A proposal for a mixed-income, rental housing development at Brushwood Farm is on a fast track, winning early, enthusiastic backing from several town boards and committees, including the Select Board.

The revised version of the 36 Pittsfield Road site plan was presented to the town’s Affordable Housing Trust Committee on Monday, as well as to the Planning Board on Tuesday, which unanimously approved the plan. It originally was unveiled in June by the Boston regional office of developer Pennrose LLC.

The development, if approved by the Zoning Board of Appeals at an expected public hearing next month, would occupy 13 acres of the 68-acre property owned by the Hashim family. Pennrose has a purchase-and-sale option for the land, with final acquisition depending upon ZBA approval.

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