BERLIN – Discussion regarding a rezoning that would allow for a substantial townhouse development just off Route 50 is expected to continue next week.
At a meeting Jan. 12, the Berlin Planning Commission will consider a request to rezone commercial land near the northwest intersection of routes 50 and 818. The rezoning is being pursued to allow for construction of a 176-unit townhouse community on the 24-acre property.
In October, developer Chris Carbaugh approached the commission to share plans for a 176-unit townhouse project he’d like to pursue on 24 acres at Route 818’s intersection with Route 50 westbound. The land was rezoned from industrial to commercial in 2020 at Carbaugh’s request. Carbaugh told the commission this fall he was seeking the latest rezoning because the pandemic had affected commercial plans for the property.
“A lot of those users put their growth plans on hold,” he said in October. “Since that time there’s been substantial interest in residential development in the town of Berlin so we wanted to go back and try to see if there was a way to incorporate the residential into this project and create more of a mixed use.”
Carbaugh said there would be commercial space on the corner and then townhouses on the substantial back section of property. Following his presentation, commission members said they wanted to hear from the public before voting on the rezoning request.
I’m sure it will go through on the “revisit” once they find out they will get steady Federal funding for migrants for all of Jordan’s welcomed guests.
Look at all the federal money (OUR MONEY) they will get for section 8 housing!