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Commission continues public hearing on Crownshield Avenue subdivision after residents call for more testing and engineering details
Summary
Oak Consulting presented a Notice of Intent and stormwater permit for a multi‑lot Lejmere subdivision (DEP 3121189). Commissioners and residents pressed for more test pits, phasing to limit clearing, and engineered drawings for retaining walls; the hearing was continued to July 7.
The Uxbridge Conservation Commission continued the public hearing on a proposed four‑lot subdivision and stormwater basin at Crownshield Avenue (DEP 3121189 / SWM 11) after hearing technical presentation and extensive public comment.
For the record, Sean Malone of Oak Consulting Group described plans to subdivide roughly 15 acres into four building lots with a separate basin lot to manage runoff from new roofs and driveways. Malone said the project would disturb about 6.5 acres total, add approximately 1.9 acres of new impervious surface and use a closed drainage system with a filter/detention basin and underdrains to control outflow. He said test pits showed groundwater at about 5–6 feet in places and that a filter basin rather than a strict infiltration basin was proposed because of site slope and groundwater conditions.
Members of the Commission sought additional test pits, more detailed grading sections for the steep slope areas and a phasing plan to avoid clearing the entire parcel at once. Public commenter Harold Clyde (105 Quaker Highway) pressed for additional test pits near proposed retaining walls, asked where any excavated fill would be placed and asked the Commission to require stamped engineered details for all retaining walls. Clyde also raised examples of prior failures and urged that the Commission hold the developer to strict phasing and inspection standards.
Commission staff and the applicant agreed to assemble the requested data, respond to DEP comments and coordinate with third‑party reviewers. On that basis the Commission voted to continue the public hearing to the July 7 meeting to allow the applicant time to provide the additional test‑pit data, engineering sections for the proposed retaining wall, and a proposed construction phasing plan.
The Commission requested that the applicant consolidate responses to the technical comments into a single submission and encouraged residents to file written comments for the record.
If the applicant returns with the requested materials, commissioners said they may be prepared to discuss specific permit conditions, such as engineered retaining‑wall details and erosion‑control measures, at the next hearing.
