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Committee narrows elementary-school site study to Robinson and Abbott after desk-top review
Summary
Consultants reported that of six town-owned parcels reviewed, two — the Robinson School and Abbott School sites — will be carried forward into preliminary studies; other parcels face probable Article 97 protections, water-supply designations, wetlands or steep slopes. Costs for Abbott may rise if an on-site wastewater plant is required.
Consultants presented desk-top analyses April 14 to the Robinson School Building Committee and recommended carrying two primary site options — the Robinson School parcel and the Abbott School parcel — into the Preliminary Study Report (PSR) rather than the other town-owned candidates.
At the meeting, the project consultant summarized findings of the six-parcel review, noting that Two Farmer Way (the Ruck fields) and Jack Walsh Fields are “highly likely to be protected under Article 97,” a state law that restricts converting recreational land to other uses without legislative approval. The consultant said 17 Main Street and an adjacent parcel are designated water-supply land and “would severely limit any other…
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