Planning Board Approves Route 9 Business Sign

Planning Board · Meeting of August 4, 2026

Hadley Planning Board reviewed an expanded Smart Growth Corridor Overlay District map along Route 9 but took no vote on the zoning change. Chair James Maksimoski and Clerk William Dwyer pushed to fully include the Home Depot, Lowe's and Stop & Shop parcels in the district rather than stopping at an earlier 150-foot depth line, while agreeing to hold the southern boundary at the Mill Valley Road bike path for now. The board earlier voted 5-0 by roll call to enter executive session over litigation in "ZP Battery DevCo LLC v.

Maksimoski et al.," tied to a pending battery storage application. In a separate 4-0 vote, with member Mark Dunn absent, the board approved a Route 9 business sign after owner Kelly Howard said a client "passed by the building three times" trying to find it. Consultant Ken, who said he chairs the Massachusetts APA chapter, presented Woburn's mall overlay district as a design model.

A joint session with the Smart Growth Steering Committee is targeted before September.

In the full story:

• Executive Session: Battery Storage Litigation Strategy
• General Information: Route 9 Business Sign Placement
• General Information: ADU Bylaw Status and Woodlot Road Inquiry
• Smart Growth Corridor Overlay District (40R Bylaw) Review
• FY27 Special Town Meeting Planning Articles and PVPC Technical Assistance
• Historical Commission Demolition Delay Bylaw and Administrative Matters
• Adjournment
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,727 words

Source: the Planning Board meeting of August 4, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.