Natick Planning Board moves to deny 625 Worcester Street carwash special permit

NATICK -- June 3, 2026, Natick Planning Board moves toward denying carwash special permit at 625 Worcester Street. After a fourth continued hearing on Project PB-26-2, members read findings concluding the applicant had not satisfied required traffic, noise and neighborhood-compatibility findings, with the board "unpersuaded that future observation, traffic signal retiming, operational modifications or other corrective measures sufficiently address the unresolved" concerns. The applicant's consultant from VAI presented a supplemental analysis adding 31 to roughly 100 vehicles in peak hours and offered to accept signal-retiming conditions. Resident Andrew Chang countered with year-round data from the Framingham Scrub-a-Dub showing days over 1,000 cars on 126 days last year, "one out of every three days." No testimony in support of the project was received across four hearings. The board also continued the 273 West Central Street mixed-use hearing to July 1, 2026, and welcomed new associate member Raymond Powell.