Camp Laurel site plan: board lists open items, schedules Sept. 15 public hearing

Ben Murray and Camp representatives presented a site‑plan review for Camp Laurel at 1218 Bond Road, describing a 15‑bay driving range/teaching area, a 40‑by‑40 building (bathrooms and equipment), gravel access and 5,933 square feet of new impervious area. The presenters said Camp Laurel holds an ongoing DEP trajectory/notification relationship and that the proposed impervious area is under the 10,000‑square‑foot annually allowed threshold requiring a new permit.

Board members discussed wetlands mapping and buffers; presenters said wetland scientists mapped the site and that no wetland impact is proposed. The board flagged three open items needed to deem the application complete: return receipts for abutter notices, an updated site map formatted for board signature, and documentation of financial/technical capacity. The applicant said the camp is self‑funding and aims to have the bathrooms and associated work completed for the 2027 season.

The board agreed that, if the applicant submits the outstanding items within the next week, a public hearing may be scheduled for the third Tuesday of the next month; the board set the Camp Laurel public hearing for Sept. 15 at 7 p.m. and said it could sign the plan at that meeting if no issues arise.