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Developers revise mixed-use plan and remove rodenticide language after commission objection
Summary
At a hearing on a mixed-use proposal at 216 New Boston Street/225 Merrimack, developers presented site photos, revised plans and a pest-control program that initially included rodenticides; commissioners objected to anticoagulant rodenticides, requested non‑toxic alternatives and monthly reports, and asked for easement documents and maintenance commitments.
Representatives for CCF New Boston Property Company presented revised plans for a mixed‑use project at 216 New Boston Street and 225 Merrimack Street and walked commissioners through existing-condition photos, grading, drainage and a pest-control plan.
Tom Schutz (Goddard Consulting) and Nicky Veil Cava (Allen & Major Engineering) said they had submitted supplemental material including a revised plan set, a pest-control plan and an operations & maintenance (O&M) plan that addressed deicing and pest control. The pest-control plan identified rodent traps placed about every 30 feet around the limit of work, biweekly monitoring and reporting and an unsigned contract from Waltham Pest Control. The plan originally listed rodenticide materials to be used in bait stations.
Commissioners, led by Commissioner Joyce, pushed back on anticoagulant rodenticides. Joyce explained the ecological and persistence concerns associated with anticoagulants and said she prefers alternatives such as vitamin D3 or dry ice/CO2 treatments in burrows; she asked that monthly monitoring reports from the pest-control contractor be submitted to the commission. The project team agreed to remove anticoagulant rodenticides from the plan and to submit a revised pest-control plan indicating non‑anticoagulant methods and the requested monitoring schedule.
Commissioners also asked the applicant to supply easement documentation and confirm long-term maintenance responsibilities for the stormwater and pest-control features; the applicants said they would provide those materials and requested a continuation to July 25 to allow the commission time to review the revised documents.
Next steps: the applicant will submit easement documentation, the revised pest-control plan without anticoagulants, and the requested O&M details; the commission continued the hearing to July 25, 2024 for further review.
