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ERB weighs environmental tradeoffs for Science of the Soul’s proposed event parking
Summary
The ERB examined a special‑permit request from Science of the Soul to convert 11 acres into event parking (proposed capacity ~936 cars) and asked for wetland delineation, clean‑fill protocols, truck‑route and noise mitigation, floodplain compensation and limits on post‑construction use.
The Goshen ERB reviewed a special‑permit proposal from Science of the Soul (SOS) on Jan. 14 to turn an approximately 11‑acre wet field into an event parking lot intended to serve large, infrequent gatherings. Speaker 3 described the parcel as typically wet and said engineers estimate the work could require thousands of truckloads of fill to raise the site out of seasonal saturation.
Members debated surfacing choices and environmental tradeoffs. Speaker 3 and others suggested a grass‑topped…
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