Planning Board approves Old Lincoln Street land‑disturbance permit with conditions; cease‑and‑desist lifted

The Town of Blackstone Planning Board voted to approve a land‑disturbance (stormwater) permit application for 1 and 3 Old Lincoln Street and removed a cease‑and‑desist order previously placed on the property.

The approval, made after a presentation by the applicants’ engineer and follow‑up questions from town staff and public‑works officials, includes conditions requiring preservation of existing stone walls “as much as possible,” signage indicating the road is private, owner responsibility for road and drainage maintenance, submission of an annual detention‑basin report to the town, and review by Tetra Tech (peer reviewer). The board also approved an applicant deposit of $300 to pay for a Tetra Tech peer review and authorized lifting the cease‑and‑desist tied to the stormwater submittal.

Engineer Mike Rosati of Machander and Associates, representing property owners Brian and Susan Inman, outlined the two‑phase plan the applicants submitted. Rosati described a 20‑foot‑wide paved private road, a four‑bay…