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Public asks how, when Milford’s Brock’s gravel operation will start; town says environmental steps remain
Summary
Residents pressed the Milford Board of Selectmen on whether trucks will use local roads and when excavation at the former Brock’s property will begin. Town staff said state approvals are complete but pre‑work — including hiring an environmental monitor and confirming access across Perry Road — must happen before material is moved.
Residents at the Milford Board of Selectmen meeting on Jan. 13 pressed officials for specifics about a planned gravel operation at the former Brock’s property, asking which roads trucks will use and when excavation will begin.
Town Administrator Lincoln Daley told the board the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (DES) approved the Community Lands alteration of terrain permit on Jan. 1 and staff are planning to begin operations in early spring. He said the permit process requires the contractor and the town to take preparatory steps before physical excavation, including hiring an environmental monitor to survey the site and installing erosion controls.
At the public-comment podium, Suzanne Fournier, coordinator for Brock’s Environmental Citizens, asked whether “early spring” meant May; Daley answered the pre-work he described would be required before digging begins. Fournier also asked who paid for recent aerial topographic surveying; Daley said the contractor was funding that work as part of the contract with Northeast Sand and Gravel. Residents further asked whether trucks would use Heaven Pond Road or Whitten Road; Daley said Perry Road is the preferred in-and-out route and the town is “in discussions” now to secure permission from the Perry Road landowner.
Daley said the environmental monitor will walk the entire site to check for threatened or endangered species and to require silt fencing and other controls prior to moving material off site. He repeated that staff and the contractor must complete those steps before any heavy equipment or truck traffic begins.
The board took no formal action on Brock’s property during the meeting; the topic drew multiple public speakers and was scheduled for fuller discussion later during the town-administrator report and the evening’s budget-and-bond hearing.
Town staff said they will provide further operational details and routing information as agreements with landowners and contractor preparations are finalized.
