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Nashua ZBA approves water line through wetland buffer to serve planned fire training site
Summary
The Zoning Board granted a special exception allowing a temporary trench-installed 8-inch water line across wetland buffer to serve a proposed fire training facility at the Four Hills landfill after the city presented a revised route and Conservation Commission conditions; neighbors urged HDD and raised concerns about trees, vernal pools and smoke.
The Nashua Zoning Board of Adjustment on Feb. 10 approved a special exception for the City of Nashua to install an 8-inch water service line from Teague Drive to the Four Hills landfill to serve a proposed fire training facility.
The board’s action lets the city temporarily trench through a 40-foot wetland buffer under Land Use Code §190-112, subject to the Conservation Commission’s February 6 stipulations. Chair Jaiman Cara read the motion and, after a second from Josh Neely, the board approved the application by voice vote; Chair Cara then stated, "Your application is granted."
City counsel Andy Pearlman (Pernier & Pearlman) presented a revised alignment he called the "Robert Shaw Waterline Plan," saying the new route reduced the temporary wetland impact from roughly 400 square feet to…
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