Selectboard approves limited exploratory percolation tests at Pingree Park and Custer-Sharp site
Facing a narrow State timeline for village wastewater funding, the Selectboard allowed minimally invasive testing: an auger test at Pingree Park and percolation tests at Custer-Sharp and the Library lot, conditional on archaeological oversight.
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With state design funds now awarded, the Selectboard on Dec. 19 authorized focused soil testing at candidate sites for village-scale in-ground wastewater systems. The board voted to allow a minimally intrusive auger test in the wooded area of Pingree Park after Parks Board expressed concerns about preserving recreation space. In addition the board approved percolation testing on the Town-owned Custer-Sharp lot (Middletown Road), and earlier had ratified percs at the South Londonderry Free Library lot adjacent to the Town Office.
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