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Developer proposes bioswale system for 8‑lot Salmon Falls subdivision; board and neighbors raise drainage concerns
Summary
Copley Properties presented a preliminary plan for an eight‑lot subdivision on Salmon Falls Road that would use linear bioswales instead of a detention pond; staff and several board members flagged drainage, slope and future connectivity questions and suggested conditions including a potential 50‑foot easement for future road connections.
A preliminary plan for an eight‑lot subdivision at 524 Salmon Falls Road drew detailed technical questions on July 7 about drainage, slope and future connectivity as the developer proposed linear bioswales and infiltration rather than a typical detention pond.
The discussion matters because the site slopes roughly 24 feet from the road to the rear of the lot, abuts school property and wetlands, and neighbors and board members said previous flooding problems in the area make drainage design critical.
Bruce Skimmon of Emmanuel Engineering and James Veron Associates presented for Copley Properties LLC and described a single access road with a cul‑de‑sac and an approach that would place bioswales and sand filters along the road to infiltrate and treat stormwater incrementally. “By doing a swale,…
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