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FARMINGTON – A second condominium project will be reviewed by the Planning Board when it meets at 7 p.m. Monday at the town office.

After last month’s special town meeting when a change in the zoning ordinance paved the way for development of condominiums, a second developer will return with a proposal for a subdivision on Wilton Road.

The project, called Western Glen, was put on hold in July when the developer, Coastal Enterprises Inc. of Wiscasset, changed the project from rented apartments to privately-owned condos. Now, the project is back before the board and includes 23 senior living residences in six buildings and a community building at 389 Wilton Road.

The 19.77-acre lot near Healthquest Chiropractic Center involves removal of a vacant house with 1.3 acres along Wilton Road divided for future commercial sale.

The board will also hold a public hearing for the Willow Springs condominium project proposed for the former site of the Maine Dowel Mill on Fairbanks Road.

Developers Bryon Davis and William Marceau along with members of the Planning Board walked over the property reviewing the plans two days after the open space standards were accepted at the special town meeting on Sept. 25.

Willow Springs, with cottage-style condominiums and open spaces, proposes building 72 homes on 36 acres over 10 years. Homes will be built as they are sold and the project is designed to create a village atmosphere among 55-year-old-plus condominium owners. Three styles of homes, single and duplex buildings with garages and optional second floors, will be available at a starting price near $200,000, Davis previously told the board.

The developers have made a couple of presentations to the board in expectation of the project developing after the zoning changes were voted on. The pair hired attorney Helen Edmonds of Pierce Atwood, who is a specialist in land planning, to help revise the standards needed for condominium projects to be built in Farmington.

A three-lot subdivision on Titcomb Hill Road will also be reviewed Monday. Applicants Michael and Sarah Otley plan to retain one lot and sell the other two, said Jane Ford from the Code Enforcement Office.

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