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Developer proposes contractor-storage building at 103 Foster St.; board presses on contamination, stormwater and entrance
Summary
A developer told the Peabody Planning Board on Nov. 6 that it plans to demolish three industrial buildings at 103 Foster Street and build a single‑story contractor‑storage facility on the 1.84‑acre parcel.
A developer told the Peabody Planning Board on Nov. 6 that it plans to demolish three existing industrial buildings at 103 Foster Street and build a single‑story contractor‑storage building on the 1.84‑acre parcel.
Jean Christie, principal engineer at TIE and Bond, said the site is within a MassDEP Activity and Use Limitation (AUL) because of historic contamination. “The AUL is requiring that the site be properly capped and managed to prevent exposure,” Christie said, adding that the project team proposes an impervious cap over the site rather than a groundwater‑recharge approach.
Board members and staff pressed the applicant on how contaminated soils and stormwater would be managed. Christie said stormwater would be collected and treated on site using deep‑sump hooded catch basins and structural water‑quality units;…
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