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Planning Board continues definitive subdivision hearing for 228 Bridal (Ruggle) Street to Sept. 1
Summary
The board continued the public hearing for a revised definitive subdivision/site plan at 228 Bridal (Ruggle) Street after staff and CEI peer review noted outstanding signoffs and because the applicant must return to the conservation commission and resolve a homeowner easement agreement.
The Planning Board continued the public hearing for the revised definitive subdivision plan at 228 Bridal (Ruggle) Street to Sept. 1, 2026, citing outstanding peer-review signoffs and a pending conservation-commission review.
Planning staff said WDA submitted revised plans after earlier comments and that CEI provided a peer-review report July 23; WDA responded July 30 but CEI had not completed final sign-off on the applicant's responses. Staff also said the applicant will present to the conservation commission on Aug. 11 regarding a Notice of Intent (NOI).
WDA's representative Barry described engineering edits to reduce impacts to Zone A: moving a private force main and using a double-lined, contained pipe, additional test pits consistent with CEI's review, and a revised stormwater report. "So long story short, I believe we've answered all their, little comments that they had, to clean up the drawings, and address the storm water," Barry said.
An audience member asked which town agency determines applicability of CMRs for Zone A and whether the zone boundaries are field-flagged; staff told the board the Board of Health has jurisdiction over that determination, and the chair said adherence to an easement agreement between homeowners would likely be a condition of approval.
Why it matters: the board indicated that unresolved conservation-commission review and a homeowner easement issue must be settled before final approval, making Sept. 1 the next date for potential decision.
