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Ambrose Bros. expansion of gravel pit continued as board requests state materials and bond information
Summary
Ambrose Bros. proposed expanding an existing gravel pit (~437,958 sq ft / ~10+ acres). The Planning Board continued the earth‑excavation permit to July 22 pending AOT paperwork, a Groundwater Protection application, and surety/bond details (Brown Engineering suggested $50,000).
Ambrose Bros., Inc. presented a proposed expansion of an existing gravel pit to the Tamworth Planning Board on June 24. The applicant described the expansion area as approximately 437,958 square feet (a little over 10 acres) and said there are no plans to blast within the proposed footprint.
The board noted missing state paperwork: the Alteration of Terrain (AOT) package had not been received by the town. Lianne Prentice said the expansion will require a Groundwater Protection Ordinance application. Brown Engineering recommended a surety bond of $50,000; the applicant asked whether an irrevocable letter of credit would be acceptable, and the board confirmed the ordinance allows that option. The Planning Board voted to continue the hearing to the July 22 meeting and requested receipt of the AOT documentation, the Groundwater Protection application, and an update on surety by July 1 to be on the July 22 agenda.
Residents raised environmental and property boundary concerns during public comment. Colleen Forkell, whose property abuts the pit, said she could not see where the expansion would meet her parcel and asked if the operation had an end date. Mr. Ambrose responded that "they go in approximately once a year, and remove approx. 10,000 yards," and that it could be decades before activity reached the abutting parcel. The board also discussed prior environmental and archaeological reviews done for nearby projects and asked staff to check existing bonds.
