Following the closure of school administrative offices at the Winslow School, the Norwood Housing Authority is actively setting its sights on converting the historic four-acre property at the corner of … Continue reading Winslow School eyed for elderly housing-September 3, 1980
Norwood Housing Authority Overhauls Waiting List and Advances Shattuck School Redevelopment Project-August 21, 1978
The Norwood Housing Authority is streamlining its elderly housing waiting list to roughly 300 names while pushing forward with the 72-unit Shattuck School apartment development.
Shattuck School Housing Project Nears Bidding Stage-July 3, 1978
In July 1978, the Norwood Housing Authority announced that the long-planned conversion of the historic Shattuck School into elderly housing was finally heading to bid.
Dean Street Elderly Housing Project Refiled Under Chapter 40B as Board Seeks Attorney General Zoning Ruling-August 23, 1977
Developer Richard Vazza refiles his $2 million Dean Street elderly housing complex under Massachusetts Chapter 40B anti-snob zoning laws. The Norwood Appeals Board seeks an emergency ruling from the state attorney general to clarify conflicting zoning use variance powers.
Norwood Town Meeting Rejects Elderly Housing Zone and Adjourns Amid Quorum Collapse-October 18, 1974
Town Meeting Overwhelmingly Rejects Nahatan Village Expansion Friction over suburban density and municipal growth dominated a turbulent session of the Norwood Town Meeting, where members resoundingly rejected a proposed zoning … Continue reading Norwood Town Meeting Rejects Elderly Housing Zone and Adjourns Amid Quorum Collapse-October 18, 1974
Planning Board Considers Elderly Housing Zones, Trailer Ban, and Rizzo Duplex Development-September 10, 1974
Norwood Planning Board reviews housing authority plans for 104 elderly housing units, Building Inspector Grover's trailer ban, and Robert L. Rizzo's Dean Street duplex project.