Amazon Flex Delivery Station Route 20 Modification
At a glance
Applicant names are ASR-approximate.
- What: Amazon asked to modify its 2021 site plan/special permit approval for the Route 20 facility to add a flex (last-mile delivery) program.
- Where it stands: hearing continued to October 21, 2026.
- Next: procedural session with KP Law on how to proceed.
The allegations
- A board member's memo alleges the facility exceeds the 2021 traffic volume limits.
- Crashes have risen at each monitoring period.
- Required condition-16 monitoring reports and an ATCS concept-of-operations report are missing, and no mitigation is proposed.
Board and applicant responses
- The board asked staff (Dylan, town planning staff) to ask the zoning enforcement officer to pursue a notice of violation.
- The applicant side (Matt, Zach/Van Austin) said general management was unaware and accepted MDM mitigation ideas.
- March/September 2026 monitoring awaits Amazon survey data.
- KP Law to advise on procedure.
Status
- Hearing continued to October 21, 2026 (procedural session with KP Law).
Discussion time
About 29 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 - Planning Board Meeting | 29 |
Log
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2026-10-21 - Planning Board Meeting — Per the minutes: concerns raised about traffic conditions in the original decision; KP Law advised the Board to inform the zoning enforcement officer; Fire Chief said the roughly 40 speed bumps hinder emergency vehicles; traffic reported 35% over prediction. Continued to November 4 for revised MDM and Amazon traffic studies (unanimous).
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2026-11-04 - Planning Board Meeting — Special permit modification hearing (53 Sturbridge Rd); applicant requests a continuance to December 2.
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2026-10-07 - Planning Board Meeting — Memo read into the record alleging violations of the 2021 approval; board requested the notice-of-violation process through the ZEO; traffic and peer-review presentations; continued to October 21.