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Bedford Planning Board approves St. Anselm athletic complex with PFAS monitoring, lighting and sound limits
Summary
The Bedford Planning Board granted final site-plan approval on June 16 for Saint Anselm College’s proposed athletic complex after the applicant agreed to a PFAS testing and monitoring program, limits on light spill and a property-line sound cap, with third‑party review and reporting requirements to town officials.
The Bedford Planning Board on June 16 approved a site plan for Saint Anselm College’s proposed track-and-field athletic complex, subject to conditions requiring a PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) testing and monitoring program, third‑party review, limits on light spillover and a sound‑monitoring program with a property‑line decibel cap.
The unanimous approval followed a continued hearing focused on five priority items: PFAS testing, a monitoring agreement, lighting, sound monitoring and a usage table. The board amended the staff condition requiring PFAS work to follow the memo prepared by chemist Elizabeth Denley dated 06/12/2025 and required that testing reports be shared with New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services and the towns of Bedford and Goffstown.
Why it matters: The college’s plan calls for artificial turf, a track, bleachers, a field house and associated site work on land that…
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