Action Delayed on Hospital Land Reuse
The town wants to explore more concepts for the redevelopment of the state-owned Westborough State Hospital land.
Westborough residents and officials remain skeptical of proposed reuse concepts for the Westborough State Hospital land, and are holding out for ideas that rely less heavily on residential development. A decision to delay action on the state-owned land was made Thursday night at a public hearing at Westborough High School. Residents are delaying making any decisions until seeing different reuse concepts later this year. The real estate in question sits north of Route 9, includes Lake Chauncy and is zoned in Westborough for mixed use. A small parcel in Northborough is also slated for development. Reuse concepts have included townhouses, apartments, multi-family units, restaurants, shops, assisted living and office space. The two public …
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