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Conservation Commission issues Negative 3 determination and agrees to write CPA support letter for Norica/Nordica trail improvements

2272243 · February 12, 2025
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The Springfield Conservation Commission voted Feb. 11 to issue a Negative 3 determination for proposed trail improvements at 7 Nordica Street and adjacent conservation land and directed staff to write a letter supporting the applicants' Community Preservation Act grant application.

At its Feb. 11 meeting, the Springfield Conservation Commission issued a Negative 3 determination of applicability for proposed improvements to the Dwayne Avenue (referred to in materials as the Norica/Nordica) trail system, covering sections on private property at 7 Nordica Street and adjoining Springfield Conservation Commission land west of Liberty Street. The commission also agreed that staff would provide a letter of support for the project's Community Preservation Act (CPA) grant application.

Todd Crossett, who identified himself as living at 7 Nordica Street and a co-owner of the adjacent property, presented the plan and said the project aims "to improve these trails" across roughly a mile of informal paths, including a main loop of about "7 tenths of a mile." Crossett…

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