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Somerville commission continues drafting Chapter 391 siting policy, seeks pipeline maps and health studies
Summary
The Somerville Subregional Planning Commission continued work on a proposed Chapter 391 policy for siting transmission and related infrastructure, asking staff for pipeline maps, floodplain overlays and comparative studies (including examples from Ohio) and deferring any vote until members review options at the next meeting.
The Somerville Subregional Planning Commission on April 7 continued drafting a proposed Chapter 391 policy governing siting and engineering constraints for transmission and other large infrastructure, but did not take a final vote.
Commissioners and staff reviewed a one-page engineering submission that identified constraints such as existing residential, commercial and industrial development; oil and gas infrastructure; water wells; floodplain areas; pipelines; road and highway crossings; uneven or…
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