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Milford hearing on 44‑unit proposal at 843 North Street continued after water‑quality and flooding concerns
Summary
After testimony from the applicant's engineers and a third‑party peer reviewer, Milford's Inland Wetlands Agency continued a Dec. 18 public hearing on a proposed 44‑unit development at 843 North Street to Jan. 15, 2025, asking the applicant to address city‑engineer comments, DEEP stormwater guidance and downstream flooding and well‑water concerns.
The Milford Inland Wetlands Agency on Dec. 18 continued a public hearing on a proposed 44‑unit affordable housing development at 843 North Street after neighbors and a peer‑review engineer raised concerns about stormwater treatment, possible downstream wetland impacts and local flooding. The commission set the next session for Jan. 15, 2025 and asked the applicant to respond to the city engineer's memo and to demonstrate compliance with state stormwater guidelines.
The application, filed by 843 North LLC, proposes a 44‑unit development in 16 duplexes and triplexes and entails grading and stormwater improvements within the agency's regulated 150‑foot upland review area adjacent to a likely off‑site wetland. Attorney Thomas Lynch told the commission the plans were revised after the city engineer's initial review and that pre‑ and post‑construction runoff modeling shows a reduction in peak runoff for a 100‑year, 24‑hour storm.
"Our postconstruction…
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