Steve4Plymouth

05/26/2026

On Wednesday, May 27, the Plymouth Planning Board will hear two presentations. Please note that both of these are informational presentations and no vote will be taken on either:

First, in a joint session with the North Plymouth and Plymouth Center Steering Committees, the planning Board will hear from a group considering a senior living community at the site of the former Benny’s Plaza. This is the same concept presented on May 5 at joint meeting of the Select Board and Planning Board. Normally, the residents (and even many officials) wouldn’t hear about such an idea until it became a formal proposal seeking approval, which this is not. However, in an effort to provide greater transparency, at the request of the Planning Board, this idea is being presented publicly multiple times at an early stage to allow people to learn about what is being considered, ask questions, and offer ideas. Ultimately, there will be yet further public meetings and hearings (before the Planning Board and the Zoning Board of Appeals at a minimum) before any approvals are given.

Second, AD Makepeace will be presenting their proposal for the final two use areas in Redbrook, one for a market rate housing subdivision the other for an affordable building in the village green. Both uses are allowed in the proposed locations per the special zoning permit granted by the Town for the Redbrook development. Please note that under state law the Town is not allowed to require any mitigation outside of the developer’s property beyond that which was agreed to in the original permit. If approved, these two areas would result in completion of all residential building under the existing Redbrook permit (meaning that the developer would reach the total number of market rate and affordable units allowed). Some additional future commercial development would still be allowed. The Planning Board will open public comment on these areas at this meeting and then continue such comment to a future meeting to address any proposed changes to the proposals.

Per the Planning Board public comment policy, resident comments on all topics will be limited to 3 minutes per person. Again, there will be future opportunity for public comment on both proposals. You can attend in person or via Zoom (the link can be found on the Town’s website).

03/26/2026

Last night, the Planning Board unanimously adopted a new Comprehensive Plan (formerly called the Master Plan) for Plymouth called Charting Our Future Together. This plan is the culmination of almost 5 years’ worth of work. I’d like to thank our consultant team (led by Stantec), our Town staff support (Town Manager Derek Brindisi and Planning Director Lauren Lind), and my fellow members of the Master Plan Committee (Kevin Canty, Art Desloges, Kevin Hood, Joe Hutchinson, Tom Jacintho, Jr., Tara Killory, Robert Morgan, and Emily Tompkins) for their dedication to a process that has resulted in obtaining more data and hearing from more residents in our community than any time in Plymouth’s history. But the work has only just begun. I encourage everyone to go to the link below and read at least the Executive Summary (to see where we are and the vision of your fellow residents) and the Implementation Section (to see the recommendations as to how we can accomplish our community’s goals).

Https://tinyurl.com:PlymouthCompPlan

03/13/2026

The proposed Plymouth Land Bank legislation is still pending before the Joint Housing Committee. They have until March 18 to report. Reports indicate that the committee supports all aspects of the proposal except the funding source (a real estate transfer fee on people moving into Plymouth with numerous exceptions to promote affordability), but offers no alternative other than more taxes on Plymouth residents. Plymouth is at its financial breaking point - we have no excess levy capacity, growth is slowing, and many people cannot afford to stay in our community. We need to preserve our aquifer, develop truly affordable housing options, and provide for future municipal services without further burdening the residents. Another tax only makes our community less affordable for residents and the businesses we rely on. Please join me in sending a letter of support for the proposed Land Bank to our state delegation. My letter and a sample letter can be found at

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01/12/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined the presentation for the new Plymouth Comprehensive Plan (Master Plan) last week. If you weren't able to attend a recording of the presentation along with the draft plan and a new survey and comment form are now available on the project website:

https://tinyurl.com/PlymouthCompPlan

This Plan represents extensive work reviewing data, listening to residents, and performing analyses. The end result is a report which establishes the facts regarding Plymouth, identifies the goals of the community, and provides proposals as to realistic ways to potentially achieve them.

Please review the materials and provide your thoughts so that we can make this a plan that reflects the input of everyone. Questions can be referred to the Committee and Consulting Team through the website or feel free to reach out to me directly through my website www.steve4.plymouth.com or by email at [email protected].