A.D. Makepeace Trims Proposal Down to 1,800 Acres

PLYMOUTH, MA-A.D. Makepeace, a Wareham-based development company, made a preliminary presentation to the planning board here. The company will now focus on developing its 1,800 acres in Plymouth rather than trying to develop the whole 6,000 acres it owns here and in Wareham and Carver.

A.D. Makepeace had initially attempted to develop its entire parcel as a massive mixed-use development including residential, commercial, industrial and commercial space as well as golf courses. The company petitioned for zoning changes in all three towns but it did not receive the support it needed. The plans were withdrawn last fall just before Town Meeting.

The new plan just focuses on the land in Plymouth but according to a representative from the Cranberry Country Coalition, a group formed to combat A.D. Makepeace’s plan to develop its land here, the new plan is not much different than the old one. “The proposal is the same,” Susan Peterson, coordinator of the Coalition, tells GlobeSt.com. “It’s more housing, golf courses and commercial space. They’re essentially recycling their idea, which is offensive.”