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Uxbridge Open Space Committee begins inventory of town parcels, flags wetlands and dumping at 275 East Street
Summary
The Town of Uxbridge Open Space Committee started a town-owned parcel inventory using a checklist and GIS layers, flagged wetlands and illegal lawn-waste dumping at 275 East Street, and discussed applying weights to scoring criteria to prioritize groundwater protection.
The Town of Uxbridge Open Space Committee on Wednesday reviewed a new checklist-based inventory of municipally owned parcels, agreed to use GIS habitat and wellhead layers when scoring sites, and flagged a large, wet parcel at 275 East Street where neighbors are reportedly using the lot to dump lawn waste.
"People in the neighborhood are using it to as a dump site, for lawn waste," said Steve Croto, a committee member, describing what he found at 275 East Street. Members said the parcel contains wetlands and that runoff from the street is adding silt to the site.
Chair Russ Holden said the committee is working from a printable list of town…
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