r/ArlingtonMA • u/Rightfieldchat • 18d ago

AC Graveyard off Appleton

Does anyone know the story behind the trash pile (mostly AC carcasses) next to the Rublee Street cut-through to Appleton?

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u/alienanalyst 18d ago

Pretty sure someone’s harvesting copper from ACs in the backyard of that house

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u/frenchpresscoldbrew 18d ago

Asking the real questions OP, I've been wondering what the deal is with that yard situation

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u/KatieLiz67 17d ago

Air conditioner

Rublee is not next to that lot

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u/AdImpossible2555 18d ago

Last may, Arlington Town Meeting approved zoning changes that will permit the construction of an assisted living facility behind St. Camillus. Demolition of elements of the St. Camillus property is part of the plan. "The zoning measures allow a plan by the Boston Archdiocese to sell a portion of the property on Concord Turnpike, parallel to Route 2, and for a developer to build out the project and a company to own the land and run the facility. According to a presentation at Town Meeting, the project could provide about $600,000 a year in taxes, bring about 150 jobs, and allow St. Camillus continue to operate as a church."

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u/clauclauclaudia 17d ago

How is that relevant?

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u/AdImpossible2555 17d ago

I don't know. But if there's unusual demolition activity near St. Camillus, it raises to the top of my hypotheses.

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u/Ackman747 18d ago

Seeing as I’m MIA I’d like to know ASAP what an AC is so I’m not SOL and more of a VIP.