Planning Board continues public hearing on Cascade Road athletic dome after lengthy debate over noise, wetlands and code questions

The Saco Planning Board continued the public hearing on a proposal to site an air‑supported athletic dome and associated site work on Cascade Road (Map 48, Lots 5 & 6) after extensive technical presentation, applicant responses and public comment.

Applicant updates and staff notes The applicant, represented by Silas Canavan of Atlantic Resource Consultants, presented multiple plan changes since the prior hearing: a gravity sewer alignment to the Waterfall Drive sewer system; relocation of mechanical (HVAC) equipment to the building’s north side to reduce sound toward southern neighbors; removal of snow‑storage from the shoreland zone; addition of an internal sidewalk to Cascade Road and an offer to escrow funds for a future public sidewalk; and a decommissioning plan. The applicant said they had submitted supplemental sound propagation analyses showing multiple HVAC units running together remain below applicable thresholds. The submission packet included recent correspondence from Maine Inland Fisheries & Wildlife (IF&W), DEP delegated review…