Not everything is wrong with Pepperell’s commercial zoning. When the predecessor of Pepperell’s current zoning map was drawn up in 1974, the commercial district was confined to the existing business areas, namely Railroad Square (the railroad still ran through it in those days) and Babbitasset Village, (Main Street between the river and the railroad depot),…
Month: June 2013
A Sobering Evening with Austin Mason
When I was a member of the Planning Board back in the 1990s, it was common for citizens to seek appointments to talk to the board. I remember one night when the late Conrad Eaton appeared with a long litany of complaints in hand. After he finished reading us his list of everything we were…