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Select Board reopens hearing on Nagog Woods site plan after notification error; closes public comment pending technical specs
Summary
The Select Board reopened and then re‑opened the hearing for a proposed Marcus Lewis racquet facility at 45 Nagog Park and 62 Nonset Path after prior approvals were rescinded for defective abutter notification. The hearing drew dozens of residents who objected to tree clearing, potential noise, lighting, and safety; the board closed public comment 3–2 and will consider conditions and technical specs at a future meeting.
The Acton Select Board reopened a contested site‑plan and special‑permit application on Nov. 17 for a proposed racquet‑sports facility at 45 Nagog Park and 62 Nonset Path after staff rescinded prior approvals because of defective abutter notifications.
Applicant counsel Jonathan Silverstein told the board the project team complied with the approved plans, said any trees removed were within a fire‑lane area required by the fire department, and argued construction activity to date was on the applicant’s property. The applicant’s consultants described a reinforced‑turf emergency access—designed to look like grass but to carry heavy apparatus—and said it would be gated and locked for emergency use only.
Several board members and staff recited the procedural background: the town had calculated the 300‑foot abutter radius from only one address instead of from both lots, which omitted some condominium units.…
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