Carver RDA Pulls Zoning Article, Redirects Route 44 Developer to Existing Bylaws

CARVER — October 14, 2025 — Carver RDA withdraws Route 44 zoning article, directs developer to follow existing bylaws. The Carver Redevelopment Authority reviewed the collapse of its proposed zoning bylaw change at its October 14 meeting, with Chair Joanna and member Savory detailing how two Planning Board appearances ended without a favorable recommendation and prompted the RDA to seek indefinite postponement at Special Town Meeting rather than risk a two-year bar on refiling. The article centered on a 355,000-cubic-yard cut of the so-called Barofsky Hill on Lot 2 of the Route 44 business park project, which members said would generate an estimated $4 million annually in new commercial tax revenue against a town budget of roughly $33 million. A Planning Board member's insistence that the word "anticipated" in the Final Environmental Impact Report carried mandatory weight proved the sticking point; Savory countered, "When I was younger, I anticipated being a millionaire by now — that doesn't make it a mandate." The board voted 5-0 to schedule a November 18 session to meet with the developer and outline a path forward under existing subdivision and site plan review rules.