Phase 1 - Retail Village Plan

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Draft Town Warrant Articles submitted to the Selectmen

To create a vibrant, pedestrian friendly retail gateway to Holbrook, the development team of Old English Square submitted a series of Town Warrant Articles to amend the zoning by-law to the Board of Selectmen this afternoon. The Board would then forward these articles to the Planning Board for review later this week. A public hearing will be held by the Planning Board within sixty-five (65) days on these proposed changes. I strongly encourage the residents to attend these hearings, and look forward to speak to many of you on these amendments in the coming months leading to the annual town meeting in May.

Conservation Commission Meeting - March 14, 2005

Our NRAD filing before the Holbrook Conservation Commission was continued again last night. Due to the extended weather related delays in the past few weeks, Dr. Wang (a wetlands consultant hired by ConCom) could not finish the wetlands boundary verification on the Mullins porperty. However, we do expect to close our current application before the Commission on April 4, 2005.

Retail Village concept rendering

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Letter to the Town Meeting Members - March 10, 2005

On the behalf of the Mullins Company, I would like to thank you again for your support for Old English Square at the annual town meeting last May. Since last Fall, we have met with the various Boards and Committees in Holbrook 41 times, and have made significant progress on the planning of Old English Square. At this time, I would like to give you a brief update on the project.

The Mullins Company is a Braintree, MA based real estate developer. At Old English Square we plan to create a vibrant new gateway to Holbrook with a pedestrian friendly mix of residential, retail and open space featuring traditional New England architecture. The project that was passed at the annual town meeting last May consists of three components: Retail Village, Residential Village and Senior Affordable Housing.

This month, we hope to make filings to the Planning Board and the Conservation Commission on the Phase I – Retail Village plan. Working with both Boards, we expect to resolve all site plan issues and secure those permits in about 3 months. Concurrently, we are addressing the sewages issues working with the Department of Public Works. With proper mitigation on the existing infrastructure, construction of the first retail building could commence in late Summer of 2005.

With respect to the new Holbrook residents – the spotted turtles that were found on our property, we are currently in negotiation with the Natural Heritage to create a protected nesting habitat, and outline the boundary of the Residential Village development. Please look for the new turtles crossing signs throughout Old English Square in the future.

Lastly, we have met with many of the senior residents in town to hear their housing needs. In response, we are creating some Senior (55+) affordable condo units as an extension to the existing Ramblewood development (no access from Old English Square). We would like to hear your thoughts on this option.

I appreciate the opportunity to present this project update to you and look forward to discuss the Old English Square development and other important issues affecting Holbrook in more detail in the coming months. Please contact either me or Mike Mullins at (781) 849-3388 to address any questions or comments you may have. You can also learn more about Old English Square at our website, www.oldenglishsquare.com

Old English Square web-log (blog)

The much anticipated Old English Square blog is finally here. What's a ‘blog’, you may ask? To put it simply, it is an informal web-log where we, the developer can post Old English Square project updates and get feedback from you, the residents of Holbrook. This blog provides a public forum where the residents can directly voice their opinions and discuss any issues concerning the development of Old English Square. I strongly encourage you to share your thoughts with us and others in Holbrook. If you have any questions regarding the use of this blog, please feel free to contact me at victor@jrmco.net. Thank you.