Last modified: Wednesday, June 7, 2000 1:00 AM EDT Updates on business projects in Attleboro Following are status reports from The Sun Chronicle on: the Apco-Mossberg site, Attleboro Landfill, Beech Tree Estates, Bliss School conversion, Cardi's Furniture, Christopher Heights, CVS, Daggett Woods subdivision, Lance Buick, Pascale Block property, Rolling Hills Estates Phase VI and Three Elms Farm. APCO-MOSSBERG CO. PROPERTY: The Attleboro Redevelopment Authority hopes to arrange to buy the 10.9-acre Lamb Street site, where the factory burned to the ground in 1987, from owner David Cross of Providence. After cleanup of toxic materials, the land would be sold for industrial development. State aid will be sought for the necessary pollution analysis. Working out the transaction is expected to take a year, but the city says once clean the property can readily be sold. (May 24, 2000) ATTLEBORO LANDFILL: Eirco Environmental proposes to operate a landfill for construction and demolition debris on 23 acres at the rear of the property owned by Al Dumont. The landfill would take in some 250 tons of material a day, requiring about 25 truck trips. The city would receive a tipping fee of $2.30 per ton, generating $164,000 a year. The city would also be allowed to dump household trash in the landfill, saving rate-payers $780,000 a year, but this is opposed by some residents. State permits would take about a year to obtain. (Feb. 18, 2000) BEECH TREE ESTATES: Plans for the 12-lot subdivision off North Main Street, just south of Sheffield Road, are being revised by Braintree developer Thomas Fitzgerald at the request of neighbors to protect the historic Daggett family pet cemetery and a large, old beech tree. (March 21, 2000) BLISS SCHOOL CONVERSION: Longwood Senior Living Inc. plans to convert the former elementary school on Park Street to 86 units of assisted-living housing for senior citizens. The school has been vacant since 1986 and the $9 million redevelopment project has been delayed several times. Longwood plans to meet with Mayor Judith Robbins the week of June 12 to set guidelines for the start of the project. (June 4, 2000) CARDI'S FURNITURE: The third store in the chain is proposed for a 10-acre site on Route 1A, just north of Interstate 95 and on the edge of Sweedens Swamp. Plans call for a three-story building of 150,000 square feet. No timetable has been set for construction. (June 7, 2000) CHRISTOPHER HEIGHTS: The four-story, 81-unit assisted-living facility on South Main Street is scheduled to open Aug. 2 and be gradually filled in about nine months. The city is proving a 17-year tax break for the $7.6 million project, which will be housing for low- and moderate-income senior citizens and others who need some help with daily living. The site was formerly occupied by two abandoned factories. (May 24, 2000) CVS: A 10,000-square-foot store is proposed for the 3.6-acre site of the former R.F. Simmons Co. at 191 North Main St., next to the Bungay River. The old building will be razed. The developer is Lehigh Realty of East Providence, R.I. When complete, the present CVS on North Main Street will be closed but the one on Pleasant Street will remain open. (May 11, 2000) DAGGETT WOODS: KJM Construction of Franklin plans to buy a 21-acre parcel off North Main Street from the Howard family to build 30 houses. The project is before the planning board and opposed by neighbors. (March 23, 2000) LANCE BUICK: Ann Durant of Newport Avenue has filed a lawsuit, stopping earth removal from a five-acre lot across the street from her home where auto dealer Gerald Vachon plans to relocate his Lance Buick business from Pleasant Street. The two are negotiating over a city-required earth berm on the lot at the corner of Angeline Street to screen the commercial area from nearby homes. Also, County Pontiac at 1588 Newport Ave. in Pawtucket has sued General Motors to block the relocation of the Lance dealership on the grounds it is closer (about 1.5 miles) than allowed by Rhode Island law. GM says the Rhode Island law does not apply. (May 20, 2000) PASCALE BLOCK PROPERTY: John E. Case III, vice president of J.E. Case Inc. of North Attleboro, has offered the city $650,000 for the 19.5-acre property at County and Rice streets on the Pawtucket line. He plans a $5 million industrial park, including his company headquarters, which would be developed over 10 years. The mayor has recommended the sale and the city council is expected to approve it. Plans for a trash-transfer station on the site were abandoned after neighborhood protests last year. No opposition has arisen to Case's proposal. (June 7, 2000) ROLLING HILLS ESTATES PHASE VI: The planning board and Heritage Homes of Attleboro Inc. have a court-approved agreement to allow subdivision plans dating back to 1987 to go forward for the project off Lindsey Street. A total of 33 homes will be built immediately and another 36 after a 50-foot wide road from Colt's Way to Lindsey Street is approved by the board. (May 2, 2000) THREE ELMS FARM: Developer Timothy Caponigro of Woodlark Development Co. is building a 19-house subdivision on 18 acres off Park Street, between LaSalette Shrine and Handy Street. (May 16, 2000)