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Planning board schedules April 30 public hearing for Moose Mountain excavation permit; debates grandfathered status of gravel pits

Brookfield Town Planning Board · April 14, 2026
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Summary

An excavation application for Moose Mountain was filed April 1. The planning board scheduled a public hearing for April 30 at 6 p.m., discussed required abutter notices and newspaper publication, and debated whether long-standing gravel pits are 'grandfathered' or must submit excavation and reclamation reports.

The Brookfield Town Planning Board on April 13 set a public hearing for an excavation permit application for Moose Mountain and discussed longstanding questions about whether the town’s two gravel pits hold a grandfathered status under state rules.

Planning staff reported receipt of Moose Mountain’s application on April 1, triggering a requirement under the town’s excavation regulations that a public hearing be held within 30 days and that abutter notices be mailed and a notice be published in a…

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