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Planning board continues Washville car-wash hearing after residents raise traffic and water-safety concerns
Summary
A proposed Washville car wash at 1317–1319 Hooksett Road drew prolonged public comment. Neighbors and a competing operator urged a full traffic-impact study and baseline water/ice-control plans; the board continued the hearing to Nov. 3 to consider whether to require that analysis.
The Hooksett Planning Board continued its review on Monday of a proposed Washville drive-through car wash for 1317–1319 Hooksett Road after extended public comment focused on traffic, queueing and potential winter ice risks.
The applicant presented a revised packet including a single long tunnel wash, three pay lanes and a water-recycling system the company said will reuse roughly 65% of process water. The applicant’s traffic memo estimated the new operation would generate several hundred trips per weekday and more than 1,200 trips on Saturdays, figures that drew immediate scrutiny from neighbors and a competing operator.
Why it matters: The site fronts Route 28, a state road with heavy, fast-moving traffic. Neighbors and business owners said the car wash’s driveway and queueing demand could worsen local congestion and create safety risks where sight lines and turning distances are limited.
What neighbors and others…
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