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Resident warns parcel may be jurisdictional wetland; urges review before development
Summary
A resident told the council the rezoning site appears to contain a jurisdictional wetland and heavy equipment, and warned that earthmoving without approvals could change hydrology. The comment added an environmental dimension to public safety concerns about Ordinance 2026-23.
Rebecca, a resident who reviewed the property, said she believes the parcel at issue may be a wetland and raised concerns about recent earthmoving equipment on-site.
"It appears to me to be a wetland. It's perhaps a jurisdictional wetland," Rebecca said, adding that ground cover typical of wetlands was obscured by debris and that the site's hydrology could change if work proceeds without proper approvals.
Her remarks prompted no immediate technical response in the recorded segments; town staff and the council did not provide a permitting status or wetlands determination on the record during the public comments.
