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Wells planning board reviews Founders Park community center plans, asks for technical fixes and delays decision 60 days
Summary
The Town of Wells Planning Board reviewed plans for a proposed 24,000-square-foot Founders Park community building with seasonal ice-rink use, requested clarifications on stormwater, lighting, emergency access and easements, approved landscape buffer items, and voted to continue the workshop for 60 days.
The Town of Wells Planning Board on Aug. 4 reviewed site plans for a proposed Founders Park community building, a 24,000-square-foot municipal facility that the applicant said would double as an ice rink in winter and provide community space the rest of the year. Dan McKenzie, of YFP/Chattel Engineering, represented the applicant and described connections to Sanford Road and to the adjacent school property.
The board and staff said the plans largely preserved the park character but flagged outstanding technical items. Planner Mike (identified in the transcript as Mike) said the board still needed clarification on second-floor square footage and use, a stormwater management plan revision, written permission…
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