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Saint Anselm seeks approval for new track complex; board delays decision to June 2
Summary
Saint Anselm College asked the Bedford Planning Board on May 5 to approve a new track and field complex that includes a synthetic turf field, a roughly 7,000‑square‑foot support building and stadium lighting; the board continued the application to June 2 after extended discussion of lighting, noise limits and PFAS testing.
Saint Anselm College asked the Bedford Planning Board on May 5 to approve a site plan for a new track and field complex on the college property in Bedford and Goffstown.
The proposal covers a synthetic turf field encircled by a track, throwing and jumping areas, bleachers and a small field house and support buildings totaling about 7,000 square feet. The college’s attorney, Ari Pollock, told the board the project has received a final zoning variance related to filling a small wetland and that the state has issued a wetlands permit and an alteration of terrain permit for stormwater management.
Pollock said the college and its consultants revised the plans after meetings with town staff and provided conditions in response to the planning memo. “We feel that the vast majority of [the recommended conditions] are quite workable in their current form,” Pollock said.
Nick Olin, the civil engineer from TF Moran, reviewed site layout, parking (approximately 300 campus spaces nearby), landscaping, stormwater and…
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