Foxborough Planning Board Approves Downtown Mixed-Use Permit at Former Raycraft Press Building

Planning Board · Meeting of July 23, 2026

Foxborough Planning Board approves downtown mixed-use permit and hears years of frustration over stalled Lawson Farms subdivision. The board unanimously granted a special permit to Sam Labib to redevelop the former Raycraft Press building at 10 Wall Street into an 82-seat full-service restaurant and three three-bedroom apartments, with attorney John Lovely calling the project "walkable" and a natural fit for the Santarella District. Engineer Bill Buckley of Bay Colony Group said 93 parking spaces are available against a required 16.

In an extended discussion under active subdivisions, five Lawson Farms residents described deteriorating roads, failed storm drains, and an event during a recent World Cup match in which 35 to 40 cars parked on the private subdivision road, one driver backed into another car and fled. Buckley, representing developer Ron Bomby, pledged written permission for police to enforce no-parking rules on the private road during stadium events, with curbing work targeted for August. The board agreed to make Lawson Farms a standing agenda item at each twice-monthly meeting.

Town Manager Paige Duncan, watching the broadcast, texted the acting police chief during the meeting about deploying traffic control ahead of a major concert scheduled for the following Wednesday, the most immediate safety concern residents raised.

In the full story:

• Planner's Report and Departing Announcements
• 151 Moore Street, Site Plan Review, Fine Landscaping Storage Building
• 10 Wall Street, Special Permit, Commercial Mixed-Use Redevelopment
• Director of Land Use and Economic Development Hiring
• Associate Member Vacancy, Gary Whitehouse
• Lot Release, 438 South Street (Peterson Subdivision)
• The complete report, 3,053 words

Source: the Planning Board meeting of July 23, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.