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[email protected] ONE DOLLAR Westfield Planning Board OKs Townhouses on Ross Pl. By MICHAEL BONACCORSO Zelley told the board. Mr. Francis has owned the property Specially Written for The Westfield Leader The proposed design will remove all for over 30 years. He will live in one of WESTFIELD –The planning board 24 existing residential units distributed the proposed units. on Monday night unanimously ap- throughout three buildings, he said. The After construction a homeowners’ proved three separate lots to be merged applicant has proposed three newly- association will govern operations and into one lot with three separate build- constructed buildings, with four units maintenance of the buildings, stated ings containing 10 residential each in buildings one and two, and two Mr. Zelley. Initially, Mr. Francis will townhouses at 215 Ross Place. Cur- units in the third building. serve as the homeowners’ association rently, 24 total residential units are lo- The proposed design will provide an president. cated throughout the three lots, stated overall unit reduction, decreasing the Mr. Zelley said the construction con- the applicant’s attorney, Frederick B. existing residential unit number by more tractor, Patrick Ferro, and Mr. Francis Zelley. The property’s owner-developer, than half, stated Mr. Zelley. have been in contact with Westfield Peter Francis, who will live at the new “We will have substantial landscap- Town Planner Donald Sammet, the development, has opted to pay $111,000 ing all around the buildings,” stated state-mandated affordable-housing to opt out of the court-mandated afford- Mr.