Planning Board approves plans for Albrecht Auto Group

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Plans for Albrecht Auto Group to renovate 80 Turnpike Road are moving forward. (Photo/Laura Hayes)

Plans for Albrecht Auto Group to renovate 80 Turnpike Road are moving forward. (Photo/Laura Hayes)

WESTBOROUGH – Albrecht Auto Group has been given the green light to renovate its facility at 80 Turnpike Road.

The Westborough Planning Board approved the site plan review on Tuesday, Aug. 20. According to Director of Planning Jenny Gingras, the decision will be filed with the town clerk by the end of the month.

With the approval, the auto group plans to complete the demolition of the second-floor office area, and turn the remaining building into an auto mechanical facility. These plans will include 11 non-washing service bays; the installation of vehicle lift jacks and alignment equipment, floor drains; and an oil/water separator unit.

Two new overhead doors and an interior drain system will also be installed.

The issue of sewer allocation held up the application, as Albrecht Auto Group and the town tried to determine how much sewer flow would be allowed. Earlier this spring, the town imposed a sewer moratorium that prohibited new sewer connections, system expansions and increases in flow. 

According to a letter from Town Engineer Lisa Allain, the town has determined the baseline flow for the property as 1,380 gallons per day – the same number claimed by Anthony Carbone, general manager for the auto group, based on the state’s Title 5 regulations.

At a previous meeting with the Planning Board, Carbone said that the actual flows are “substantially lower,” according to sewer bills received from the town; the flows for both 80 and 82 Turnpike add up to about 450 gpd, he said.

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