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Commission hears update on Pickpocket Dam removal timeline; members raise wetlands and flood concerns over proposed changes at Bessie’s site
Summary
Commissioners heard a 30%-design briefing on Pickpocket Dam removal with a proposed July 2027 start and year-end completion and raised questions about wetlands and downstream infrastructure protection.
At its November meeting the Brentwood Conservation Commission received updates on two separate land-management matters: the Pickpocket Dam removal project and a proposed redevelopment at the former Bessie's site that lists wetlands-related variance requests.
Member 2 summarized a public meeting on the Pickpocket Dam removal: presenters showed a 30% design and a timeline that would begin removal in July 2027 and complete by the end of…
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