Planning Board Re-Schedules One Howard Hearing to May 16

FRAMINGHAM - The Framingham Planning Board has postponed a public hearing regarding a proposed multi-use apartment building in the downtown area to May 16.

Members from One Howard, LLC were originally set to provide more information on their plans for a six-floor building with over 130 units during the Planning Board's meeting on Thursday, April 18. The group, which is a part of the larger City Realty Group from Boston, is seeking multiple permits from the city in order to begin building at the parking lot on Howard Street adjacent to the Armenian Church of the Holy Translators.

Materials regarding new plans for drainage systems at the building have been submitted to the Planning Board by One Howard, but only three board members were present at the Memorial Building for Thursday's hearing. Planning Board Chair Kristina Johnson noted that there were enough members present to convene a meeting, but they offered One Howard the chance to reschedule due to the absences.

“I just wanted to apologize to the petitioner as well as members of the public who came tonight," Johnson explained.

"This is an unexpected outcome here…We always extend that courtesy to any petitioner to make that determination, so that’s why we just didn’t know that this was going to happen.”

One Howard's attorney Paul Galvani told the Planning Board members in attendance that the presentation was to feature civil engineering information. That presentation will now be unveiled publicly next month, but the Planning Board will still be able to review the materials in the meantime.