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Residents and developer debate 19‑lot Valley View subdivision over wetlands, stormwater and wells
Summary
Neighbors and the developer discussed wetlands impacts, stormwater modeling, potential effects on private wells and wildlife at a public hearing on a proposed 19‑lot subdivision on Valley View/Corvo Drive. The conservation commission voted to send comments to the planning board and pursue a joint site walk.
Courtney Herz, an attorney representing neighbors, told the Hooksett Conservation Commission the Valley View proposal “is on property with so many wetlands, that raise significant concerns of importance, obviously, to this commission.” She said the project would add impervious surface and disturb wetlands, and that “if you disturb wetlands … the water has to go somewhere.”
Why it matters: Neighbors said runoff from the proposed subdivision would concentrate in new detention ponds near existing homes and streams, could affect private wells and groundwater levels, and may intersect habitat records for Blanding’s turtle. The developer, Rokey Consulting, said the plan has been modified to address state and agency comments and that wetland impacts would be limited compared with the overall wetland area on the parcel.
Residents raised multiple concerns during public comment. Jim Flynn, who said he lives at 39 Corriveau Drive, urged the commission to review…
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