" out. Staples of the town like the junkyard, Gibsons, and the local Holden Market were shuttled out in lieu of "quaint" streets and the Big Y.

They were once kind of hicks, then went to snobs almost overnight.

baldymcbaldyface t1_jcpw27s wrote on March 18, 2023 at 5:17 PM

It will be interesting to see what happens over the next 10 years. I find it funny that they will allow developers to chop down beautiful forest land (Bailey Rd) to build what will no doubt be a huge development of overpriced, cheaply built residential housing.

bartnd t1_jd2zr82 wrote on March 21, 2023 at 1:56 PM

This is what annoys me as well. I'm in somewhat agreement on the MBTA issue in the fact that they're relinquishing control to the state for some zoning because they're adjacent to....the wonderful service the MBTA provides?

But at the same time it's like their paying people to build up more and more developments without taking anything else into account. They just built a new middle school which is already running out of space and yet they're still approving more permits which will add more strain to the schools.

FIFAFanboy2023 t1_jcyupx3 wrote on March 20, 2023 at 4:39 PM

This sounds exactly like what happened in Holliston in the late 90s.