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Select Board hears update on Onyx aggregate proposal and plans regional coordination for April 29 hearing
Summary
Town staff reported concerns about a proposed Ten-year aggregate extraction and trucking operation in Mason, NH (Onyx) that could put 25–50 round trips daily on local roads; the board plans to coordinate with neighboring towns and send a representative to the April 29 hearing.
The town administrator updated the Select Board on the Onyx gravel and aggregate extraction proposal in nearby Mason, New Hampshire, saying the company expects to operate up to six days per week for up to 10 years and that truck traffic could reach 25–50 round trips daily on routes that pass through West Townsend.
The administrator said the town was invited to participate as an abutter and has raised concerns about traffic impacts, bridge stress (noting a nearby bridge that received recent investment), school-transportation conflicts during peak hours and possible road damage. "We were invited to the table as a direct abutter as a town," the administrator said, and encouraged residents to monitor the Mason project website and attend hearings.
Select Board members agreed to coordinate with Mason and Brooklyn officials and to designate a board representative to attend the April 29 public hearing at the Mason elementary school. The board noted the possibility of requesting impact or mitigation fees from the proponent if heavy truck traffic materially damages town infrastructure.
