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Conservation commission clears Brooksby Village wellness park with erosion-control conditions
Summary
The Peabody Conservation Commission voted 7–0 to issue a negative determination of applicability for Brooksby Village’s proposed wellness-park improvements, requiring erosion controls be installed and inspected before work begins and a follow-up inspection after completion.
The Peabody Conservation Commission voted unanimously to issue a negative determination of applicability for a Brooksby Village landscaping and walkway project, clearing most work proposed outside a 100-foot wetland buffer while imposing conditions to protect resource areas. The decision follows a public hearing and technical review.
Caitlyn White, a wetland scientist for Hancock Associates, told the commission the plan removes a gazebo and a putting green outside the 100-foot buffer, eliminates some pathways inside the 100-foot zone and removes two trees there, and includes minor grading and new drains to tie into existing storm infrastructure. White said the design includes about 34 new trees, shrubs and native plantings intended to enhance habitat and resident amenities, and that erosion controls will define the limit of work.
Commissioners examined plan details on screen and asked about catch basins, rims and whether new basins include sumps; White and her engineer pointed out catch basins and drainage lines on the submitted plan and agreed to confirm sump details. Landscape architect Allison Taylor (HCM), speaking from the public, said community input favored a single outdoor court and site constraints made a second court impractical.
After public comment, the commission moved to close the hearing and then voted 7–0 to issue a negative determination, with two named conditions: erosion controls must be installed and inspected before work begins, and the project agent must notify commission staff upon completion for a follow-up inspection. The motion to close and the motion to issue the determination were recorded by roll call; commissioners also requested that the applicant confirm the erosion-control materials permitted in Peabody (straw waddles and construction fence were discussed).
The commission’s vote allows work to proceed under the stated conditions; staff will perform the required pre-construction inspection and follow-up visit.
The commission will notation the project record with the erosion-control inspection and the agent’s final notification when received.
