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ZBA approves Eversource pole replacements near Swansea rail trail with winter window to protect vernal pools
Summary
The Swansea Zoning Board granted a special exception to Eversource to replace utility poles along the rail trail, approving a seasonal work window, use of timber mats in wetlands and monitoring for turtle overwintering after residents raised concerns about past wetland damage and contractor communication.
The Swansea Zoning Board granted Eversource’s special-exception application to replace existing utility poles along the town’s rail trail, approving measures the company said are intended to avoid impacts to vernal pools and potential turtle overwintering habitat.
Eversource representative Adam Shikemas and Normandeau Associates consultant Bill McCloy told the board they have coordinated with the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department and the state permitting process and prefer to schedule construction “between October 15th October 16th and April 14th,” to avoid spring vernal-pool activity. McCloy said work in wetlands will be done from temporary timber mats and monitored by Normandeau staff.
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