It was simply a request to continue a public hearing, but the discussion of the new Chabad being proposed for Central Avenue was the centerpoint of the Planning Board’s evening. They started with an update on where the project currently stood, and then the logistics of when the hearing could continue took on a life of its own. The board also had discussions on zoning for parking, how they fit into Select Board goals, and whether they could change their recommendation to the Zoning Board on whether the Needham Housing Authority needed to bury an electric line for their Seabeds Way Project.

Agenda:

1) Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. presentation on final recommendations on Low-Impact Development Parking Standards for the Town of Needham

2) Minutes

3) Review and Comment on the Historic District Commission Preliminary Study Report for the proposed Zirngiebel-Wyeth House (Joshua Lewis House) Local Historic District

4) 1195 Central Avenue
Chabad Lubavitch Jewish Center of Needham, Inc., Petitioner.
Regarding request to demolish the existing building(s) on the property and to construct a Chabad and a single-family dwelling, which will be 34,005 square feet in the aggregate.

5) Discussion and Comment on Select Board Goals for FY2026 and FY2027

6) Report from Planning Director and Board members:
• Envision Needham, Council on Economic Advisors, Climate Action Committee, Mobility Planning Committee

7) Correspondence

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