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Development alert: Woodstone

By Vesta Copestakes

11 units on .83 acres at the intersection of Mirabel Road and Trenton Road across from Speer’s Market. This proposed housing development will include 7 detached units, each with a Granny Unit above the garage and two attached affordable housing units, each containing 2 living quarters.

This requires a change in zoning to R2. The development will face away from Mirabel Road with a sound barrier along Mirabel, attractive landscaping and an entrance on to Trenton Road. The current ditch along Mirabel Road will be replaced by a culvert system. The developer, Harvey Charnovsky, took his proposal to the Forestville Planning Association and will present it at the January 24th Town Meeting.

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Affordable Housing Comes Home

By Vesta Copestakes
Forestville Gazette 12/01/04 Issue

For all those people who hate meetings and don’t want to get involved on that level – you missed a good one. Four and one-half hours of meeting to be exact. Now I have to say that the first two hours had nothing to do with the topic we Forestville and Graton residents came to discuss, but it was definitely educational. For all those who didn’t attend, please thank all those who did, because we had some influence! They listened to us in the Public Hearing part of the show and it made a difference! Over time we’ll find out how it all comes out in the wash. These things are like weather reports. They change with the wind!

Ok – on to the meat!