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Stonington The Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously Tuesday night to recommend the town proceed with enacting a 90-day delay on the demolition of buildings. In addition, commission members agreed to investigate the possibility of creating village districts that could help further protect historic structures. If the Board of Selectmen supports the demolition ordinance, it could be sent to a town meeting for voter approval later this year. If enacted, the demolition delay also would apply to the borough. The commission s decision came after members received a Historic Preservation Strategies Report prepared by Town Planner Keith Brynes that offers options for preserving the town s historic buildings. These include implementing demolition delays, creating historic and village districts and offering preservation incentives. ....
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Email Submit Stonington The Planning and Zoning Commission has approved a zoning permit for a pastry and coffee shop planned for a vacant building on Route 1 in Pawcatuck. The building, at 148 South Broad St. across from Brookside Village, previously housed a Penny s, Bess Eaton and Tim Hortons doughnut shops, the Levant coffee shop, and a home spa company. The pastry shop will be located within a few hundred yards of three new apartment complexes and across the street from one being planned for Brookside Village, all of which did not exist when the former doughnut shops occupied the site. The commission voted Tuesday night to approve the application by GBD Realty LLC of Taunton, Mass., to open a 30-seat restaurant with a drive-thru window. ....