#harnden

Tonight at 7:00PM, on the Community Planning & Development Commission’s (CPDC) agenda, is a Sign Permit Application for 5 Harnden St, Dollar Tree. This isn’t the first time a sign permit was submitted for Dollar Tree though. Back in 2019, they also got as far as a sign request with CPDC but apparently backed out due to delivery trucks having issues getting onto the property. This time around, a…

In what appears to be the final chapter in the former Walgreens building story, the Harnden Street location has a potential new tenant, Dollar Tree. Mentioned during CPDC’s meeting last week and then during the Finance Committee’s meeting last night, Dollar Tree has submitted a building permit application for an interior renovation. It’s not a zoning request but a same use permit and they must…

After issuing an RFP back in August 2022, the former Walgreens building at 17 Harnden St is officially off the table for a potential new community/senior center. The Select Board came out of a brief Executive Session during last night’s meeting and Chair Mark Dockser read the following statement: In consultation with town counsel and bond counsel, the structure of a purchase and sale agreement…

💰 Walgreens Building Off The Market

The former Walgreens building at 17 Harnden St is officially off the market. Jala Hospitality LLC purchased the property on December 12th for $6.5 million dollars. One thing of note, the property appears to have been negotiated well before the most recent Select Board meeting discussing the property as the deed was notarized on December 8th and the owner registered as a Massachusetts Foreign LLC…

🏛 December 13th Select Board Meeting Recap

The Select Board meeting this past Tuesday night was primarily focused on reviewing the remaining Town Department FY24 Budgets; Public Library, Facilities, Finance, Shared Costs and a Budget Summary. Public Library Amy Lannon, the Director of the Reading Public Library, started off first with the library’s presentation. She shared the library’s strategic plan as it relates to the FY24 budget.…

PETE HARNDEN (GBGB TRAINERS REP): PUTTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT

It has been quite a learning curve since being appointed a GBGB director. Apart from being sent notification of my responsibilities as a company director under the Companys Act 2006, I have also been told to sign a form stating that I won’t speak to the press. To date I have not signed it and am taking legal advice as to whether I need to do so. I am not being difficult, but one of my reasons for…