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Committee raises concerns about fill at Plourde sand-and-gravel site and seeks state agency inquiry

3025709 · April 16, 2025
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Summary

Committee members reported conversations with haulers who said material being deposited at a local sand-and-gravel site included questionable fill; members asked staff to reach out to the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (DES) and noted that testing regimes for gravel operations vary.

Several committee members reported they had observed or been told that material being brought into the Plourde sand-and-gravel property included what they described as "nasty" or potentially contaminated soil. One committee member said he spoke directly with an operator who said there is little oversight at that operation and that no consistent inspections appear to be occurring.

Members discussed the town—s role and the…

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