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Nashua approves 18‑hole Roby Park disc golf course over conservation objections; board adds advisory on a steep hole
Summary
After hours of testimony for and against the proposal, the Nashua Zoning Board approved a special exception allowing an 18‑hole disc golf course in Roby Park with nine pedestrian bridges and buffer work. Conservation scientists and neighbors warned of erosion, wildlife and plan incompleteness; the board required planning‑board review and advised reworking Hole 3.
The Nashua Zoning Board of Adjustment voted unanimously Oct. 22 to grant a wetland‑buffer special exception that allows the city to install an 18‑hole disc golf course in Roby Park, directing the project to planning‑board site review and adding an advisory that the applicant revisit Hole 3’s design because of slope and erosion concerns.
City public‑works director Lisa Foto opened the presentation by describing broad community support and a petition of more than 600 residents asking for a course. "Disc golf has by far the greatest potential to enrich the lives of all of our residents... It is free, can be played at any age," Foto said, adding the Board of Public Works and the mayor support the project.
Attorney Andy Pearlman, presenting for the city, said plans were revised after prior hearings to add bridges and consolidate trails to reduce wetland impacts and…
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