Joint Planning Board, Planning & Development Committee, and Committee of the Whole Meeting

NED Waterfront West
Event Date: 
Thursday, September 6, 2018 - 7:00pm

Address

Auditorium
60 Pleasant Street
Newburyport, MA 01950
United States

 

Public Meetings on Waterfront west development
 
On August 16, 2018 (and again on September 6, 2018) members of the Newburyport City Council and Planning Board will hold a joint meeting to review conceptual plans for the redevelopment of “Waterfront West,” an area of downtown Newburyport. The so-called “Waterfront West” area is owned largely by New England Development (NED). For years now, NED and City officials have discussed the potential benefits of mixed-use development, and a hotel, in Waterfront West, to replace the existing boat yards.  These initial meetings will pick up where last years’ review left off, with the goal of reaching consensus relative to NED’s proposed redevelopment plans.
 
NED proposed a similar project last year, but public meetings and City review of the project was put on hold over the past few months while NED made revisions to the project to address specific concerns raised by City officials. If NED receives favorable review of their most recent revisions, formal public hearings will be conducted on zoning changes necessary to facilitate the proposed redevelopment.
Waterfront West locus map
 
For more information, please see the Waterfront West project page or contact Andrew Port, Director of Planning & Development, at (978)465-4400 Ext #1.