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Board continues contentious 83 Jenkins Road townhome proposal to April 7 after neighbors raise water, flood and safety concerns
Summary
The Planning Board continued review and the public hearing for 83 Jenkins Road (proposed 8 townhome units) to April 7. Residents raised issues about well water, wetlands, bridge and sidewalk safety, and backup power for E1 wastewater pumps; the board requested further DPW input and technical clarifications.
The Saco Planning Board continued the public hearing and application review for the 83 Jenkins Road preliminary subdivision and site plan to April 7 after a lengthy hearing on Feb. 17.
Teradyne Consultants’ Tim Mishue presented a revised design that converts an earlier 12‑lot layout into an eight‑unit townhome scheme with closed drainage, stormwater controls, and an E1 decentralized wastewater system in which individual pump units tie to a fused 2‑inch force main leading to a terminus manhole behind Lot 1. Mishue told the board wetlands and hydrogeologic peer reviewers would re‑examine boundaries in spring and that HOA documents and a revised financial guarantee (letter of credit) to reflect a changed construction cost estimate were in progress.
Residents expressed multiple concerns about the proposal’s neighborhood impacts. Neighbors asked whether adding roughly a dozen new wells would lower existing well pressure and harm the local aquifer, and they cited past flooding near Goose Fair Brook. “How will this new bridge … not block water flow?” one neighbor asked, and others urged clearer plans for sidewalk safety where sidewalks are flush with the road and lack curbing.
Board members required the applicant to provide additional technical detail in advance of April 7: a clearer record on proposed pump/force‑main operations and resiliency (including what happens during power outages), DPW input on the distance to public water and any implications for tying to the municipal system, culvert and bridge detailing, and finalized HOA and financial capacity documentation. The board also asked the applicant for visual details for the proposed bridge (guardrail and side profile) and for peer reviewers’ final reports on wetlands and hydrogeology.
The board unanimously voted to continue both the public hearing and application review to April 7 and directed staff to coordinate DPW responses to neighborhood questions about water service, sidewalk transitions and drainage.
