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Brookside subdivision advances; DEP permit in hand, Army Corps review ongoing

5595149 · August 18, 2025
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Developers told the Wells Planning Board they received a Maine DEP permit for Brookside, a 25-lot subdivision, and will address town-engineer comments; Army Corps wetland permit remains pending. The board voted unanimously on a series of required determinations and continued final approvals pending remaining reviews.

The Wells Planning Board heard a presentation and reviewed materials for Brookside, a proposed 25-lot single-family subdivision on about 62 acres on the east side of Meeting House Road. The developer said each lot will be served by an individual well and septic system and by a single loop road about 2,324 feet long.

Craig Burgess of Acorn Engineering, speaking for developer Jason (last name not specified), told the board that runoff will be managed with underdrain soil filters and a wooded buffer. He said the project required a Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) site law permit and a Natural Resources Protection Act permit because the proposal exceeds 14 lots on a parcel…

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