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Wetlands determination slows Hillsfield field renovation schedule; accessibility and layout under review
Summary
The Hillsfield athletic-field renovation faces a wetlands flag in its northeast corner that could require shifting the field footprint and rerouting an accessible walkway; conservation meetings this week will determine next steps and could affect the project schedule and bid timeline.
Town engineers, the projects consultant and members of the Burlington School Committee briefed the committee on April 8 about a wetlands delineation that may affect the Hillsfield renovation project.
Nut graf: The project team said a broken pipe and subsequent field conditions prompted wetlands scientists to flag an area near the projects northeast corner. Conservation staff and the projects engineers are meeting to reconcile the flags; if the conservation commission concludes the flagged area lies where engineers have identified…
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