The Hillsborough Town Board unanimously approved the zoning request recently for the soon-to-be-remodeled Colonial Inn.
Allied DevCorp LLC is planning to add a two-story wing to the historic property which will contain an additional 18 guest rooms.
Hillsborough Mayor Tom Stevens says specifics regarding a loading zone, parking and the sidewalk still need to be discussed with the board.
“We approved the rezoning, and they can move forward,” Stevens says. “But there are a couple specific items that will come back in front of the board, and I think they’re going to get resolved.”
Stevens says he doesn’t expect this to delay any progress on the plans moving forward.
“[We] seem to be working really well with the developer,” says Stevens. “All the different options, at one level, going to be as workable as any, so it’s just choosing where we want to go.”
The developer will still have to go before the Historic District Commission to have the exterior design of the building approved. That meeting is scheduled for the first week of October and construction is expected to begin this year.
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