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[email protected] SIXTY CENTS Zoning Board Hears Proposal For 2-Family Dwellings on E. Broad St. By CAROLYN D. FREUNDLICH The two single-family dwellings want to downsize and reduce mainte- Specially Written for The Westfield Leader located on 1464 East Broad Street nance on their homes, for instance an WESTFIELD – The zoning board were purchased by Millennium Prop- older couple.” of adjustment held a special meeting erties in the hopes that they would be The board of adjustment exten- Tuesday night to discuss the con- able to turn them into townhouse- sively questioned the proposal, ad- struction of two, two-family dwell- style units that would house two fami- dressing major concerns that the board ings on 1464 East Broad Street, off of lies each. The proposed homes would and the public had. One major con- Springfield Avenue, where currently be designed in a similar fashion to the cern was the potential traffic flow there are two single-family dwell- neighboring homes, using the same generated by the increased residents ings. The proposed construction of color scheme, same fencing and a on the street. the two new buildings would infringe similar roof design. The four proposed residential on five ordinances, including the ne- According to Jeffrey Tiger, Mil- townhouses have three bedrooms and cessity for a variance that would ex- lennium Properties principle, the two-and-a half baths.