Day: October 21, 2025

At its Oct. 20 meeting, the Blaine City Council approved both a rezoning request and a conditional use permit for a proposed self-storage development at Central Avenue in the Community Commercial/Highway 65 Overlay district. The property owner, Farmers Insurance agent Scott Uram, requested the approvals for a three-story self-storage and retail facility. The rezoning from R-1 (Single-Family Residential) to B-2 (Community Commercial) passed 6–1, with Council Member Tom Newland voting no. The conditional use permit passed 5–2, with Newland and Council Member Jess Robertson opposed. Interim Community Development Director Sheila…

A part of the former Simon and Schuster building on Radcliffe Street in Bristol Borough could become a self-storage facility. Matt McHugh, the attorney for River Group Equities, outlined the concept for the 2207 Radcliffe Street property for Bristol Borough Council last week. The proposal focuses on a section of the 600,000-square-foot warehouse that is situated across from the Radcliffe Court townhomes. The former Simon & Schuster building sits on a 23-acre parcel in what was once a busy industrial area. The project would include 56,000 square feet of indoor…