Board Approves Mixed-Use Project After 8-Year Review

Planning Board · Meeting of July 22, 2026

DEDHAM — The Dedham Planning Board approved a long-pending mixed-use project at 359 Washington Street and accepted the resignation of 23-year member Michael Podolsky. The board unanimously granted developer Tony Ferrara five zoning waivers and a special permit after peer reviewer Stephen Finland of Howard Stein Hudson Associates signed off on shoring and crosswalk plans. The board also approved a modified Star Market parking plan after member James F. McGrail objected that senior shoppers were being pushed away from the entrance.

A separate hearing on a three-lot subdivision at 1133 High Street drew objections from McGrail, who called Meadowbrook Road "anything but" safe, and was continued to September 9. Podolsky, who helped approve "the two largest projects in the history of the town," said his resignation takes effect July 23.

In the full story:

• Public Comment: Campus at 128 Traffic and Site Access Concerns
• 359 Washington Street Special Permit: Mixed-Use Development Approved
• Star Market Drive-Up-and-Go Parking Modification
• Meeting Minutes Approved for Four Prior Sessions
• 1133 High Street Definitive Subdivision: Hearing Continued Amid Process Objections
• Zoning Amendments for Fall Town Meeting Tabled
• Old and New Business: 1007 East Street, Open Space Plan, Mass READY Act
• Podolsky's Resignation After 23 Years on the Board
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,965 words

Source: the Planning Board meeting of July 22, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.