Mill Street Discontinuance (Worcester Mill LLC)
At a glance
Based on auto-generated captions and the official minutes; details may be misheard.
- What: a Planning Board report on the petition of Mark Borenstein, for Worcester Mill LLC, to discontinue parts of Mill St. (the accessory carriage road in front of 195 Mill St., the former Big D site) and give up the city's right-of-way and easement rights there.
- Where it stands: Public Works recommended approval, 3-0, on 2026-09-14 (item 11b of 2026-06-16).
- Next: City Council vote; the developer must then buy the strip from the city.
Details
- Purpose: a multifamily development on the vacant site needs part of the underused right-of-way; an access plan shows new sidewalks, a driveway into the project and a new driveway with a turnaround for the neighboring auto repair shop.
- City departments (engineering, transportation and mobility, parks) support it; DPW wants easements kept for utilities in the discontinued area and work to modify the opening at applicant cost.
- A future realignment of Mill St. for pedestrians and parks was accounted for.
- Title: the city keeps ownership of the strip, so the developer would acquire it by purchase (answering a question from Fred Nathan); talks with the Chief Development Officer are under way.
- Principal owner Sam Adams and an engineer from Bowler Engineering attended remotely (spellings approximate).
Discussion time
About 8 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-14 - Public Works Committee | 8 |
Log
- 2026-09-14 - Public Works Committee - Borenstein presented; DPW supports; Nathan asked whether the land would be free; recommended for approval 3-0.