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Hubbardston planning board backs MRPC scope change; members press for limits on extraction, aquifer protections and clustered open-space housing
Summary
The Town of Hubbardston Planning Board on Nov. 5 authorized the chair to sign a revised MRPC scope of work narrowing the project to GIS parcel analysis and light recommendations, and spent the meeting providing detailed stakeholder feedback on allowable uses, lot sizes, aquifer protections, open‑space clustering and limits on on‑site extraction.
The Town of Hubbardston Planning Board on Nov. 5 authorized the chair to sign a revised scope of work with the Montachusett Regional Planning Commission (MRPC) and consultant that narrows the outreach and technical task toward a GIS evaluation of existing parcels and lighter policy recommendations. The authorization was carried after discussion and a motion; the board emphasized that the consultant’s work should reflect the town’s sensitivity to aquifer protection, open‑space preservation and limits on temporary sand‑and‑gravel extraction tied to site development rather than standalone quarrying.
Alec (planner/consultant) and members ran through seven questions from the engineering team (referred to in materials as the Niche/NINJA team) about which commercial and residential uses should be by‑right versus special permit, minimum lot sizes, upland requirements, buffers between different uses, and rules for extraction during site preparation. Board feedback…
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