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Neighbors raise flood, septic and wall‑height concerns at Rocco Drive two‑family proposal; site walk and peer review scheduled

Town of Blackstone Conservation Commission · October 9, 2024
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Summary

A proposed two‑family development at 03 Rocco Drive prompted abutter concerns about flooding, stream permanence and a 9‑foot retaining wall. The applicant’s wetland scientist described the site as having an intermittent stream and 44,000 sq ft in the 100‑foot buffer; the Commission voted to continue the hearing, schedule a site walk and pursue a peer review.

The Commission heard a detailed presentation for a proposed two‑family development at 03 Rocco Drive from Christina McEvoy of Goddard Consulting on behalf of applicant Bruno Orlandi (OA Homes). McEvoy said the site is an undeveloped forested parcel with an intermittent stream and bordering vegetated wetlands flagged in March 2024; about 44,000 square feet of the parcel lie within the 100‑foot buffer and the proposal would involve roughly 11,000 square feet of buffer‑zone work, of which roughly 3,900…

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