Hubbardston commission continues review of proposed pond expansion at 231 Garden Road

The Town of Hubbardston Conservation Commission on April 11 continued a public hearing on a notice of intent filed for 231 Garden Road by Thomas Christopher that would expand an existing pond for canine training purposes.

Chair Brian Larochelle opened the item by reading the hearing notice under the Wetlands Protection Act (MGL ch. 131 § 40). The project representative explained that DEP issued a superseding positive determination after a prior local negative determination and that the work — because it includes excavation in a Zone 2 — also implicates local groundwater protection rules. The representative said the team had coordinated with Gardner planning staff and DEP reviewers and presented the commission with site photos, a narrative and a proposed StormTech subsurface system to replace existing…