Beverly Voters Approve Brimbal Avenue Rezoning

The much-debated rezoning of a 2.5-acre parcel of land off Brimbal Avenue near Route 128 got the OK from Beverly voters who participated in Saturday's Special Municipal Election. The final vote was 3,978 in favor, 3,743 against. 

The move clears the way for the state Department of Transportation and a neighboring property owner, CEA Group, to conducr a land swap. The swap will give the transportation department the land it wants to build a new connector road between Brimbal Avenue and Sohier Road as part of work to the exit 19 exits ramps on Route 128 and Brimbal Avenue.

CEA will get the property where the connector road currently exists and combine it with land it already owns to move ahead with plans for a $20 million shopping plaza.

The rezoning, and the subsequent land swap and traffic improvements, were favored by Mayor Bill Scanlon.

The way the question was posed, a “yes” vote upheld the measure adopted by the City Council to rezone 2.5 acres of state-owned property, while a “no” vote would have defeated the rezoning measure. See: www.savebrimbalave.org.

5,121 votes were required to overturn the measure.

• Yes - 590
• No - 391

• Yes - 546
• No - 356

• Yes - 436
• No - 442

• Yes - 871
• No - 791
  
  

• Yes - 591
• No - 1,181

• Yes - 944
• No - 582

• Yes - 3,978
• No - 3,743