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Fairhaven 4 stormwater project paused after wetland and permitting concerns
Summary
A proposed stormwater retrofit near a pond in Fairhaven raised wetland‑jurisdiction questions and uncertain cost‑efficiency; the commission voted to table the project pending further investigation and possible site visits.
The commission discussed a second Fairhaven project (Fairhaven 4) that staff said would remove roughly 2.84 kilograms of phosphorus but lies in or near wetland and likely within a floodplain. Staff recommended funding limited design work only to determine permitability and feasibility; members voted to table the item pending further information.
Hillary (Staff member) said the project dates to a 2019 Poultney River stormwater master plan and that the berm of an older stormwater pond had been patched by a private landowner in the past year. "The berm at that point was it's an old stormwater project, and it captures…
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