Planning Board approves lot split, picks CPA rep

Planning Board · Meeting of October 28, 2026

Hampden's Planning Board approved a Wilbraham Road lot reconfiguration and named Gina Stabilo its representative to the Community Preservation Committee. Only three of five members, Chair Patrick Coyne, David Demers and Stabilo, attended Wednesday's meeting. The board unanimously approved an Approval Not Required plan splitting a parcel at 412-426 Wilbraham Road into new Lots 3 and 4, presented by surveyor Mike Smith.

Selectboard Liaison John Flynn told members the CPA is funded by a "1 percent tax over the first hundred thousand of your value" and has previously paid for the Minechoag Mountain acquisition and Memorial Park shade structures. The board also acknowledged a state-mandated two-year extension, to June 17, 2028, of a special permit on Early Road for owner Sarah Dudley, and confirmed it has no meeting in November, pushing a Conservation Commission matter to a December 9 special session.

In the full story:

• Call to Order and Attendance
• Case 2024D: Special Permit Extension, Early Road
• ANR Plan: Wilbraham Road Lot Reconfiguration
• Community Preservation Committee Representative Appointment
• Scheduling: No November Meeting, December 9 Special Session
• Short-Term Rental Bylaw Research
• Zoning Bylaw Reformatting and Software
• Dunkin' Donuts Special Permit Filing Status
• Adjournment
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 1,851 words

Source: the Planning Board meeting of October 28, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.