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Key outcomes:

- Brian Lawrence (54 Lawrence Road): applicant requested a continuance to the April 30 meeting. Motion made by Chuck, seconded by Rich; the board recorded the continuance (vote read as 4‑0‑0 by the chair). No hearing on the merits occurred.

- APMK Ventures / 332 Daniel Webster Highway (Peter McClinic / APK Ventures): continued to April 30. Motion made and seconded; board recorded vote as 4‑0‑0.

- Michael Hanning / John Hayslip (421 Daniel Webster Highway): continued to April 30. Motion made and seconded; vote recorded as 4‑0‑0.

- Patricia M. Panico / 5 Depot Street (Vicinity Development LLC): continued to April 30. Board member Chuck recused from the vote; motion carried 3‑0‑1 (one abstention/recusal recorded in minutes).

- 19 Tinker Road (John O'Neil): applicant withdrew the variance during the public hearing; the board recorded the withdrawal (no grant/deny vote was taken).

- 117 Camp Sargent Road (Fieldstone Land Consultants / owner): after presentation and substantial public comment, the board voted to continue the case to April 30 so a full five‑member board could review; no final roll‑call tally was recorded in the transcript.

- The board approved the February 26, 2025 meeting minutes (motion carried 4‑0‑0 as read into the record).

Why it matters: continuing cases to the April 30 meeting concentrates contested and technical hearings on the next full‑board agenda and preserves statutory timelines (applicants can grant extensions if needed). The withdrawal of the Tinker Road petition removes a large‑scale proposal from immediate board consideration but leaves open the possibility of re‑filing.

Ending: Multiple petitions remain active and are scheduled for the board’s April 30 meeting; abutters and applicants should expect further public notices per the town’s standard procedure.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Zoning Board: March 26, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","At the March 26 Merrimack ZBA meeting the board voted to continue multiple petitions to the April 30 meeting, recorded continuance votes and approved meeting minutes; one high‑profile petition (19 Tinker Road) was withdrawn by the applicant.","taxTitle","Merrimack Zoning Board, Merrimack, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire","taxId",70562,"location","New Hampshire","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_46":81,"_48":82,"_50":83,"_52":84,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":85,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":86,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6090467,"ZBA continues 117 Camp Sargent elderly‑housing variance after lengthy public hearing on environmental and safety concerns",3348,4282000,7630000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2866687-86e18e56cd348dbd813bca18fe87227c&start=4282&end=7630","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2866687-86e18e56cd348dbd813bca18fe87227c/thumbnail_4282000.jpg","/articles/6090467/New-Hampshire/ZBA-continues-117-Camp-Sargent-elderlyhousing-variance-after-lengthy-public-hearing-on-environmental-and-safety-concerns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6090467-78899bd5b51e8af31aa3a509229a92fb/orig.mp4?Expires=1771031545&Signature=ZESytSP71DNNnpwpvgI5IIAmL8VjcbwFJspVP16Jwj2eb8G-NwL4v0atRTepxJ1h-GNe-4DT1P7U6WloxdCVG7Xz56ba4sHGl8R2IsEzNLPBsp6GHs~8uFagH3SfZuo7vZLIF3sJcWHhvy8ph9O03kQgWRTqOrh87jOAN-BofrSTh~8f8PpIua74xen2dhzLcknqA5gyW03LngoSyEmouBPH8NQxafhI5apPpNyD0VlZ5YAJMuj175ovOi-iEgYloVVrHk1upvtR-a7hMmqbhRecVYgJf93NcC6Bpz5qxJPdWV8sWtwM0Gh~qIbJKP0v0n5vmOwG-uCjqTrsepT9MQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Fieldstone Land Consultants and the property owner asked the Zoning Board of Adjustment to permit an elderly‑housing development at 117 Camp Sargent Road outside the town’s elderly‑housing overlay. The board opened the hearing, heard the petitioner’s presentation and lengthy public comment, and continued the application to the board’s April 30 meeting to allow additional deliberation with a full board.

Dan Borowski of Fieldstone Land Consultants told the board the parcel (tax map 3C lot 37) is about 5 acres, has municipal water and the ability to tie into municipal sewer, and could support up to 40 units; the current concept submitted seeks up to 32 units made up of single and duplex buildings served by a private road. Borowski described a 100‑foot landscaped buffer on two sides and said wetland delineations found no wetlands that would be directly disturbed; he characterized the proposal as consistent with the town’s master‑plan goal to provide housing choices for older residents.

Dozens of written objections and public commenters questioned that conclusion. Multiple residents, including Sean Smith (119 Camp Sargent Road) and neighborhood association leaders, said the planned access is near the Camp Sargent–Continental Boulevard area and would increase traffic at an already busy junction near an elementary school and community parks. Several letters, and speakers including Steve Pippenger and others, emphasized that the parcel lies in a Wellhead Protection Area and an Aquifer Conservation District and raised sodium‑chloride (road‑salt) contamination risks; one speaker cited that a Merrimack Village District production well had been inactivated because of rising sodium‑chloride levels.

Petitioner representatives said test pits encountered no ledge and that engineering and planning board review (including stormwater treatment) would address technical constraints. Borowski said sewer could tie into a 12‑inch line that already runs at the end of nearby Cambridge Drive.

After hearing public testimony and board questions, a motion to continue the case to April 30 carried. The board did not make a final determination and asked staff to include the item on the next agenda when a full board is expected to be present.

Why it matters: Residents and environmental professionals highlighted the site’s location inside the town’s wellhead/aquifer protection area and raised traffic and safety concerns near a village path, an elementary school and Veterans Memorial Park. Those issues, combined with the board’s request for full‑board consideration, mean the application’s outcome remains pending.

Ending: The ZBA continued the item to April 30; the applicant may use the interim to respond to technical and abutter concerns and to refine engineering or access plans.","Fieldstone Land Consultants presented a proposal for up to 32 elderly units at 117 Camp Sargent Road; the board continued the item to April 30 after extensive public comment citing wellhead/aquifer and traffic concerns.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_46":93,"_48":94,"_50":95,"_52":96,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":97,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":98,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6090471,"Applicant withdraws 69-unit elderly-housing variance at 19 Tinker Road after heavy public opposition",6225,266000,6491000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2866687-86e18e56cd348dbd813bca18fe87227c&start=266&end=6491","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2866687-86e18e56cd348dbd813bca18fe87227c/thumbnail_266000.jpg","/articles/6090471/New-Hampshire/Applicant-withdraws-69-unit-elderly-housing-variance-at-19-Tinker-Road-after-heavy-public-opposition","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6090471-1569551bc30493b594febdb83f484dc4/orig.mp4?Expires=1771031545&Signature=OMUuNKDptk3vUa8DLWXQhCBWU3sKFpa3W5zWy5pXLwpyfIf6bomtw2vn2vDRKvI~dv9xw2FIyKRowK1aRPbFZd5q5RshlFLYNXCkKFOXVAPsM8qtiKkgCH3iRChybY7VIsvtAzoV~Rh0xJWKwWb-V7QkFuTJccEcRNDdZPP7MCK9oqIEt0Egcm-eYVALklbyPD4WuNXZsCODAXyAAI24wm7~pATN-5CCWYOJ0blY1HMYYWaDPjjFXFMC9bPMVrPyE0hv~2XGkqsedWSYfkocZl1RF0DtekIKzqKY-wiO9hzYskaoZx8XkfUq8hxZk4h9NCx8T9r-rb7rc2EVJsXBgQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The applicant for a proposed 69-unit elderly-housing development at 19 Tinker Road withdrew the zoning variance request during the March 26 Merrimack Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting after extensive public comment and questioning by board members.

Monica Kiezer, attorney with Hopeful Phoenix Gormley & Roberts speaking for petitioner John O'Neil, presented a plan for a roughly 22-acre parcel she described as having municipal water and sewer and access from Tinker Road. She said the proposal would be “about 69 units” of age-restricted housing served by private roads and a condominium association. Kiezer and project engineer Paige Libby (Jones and Beach Engineering) told the board they had modified the concept after neighborhood meetings, removing units adjacent to nearby homes and replacing planned pickleball courts with lower‑noise features.

Opposition from dozens of residents and several written letters consumed most of the public hearing. Dennis Flynn (20 Dunbarton Drive) said his calculations showed the development would add “as many as 400 vehicles per workday,” and a coalition of abutters read letters raising safety at the Tinker Road–Continental Boulevard intersection, wetlands and aquifer concerns, and potential declines in neighboring property values. Realtor Linda Moreau of eXp Realty and several abutters said removal of tree buffers and ledge blasting would alter neighborhood character.

Board members questioned traffic, access and enforcement of the age restriction. Kiezer said the applicant used standard trip‑generation tables (not a field traffic study) and stressed a later, planning‑board traffic study would provide detailed counts: “That is the first place that you're gonna go to try to get your arms around the potential issue,” she said. She also said condominium declarations would be used to enforce age limits.

After public testimony and follow-up questions, the applicant’s counsel said the petitioner would withdraw the variance. The chair announced, for the record, that “the applicant has withdrawn these variants.” No formal vote on the project was taken because the withdrawal removed the petition from the board’s consideration.

Why it matters: residents and the developer framed the same concerns differently — the developer emphasized housing need and engineering controls; residents pointed to traffic, water quality, wetlands and the project’s distance from the town’s elderly‑housing overlay. The withdrawal leaves the project’s next steps unclear; the developer may refile after redesign or further outreach.

What the board heard and decided: the application was presented and thoroughly questioned on the five variance criteria. Dozens of residents and several professionals filed written objections and spoke at the hearing. The petitioner withdrew the request before the board made a decision. The town record shows the petition (listed on the agenda as case number ZBA2020Five-three) was removed at the applicant’s request and will not proceed unless refiled.

Ending note: Because the applicant withdrew the petition, the ZBA did not vote to grant or deny the variance. Residents and the applicant emphasized the same key issues — traffic, wetlands/aquifer protection, buffering and enforcement of age restrictions — which would need resolution if the proposal returns to a public hearing.","A proposed 69-unit, age-restricted development at 19 Tinker Road — the subject of hours of testimony and dozens of written objections — was withdrawn by the applicant during the March 26, 2025 Merrimack Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting.","actionData","errors"]

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ZBA actions and continuances: four petitions moved to April 30; minutes approved

ZBA continues 117 Camp Sargent elderly‑housing variance after lengthy public hearing on environmental and safety concerns

Applicant withdraws 69-unit elderly-housing variance at 19 Tinker Road after heavy public opposition