From Dave Brigham:
Mahoney's Garden Center operates seven retail locations in Greater Boston and Cape Cod, along with a growing facility. Launched in Winchester, Mass., 60 years ago, the company is a well-known, family-run business. Mahoney's used to run an eighth store, in Wayland, but that place, seen above and in photos below, closed in the summer of 2017. Developers have had their eye on the Weston property for at least a decade.
In July 2017, Eden Management applied to the Town of Wayland to demolish the Mahoney's buildings and erect 60 apartment units in a 5-story building (later amended to 4) with 98 parking spaces. In January of this year, the Wayland Zoning Board of Appeals voted down all of the waivers the developer requested. As such, Eden Management will need to scale back the size of the project. The company said it planned to appeal the decision, which it would have needed to do by January 28. I'm guessing that happened.
As you can imagine, residents of Wayland, a relatively sleepy suburb of Boston, albeit one with major roadways (Routes 20 and 27) running through it, have organized to fight this project, which they deem too large and potentially harmful to the environment.
Who will get the Christmas present? The developer or those fighting the proposed development? Stay tuned....
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