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.