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Council denies request to waive wet‑detention requirement for storage site near Reynolds Elementary
Summary
The council unanimously denied a developer request to allow a dry detention pond behind a proposed storage site on Coleman Street, citing ordinance standards and long‑term maintenance concerns; staff and multiple council members said dry detention accumulates sediment and trash and is harder to maintain.
Council members voted unanimously to deny a request to waive the town’s requirement that detention ponds be wet for a proposed AMR premium storage site located behind buildings and adjacent to railroad tracks near Reynolds Elementary on Coleman Street.
Project representative Hoover described the proposed pond location and the surrounding site configuration; staff noted the town’s ordinance requires wet detention and explained the long‑term maintenance concerns with dry ponds. “Dry detentions do not work long term as efficiently as the wet detention ponds,” Hoover stated during discussion, noting sediment and maintenance challenges. Several council members echoed that dry ponds tend to collect trash and require more active code enforcement.
Mayor and council members cited past debate and ordinance intent to support consistent wet detention design across the town. The motion to deny the waiver was made, seconded and passed unanimously.
The denial means the applicant must provide a wet detention design consistent with town ordinance or return with another plan that complies with the existing drainage standards.
