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Proposed Chabad redevelopment draws detailed stormwater and tree-mitigation scrutiny from abutters and town staff
Summary
Lucas Environmental and CEC presented plans to demolish an existing house and build a new 19,000 sq ft Chabad with associated stormwater measures; abutters and a peer reviewer raised concerns about infiltration ponds, setbacks and groundwater offsets, and the commission continued the hearing to May 7 for revised plans.
At the April 23 meeting the commission received a detailed notice of intent from Lucas Environmental and CEC for the proposed redevelopment of 1195 Central Avenue: demolition of the existing residential structure and construction of a new Chabad facility (roughly 19,000 gross square feet with an approximately 8,000-square-foot footprint) plus a separate single-family residence.
Devin Tabor (Lucas Environmental) outlined site conditions, wetlands limits, and a mitigation plan that would remove lawn within the buffer and plant native shrubs and trees to improve ecological functions. Devin noted the project would remove nine trees within the 100-foot buffer; under the Needham…
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