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Planning Board schedules August hearing after finding Remacle failed to meet 2017 conditions
Summary
The board set a public hearing for Aug. 13, 2026 for Richard Remacle after public attendee Scott Sanborn recounted that Remacle did not complete reclamation required under a 2017 conditional approval. The board stated that an excavation permit will require reclamation to the boundary and cessation of operations within 50 feet of the abutter.
The Canaan Planning Board decided on June 25 to schedule a public hearing on August 13, 2026 to review the status of conditions placed on Richard Remacle’s property and to link excavation-permit eligibility to remediation work.
Public attendee and surveyor Scott Sanborn told the board that Remacle failed to fully comply with conditions granted in 2017 concerning the boundary with abutter Thomas Hersey. The board discussed the matter and determined that, for an excavation permit to be issued, Remacle must complete reclamation up to the boundary and cease operations within 50 feet of the boundary in accordance with existing state regulations. The board recorded the decision to set the hearing; the minutes do not show a formal recorded motion text or a roll-call vote for this scheduling decision.
The August 13 hearing will require documentation of reclamation work before excavation permits are considered; the board’s minutes reference “existing state regulations” as the standard governing the 50-foot restriction but do not cite a specific statute or regulation by number.
