Planning Board Continues Celebree School Hearing
Northborough's Planning Board continued a hearing on a proposed Celebree School child care center at 300 West Main Street to October 20, pending a stormwater and groundwater review from engineering firm SanTec.
Planning Board · Meeting of October 6, 2026
Northborough's Planning Board continued a hearing on a proposed Celebree School child care center at 300 West Main Street to October 20, pending a stormwater and groundwater review from engineering firm SanTec. The board voted 5-0 to continue the application, which would replace a vacant Santander Bank building with an 11,216-square-foot school serving up to 150 children under franchisee Rohan Kalra. Architect Derek Rubinoff described a design "inspired by traditional New England schoolhouses," while members pressed on drop-off queuing risks on West Main Street and a proposed sign that exceeds the town's height cap, requiring a separate Zoning Board of Appeals variance.
The board also voted 5-0 to adopt a 2026 update to its Design Review Guidelines, the first substantive rewrite since roughly 2012, after incorporating amendments from member Carter Brennan on ADA language, open space and sidewalk continuity.
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Source: the Planning Board meeting of October 6, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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