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Developer seeks Gardner opinion on pond expansion; board requests soils and groundwater data and suggests state review
Summary
Thomas Christopher of Christopher Environmental presented a pond‑expansion plan for Fall Line LLC and asked whether Gardner thinks the project would threaten Snake Pond wells. Board members said they lack sufficient soil/groundwater data and recommended the applicant pursue state determinations and provide more technical evidence before the planning board issues an opinion.
Thomas Christopher of Christopher Environmental presented a proposal to enlarge a previously permitted pond on a 64‑acre Fall Line LLC property used for dog training and asked the Gardner planning board whether the expansion would pose a threat to the Snake Pond well Zone 2.
Christopher recounted that DEP examined earlier approvals and issued a superseding order recommending a full Notice of Intent because the excavation reaches within about 4 feet of groundwater and because the site sits…
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