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Swansea planning board declines to recommend Base Hill Road rezoning after residents cite wetlands and safety concerns
Summary
After a public hearing, Swansea Planning Board voted to withhold its recommendation on a petition to rezone parcels on Base Hill Road to residential, citing spot‑zoning concerns; the petition will remain on the ballot with a planning‑board non‑endorsement.
The Town of Swansea Planning Board voted to not recommend a petition to rezone parcels along Base Hill Road, following a lengthy public hearing in which residents warned that commercial development would harm wetlands, increase truck traffic and endanger pedestrians.
Sherry Howard, identifying herself as a lead resident for the Base Hill Road neighborhood, told the board the area contains significant wetlands and an aquifer and urged the change to residential zoning. “A primary goal is to stop further commercial development…
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