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The Board of Health approved the proposed 188-unit residential development at 129 and 131 Middlesex Turnpike with 17 conditions agreed to by the applicant. The plan includes drainage improvements, a public park connection, groundwater monitoring, soil and groundwater management measures, and a vapor migration mitigation system.
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The approval allows the project to move forward from the Board of Health’s review, subject to 17 health and environmental conditions. The site is in a downgradient groundwater plume, but the minutes state that the plume is more than 20 feet below ground and that there was no evidence of contaminated soil. The board also approved permits for six chickens at 1 Holly Street and chickens at 8 Jefferson Avenue, while postponing review of closed-loop geothermal well permits for Fox Hill Elementary School until May 26, 2026.
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