Blackstone conservation commission denies notice of intent for 0 and 3 Rocco Drive

The Town of Blackstone Conservation Commission on Feb. 19 voted to deny a Notice of Intent (NOI) for work at 0 and 3 Rocco Drive after a continued public hearing in which commissioners raised concerns about fill, retaining-wall drainage and proximity to an intermittent stream.

The commission’s decision follows presentations by the applicant’s wetlands consultants and a town peer reviewer. Christina McEvoy, a wetland scientist with Goddard Consulting, introduced the project’s updated buffer-zone mitigation planting plan and told the commission the applicant had added measures in response to peer-review recommendations. “My name is Christina McEvoy and I’m a wetland scientist with Goddard Consulting,” McEvoy said during the hearing. Scott Goddard, owner of Goddard Consulting, told the commission the project team had added two subsurface dry-well infiltration systems “in the front of the building and immediately to the rear” to capture roof runoff and that the…