Conservation commission recommends approval for warehouse wetland fill at 308 South River Road with added green-space

The Bedford Conservation Commission on May 27 recommended that Planning Board consideration move forward for a variance and wetland-fill permit allowing the placement of fill in an isolated wetland to build a 150,000-square-foot warehouse at 308 South River Road.

The commission's recommendation came after applicants and commissioners discussed site grading, stormwater controls, and a revised landscaping plan. The motion to recommend approval was made by Bill Carter, town council representative, and seconded by Deborah Evans, and the commission recorded the motion as carried.

Commissioners said why it matters: the warehouse would be built on a roughly 27-acre parcel and would affect one small, isolated wetland (identified in applicant materials as “Wetland No. 2”). Conservation staff materials and the applicant's ecological reports disagreed slightly on square footage; the application…