Canton Development Properties,  a subsidiary of Illinois-based  Napleton  Co., will fund a $40,000  independent study evaluating the environmental, traffic, and financial impact on the town from the development of a 40-acre  property, site of the former Plymouth Rubber plant on Revere Street.  Town officials and residents have requested such a study before the project once again goes before Town Meeting for possible rezoning of the former factory site.  In April 2011,  town representatives on multiple boards rejected a rezoning proposal by the developer that would have allowed the construction of nearly 400  residential units; a similar zoning change proposed by Canton Development Properties in 2008 was rejected by voters.