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Plympton Board of Health votes to send amended MEPA comments on Ricketts Pond Business Park project change
Summary
The board voted 3-0 to send an amended comment letter to the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) regarding EEA Project No. 15883, the Ricketts Pond Business Park in neighboring Carver; a member cautioned against circulating draft letters by email due to Open Meeting Law concerns.
The Plympton Board of Health voted 3-0 on June 9 to send an amended comment letter to MEPA on EEA Project No. 15883 (Ricketts Pond Business Park, Carver, MA).
Board discussion: the board considered a Notice of Project Change and agreed to send an amended comment through the town’s process. Minutes record that board member Arthur Bloomquist suggested circulating a draft via email; another participant informed the board that circulating drafts by email could violate the Open Meeting Law. The board voted 3-0 to send the amended letter and did not approve email circulation of drafts at the meeting.
Why it matters: the Ricketts Pond Business Park 40B/Project Change is being reviewed by regional permitting bodies; Plympton’s comments will be part of the MEPA record for EEA Project No. 15883. The board’s decision to submit comments formalizes its input on potential environmental and community impacts.
Next steps: board staff will send the amended comment to MEPA as recorded; the Zoning Board of Appeals was noted to have a scheduled hearing on the related 40B proposal on June 25.
