Tewksbury Planning Board Warns Car Dealer Over Repeated Unsafe Truck Unloading

Planning Board · Meeting of March 9, 2026

Tewksbury Planning Board warns Main Street auto dealer and advances two development hearings. The board told Al Salas, representing the Icawano dealership at 611-623 Main Street, that repeated truck unloadings on Route 38 — documented on dates including February 9, 2026, and the day of the meeting — must stop or formal enforcement action will follow, with member Vincent Fertaglia calling it the end of his patience. On a proposed mixed-use project at 1325 Main Street, civil engineer Mira Cousins and applicant Arnie J.

Martell presented plans for 14 residential units and an 8,400-square-foot commercial office building generating an estimated 322 daily vehicle trips; the board flagged unresolved setback, open-space, and lighting questions and continued the hearing to March 23. The board also continued the long-running 15 and 41 Astle Street residential hearing to March 23, polling members on whether any Astle Street access could be acceptable — four of five said no — while transportation consultant Jeffrey Dirk of Vanasse and Associates confirmed the applicant has agreed to all traffic remediation recommendations; the chair signaled the March 23 session would likely close the public hearing.

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Source: the Planning Board meeting of March 9, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.