Planning Board approves amended subdivision plan at 125 Dearborn Road

Greenland's Planning Board on March 19 approved an amended subdivision plan for 125 Dearborn Road that removes a recorded easement for an existing fireplace, tightens the entrance hardscaping toward the road and revises landscaping and drainage across the development.

Paige Libbey of Jones & Beach Engineering, representing owner Jay Lajeunesse of Dearborn Woods, told the Board the fireplace and its easement appear out of place and that removing the feature will improve drainage on Lot 11. "Removing the fireplace will allow more space on Lot 11 to make the drainage work," Libbey said. She added the developer will install landscaping stone walls a couple of feet high and add hardscaping to Lot 3.

The amendment also adjusts grading around a large bio‑retention rain garden at the rear of the development so shallow swales will direct runoff into an existing sediment forebay. Libbey said the proposed decorative stone walls "will have no affect on the drainage" and are intended both to guide runoff and to screen the feature from the road. She told the Board that the Division of Historical Resources did not find the fireplace historically significant.

Board member Martha Wassell moved to approve the amended subdivision plan prepared by Jones & Beach Engineers dated Feb. 24, 2026, with the condition that the plan comply with the Town's Site Plan Review Regulations and Zoning Ordinance and that the Library Impact Fee be paid. John McDevitt seconded; all members voted in favor and the motion carried.

The Board directed staff to record the revised plan without the easement and to ensure required fees are paid before recording. No public comments were offered during the hearing.

What happens next: the amended plan will be recorded in the town's land records after the filing of required fees and compliance checks by staff.