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Residents press selectmen over Forest Road sewer extension; questions raised about testing, culvert repairs and project oversight
Summary
Residents pressed the Board of Selectmen on March 5 for fuller public disclosure and a technical review of the Forest Road sewer extension, raising questions about hookup counts, ongoing E. coli testing and a town culvert that residents say remains unrepaired despite project planning documents.
Several Forest Road and Sewell Road residents used the March 5 public-comment period to press the Board of Selectmen for additional answers about the recent Forest Road sewer extension and related water-quality and drainage issues.
Concerns raised
Residents said the engineering and notification process left questions: how many properties are within the 100-foot hookup zone, how many have actually connected and paid hookup fees, whether independent testing proves the project lowered local E. coli risk, and whether a town culvert near 208 Forest Road — a spot repeatedly used for water sampling — was replaced as part of the project.
Resident testimony included specific claims that (a) a privately owned septic tank at one address had been pumped and capped and was being managed while testing continued, (b) repetitive E. coli spikes had not been conclusively traced to that property, and (c) the town’s plan originally identified a culvert…
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