Sturbridge Planning Board Releases Eight Blueberry Hill Lots, Approves Restaurant Cooler

Planning Board · Meeting of July 27, 2026

Sturbridge Planning Board unanimously releases Phase 3 lots at Blueberry Hill Estates and approves a restaurant cooler addition at its July 27 meeting. The board voted to release eight lots on Rose Lane from the subdivision covenant, increasing the tripartite lender's agreement by $140,000 to $322,675.68, after Land Use and Development Coordinator Jeneé Lacy reported that DPW Director Heather Blakely and third-party reviewer John Shuvlin found no concerns; developer Justin Stellock said electrical infrastructure goes in the next day and move-ins are targeted for 2027. The board also approved a site plan waiver for Table 3 Restaurant Group's Cedar Street Grill to build a 14-by-13-foot walk-in refrigerator, conditioned on a post-construction ADA parking review.

Economic Development and Tourism Coordinator Terry Masterson flagged a possible 4 percent decline in annual meals tax revenue and highlighted Photonis's $15 million to $20 million night vision manufacturing expansion at 660 Main Street, which received $1.2 million in state tax credits and will create 25 jobs. Outgoing Town Planner Jean M. Bubon, AICP, delivered her final update, briefing the board on Massachusetts Zoning Act changes effective July 1 that ease non-conforming lot rules and add new ZBA variance criteria she described as "potentially challenging," before introducing her successor, Aiden Adams.

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Source: the Planning Board meeting of July 27, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.