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Planning board reviews phased West Main Storage plan; board asks for soil testing before final action
Summary
Applicant presented a phased self‑storage development off Maker Drive. Board and staff discussed phased stormwater compliance, solar‑powered gates, erosion controls and construction phasing; board requested additional soil testing in two basins and agreed to draft conditions for next meeting.
West Main Storage presented a definitive site plan April 8 to the Gardner City Planning Board proposing a phased self‑storage facility off Maker Drive, with the project shown in three phases and multiple infiltration basins for stormwater recharge.
Justin McLaren of Henry Engineering presented the revised plan and told the board the full project requires recharge volume of about 0.048 acre‑feet; the applicants have 0.141 acre‑feet between two basins, which McLaren said exceeds the requirement even if phase 3 is not built. He said some soil testing was completed in parts of the site but additional testing is needed in the two basins added in the…
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