Springfield Planning Board continues Select Shepherds kennel hearing, seeks post-construction noise testing and enforceable conditions
The Springfield Planning Board continued the Select Shepherds commercial dog kennel site-plan hearing to July 16, 2026, while members requested clearer ZBA language on dog counts and outlined conditions including dark-sky lighting, limits on signage, visitation hours, weekly waste removal, as-built plans and post-construction acoustical testing at the property line.
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Chair Tanner Jacques and the Springfield Planning Board on June 18 continued the public hearing on Select Shepherds’ application for a commercial dog kennel, asking applicants to return with construction drawings, post-construction noise tests and a set of enforceable site-plan conditions.
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