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Planning board grants Wentworth Watershed Association special use permit for two wetland viewing platforms
Summary
The board approved two small observation platforms and short walkways on upland edges of Brewster Heath's prime wetland buffer after the applicant revised the plan to move structures outside the prime wetland per NHDES guidance; platforms will rest on helical piers with minimal ground contact for educational outreach.
Dan [last name redacted], agent for the Wentworth Watershed Association, presented a proposal for two observation platforms on the Brewster Heath buffer off McManus Road. He said the Association initially proposed platform locations that extended into the town's designated prime wetland but that New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services required the platforms be moved outside the prime wetland limit.
"These are to educate the public about the value of wetlands and to be able…
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