Planning Board Approves $330,000 Ridgewood Bond

Planning Board · Meeting of October 14, 2026

Middleton's Planning Board approved a $330,000 bond and released eight lots in the Ridgewood Estates subdivision's Phase IV. The board also unanimously endorsed a lot-consolidation plan at 200 North Main Street for owner Andrew Schwartz, presented by engineer Chris Spiragis of Williams and Spiragis. Members accepted a covenant with Beech Brook Development LLC, dated September 28, 2026, setting a November 1, 2027 completion date, and continued that hearing to November 18.

Planning Director Anna Bury Carmer updated a North Main Street Corridor Study recommending a front setback cut from 100 to 50 feet and a small Central Business Overlay District. The board then opened a joint hearing with the Zoning Board of Appeals and Bylaw Review Committee, which elected Justin Bingham chair, on a parking bylaw rewrite drawing debate over compact spaces and restaurant ratios; one member called enforcement of compact-space rules unworkable, asking, "Is there someone going to come out and tow your car?"

In the full story:

• Approval of Minutes
• ANR Plan: 200 North Main Street Lot Consolidation
• Ridgewood Estates Subdivision: Phase IV Bond and Lot Release
• Beech Brook Farm: Continued Covenant Hearing
• North Main Street Corridor Study Update
• Joint Public Hearing: Zoning Bylaw Parking Rewrite
• Setbacks and Performance Standards
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,850 words

Source: the Planning Board meeting of October 14, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.