MichaelA plan to use the land in and around Innsmouth, north of the bay across from Falcon Point, has been abandoned, despite support from residents and locals.
The submission, by the Cedar Consortium, to develop 175-acres for family homes and accommodation has been declined. The consortium would have constructed hundreds of family homes on the site, with a potential development window slated for early in the new year.
Applications for information to the Conservation Office in Ipswich have been received but without information forthcoming on the specifics of the vote that declined the request for a land use permit change, following the earlier permissions change to recreational lobbied, and won, by the Dunold Group.
“We would rather not see houses back there,” one source offered, unofficially. “To establish homes in the area would require an investment in transportation infrastructure outside of the budget available to local concerns.”
Indeed, given our recent protests about the importance of the site, it was suggested that the Save Innsmouth campaign would surely prefer a less invasive and destructive approach – something that could not be guaranteed with a residential development.
It is understood that the Cedar Consortium remain in negotiations over the potential changes, with the possibility of providing part financing of infrastructure as an incentive to support.