GARDNER -- June 9, 2026, Gardner Planning Board unanimously adopts Housing Production Plan, flagging cost burden and expiring affordable units. The board voted at its June 9 meeting to adopt the plan prepared by Barrett
GARDNER -- May 12, 2026, Gardner Planning Board votes unanimously to adopt the city's first master plan since 1974. The board approved the new citywide master plan at its May 12 meeting, ending
Planning Board unanimously recommended favorable adoption of ordinance 1172 to relocate sign and advertising rules from the Zoning Code to a new non-zoning chapter. Chair Eric Flint led the April 14 meeting, where the board voted to advance the amendment to City Council following a joint hearing
GARDNER -- April 14, 2026, Gardner Planning Board continues Walmart fuel station review toward May decision. The three-member board, Chair Eric Flint, Paul Cormier, and Steve Cormier, with Robert Swartz absent, voted 3-0
Gardner Planning Board approved two major applications unanimously. The board approved a special permit for The Heady Co. to operate a marijuana retail establishment at 4 LaChance Street, with support from the Gardner Police Chief for Cannabis Control Commission compliance. The board also accepted
Gardner Planning Board scheduled an April 6 joint hearing to move the signs and advertising ordinance from the zoning code. The board appointed Eric Flint as chairman, Steve Cormier as vice-chairman, and Robert Swartz as treasurer, each by unanimous vote of eligible members. The board continued
Planning Board scheduled March public hearings for Pearl Street subdivision and Emerald Street site plan modifications. FPW Realty Partners LLC proposed the Pearl Street project, a 46-unit open-space residential development with duplexes, reducing the proposed road by approximately 500 feet. The
Planning Board approves GAAMHA site plan for 827 Green Street construction project. Chair Eric Flint and members Paul Cormier and Steve Cormier unanimously closed the public hearing and approved the site plan with conditions drafted by Director Jason Stevens after the applicant obtained