30 Memorial Dr - YMCA (Planning Board)

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

TOWN OF ASHLAND

The Ashland Planning Board will hold a Public Hearing on Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 7:15 PM in the second floor Select Board Hearing Room, Ashland Town Hall, 101 Main Street, Ashland MA, 01721. This Public Hearing can also be joined via Zoom video conference please see the Planning Board Agenda for this link. 

The Planning Board will hear the petition of MetroWest Young Men’s Christian Association, Inc. requesting Special Permits, Site Plan Review, Design Plan Review and Site Alteration Special Permit per Chapter 40A, Section 6 of the Massachusetts Zoning Act and Chapter 282, 9.3 (Special Permits), 9.6 (Design Plan Review), 9.4 (Site Plan Review) and 5.8 (Site Alteration Special Permit) of the Ashland Bylaws. The applicant is proposing to develop a full-service YMCA, an Early Learning Center, outdoor playground area, parking, walking paths, soccer fields, and associated utility services and landscaping. The total area of development will be 12.55 acres. The property in question is located at 30 Memorial Dr, Assessors Map 13, Lot 178 and located in the underlaying Rail Transit District, more specifically RTD-C and RTD-D.

Parties wishing to be heard on this matter should submit comments to the Planning Board ahead of time and/or appear at the time and place indicated above. 

Materials may be viewed by appointment at Town Hall during normal business hours, or at:  

https://www.ashlandmass.com/543/Current-Cases-Before-the-Planning-and-Zo

For more information or to submit comments, please contact Jasmin Farinacci at (508) 532-7927 or at jfarinacci@ashlandmass.com.

Tricia Kendall, Chairman

Ashland Planning Board