HAVERHILL — The City Council shot down a proposal that would replace a small home with the first three-family housing development in the neighborhood, backed by a wave of abutter opposition.
Sterling Commonwealth Builders was seeking a special permit to turn an underused property into three townhouse-style condominiums at 27 Marshland St., proposing the project at Haverhill City Council’s Oct. 20 meeting.
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