What was said

Zoning Board of Appeals, May 27, 2026

the recording · 0:24 long, about 3,313 words spoken · captions carried this meeting moderately well

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The town published an agenda for this meeting. No minutes have been published; the recording is the only record, and what follows is a guide to it.

The short version

▶ 22:02ZBA voted to grant PSG Realty a special permit to rebuild its garage and contractor yard on Leominster Shirley Road.
▶ 10:57The new permit replaces one granted in 2021 that had since expired, covering a redesigned, larger garage building.
▶ 19:39The board left the choice between extending the water main or relying on the fire cistern to be settled at the building-permit stage, without returning to the board.
▶ 23:48No members of the public attended to comment on the project.

Why it matters — our reading

A special permit re-grant lets a commercial contractor yard rebuild larger than before, which affects traffic, water demand, and site conditions on that stretch of Leominster Shirley Road.
Leaving the water-supply method to be worked out administratively means that detail escapes further public or board review before construction.

Watch next

The permit carries a two-year lapse condition and a standard appeal period before it becomes final.

economic development facilities planning and zoning

Present: Alfred J. Gravelle (chair); James Bezacosti (board member); David Blatt (board member); Anthony Nicastro (board member); Don Gurney (board member); Leah Bane (new board secretary); Lisa Nomadin (board secretary (retired, assisting)); Brian Marchetti (applicant's engineer, McCarthy Engineering). 3 of 8 matched to the board’s posted roster; the rest, in italics, are the caption model’s hearing and may be wrong.

Votes

▶ 22:02Approve or re-approve the special permit for PSG Realty 225/229 LLC at 133 Leominster Shirley Roadpassed

And 1 procedural: adjourn the hearing (▶ 24:02).

The money

Nothing touching money was heard beyond the transfers.

Settled without a vote

▶ 19:39Whether to extend the water main from the street or rely on the fire cistern was left to be worked out during the building permit phase, per the planner, without needing to come back to the board for modification.

Where the time went

Minutes of recording by subject, from the topic spans below. A topic with two subjects counts toward both.

planning and zoning20 min · 90%
facilities16 min · 73%
legal1 min · 6%

The whole meeting, in order

▶ 1:59Pre-meeting setup and informal chat before the hearing openedinformational · 1:46 long
▶ 3:45Chair's opening remarks, recording notice, and introduction of board members and new/retired secretariesinformational · 1:43 long · planning and zoning
▶ 5:28Board secretary reads the special permit application from PSG Realty 225/229 LLC for 225-229 Leominster Shirley Road, including the applicant's letter answering the special permit criteriainformational · 5:29 long · planning and zoning, facilities
▶ 10:57Applicant's engineer Brian Marchetti presents the revised building/site plan (now 12,900 sq ft, six-bay garage) versus the 2021-approved 9,400 sq ft plan, and answers board questions on setback relief, parking during construction, water supply/fire cistern, truck staging, and building height for equipmentinformational · 10:44 long · planning and zoning, facilities
▶ 21:41Board discussion and vote on the special permitvoted · 0:44 long · planning and zoning
▶ 22:25Chair reads the standard conditions attached to the granted special permit (compliance, periodic review, filing with town clerk, appeal period, recording, two-year lapse)informational · 1:23 long · planning and zoning, legal
▶ 23:48Chair notes no public was present for public comment; motion to adjournvoted · 0:23 long

What the captions could not carry

Exact names of who moved and who seconded the main special permit motion are not clearly distinguished in the captions.
The vote tally is heard only as repeated "I" (aye) sounds; an exact count is not stated.

These are ours, and they are not the record

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