Horse sense

At its May 7 meeting, the West Marlborough Planning Commission heard a request from Denise Richmond, who owns the property at 409 West Street Road, just east of Vince Dugan's training facility. She wants to tear down the house, combine three small lots and build a new house and a stable and paddock for one horse.
The planning commission told her that per the township ordinance, she would need to have at least two acres per horse. Because her site is only 1.64 acres, she would need to seek a variance from the township's zoning hearing board to proceed.
Her engineer said they would discuss the matter and would consider rethinking having a horse at the site.