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Planning Board schedules special hearing for Smith gravel pit on July 6
Summary
The Brookfield Planning Board set a special public hearing for the Smith gravel pit on Monday, July 6, 2026, after receiving an intent-to-excavate; member Stephen Berry was named gravel-pit coordinator and the board agreed to staff-assisted certified mail and postings to meet noticing requirements.
The Brookfield Planning Board agreed on June 8, 2026 to hold a special public hearing on Monday, July 6, 2026, to consider an intent-to-excavate filing for the Smith gravel pit. The board took that date instead of the regular July 13 meeting to meet the 30-day hearing requirement following receipt of the operator’s notice and abutter list.
Stephen Berry, identified by the board as gravel-pit coordinator, presented background material and the intent-to-excavate documentation. Board members requested town staff assistance with certified mailings, newspaper publication, and website and bulletin-board postings to ensure compliance with state notice requirements. The minutes note the board’s direction that the Smith hearing process should mirror the Moose Mountain gravel pit public hearing previously conducted.
Board members also confirmed that both existing pits in town were previously documented as grandfathered based on pre-1991 filings, a fact recorded during the meeting. The board did not record a formal roll-call vote on the scheduling decision in the minutes, but the action to set the special hearing and to name Berry as coordinator was entered into the planning schedule.
