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The public hearing on a proposed five-building apartment complex at 59 Leighton Street, 59A Lowell Road, and 41A Lowell Road was continued at the applicant's request to March 17, 2026. The project includes roadways, parking, utilities, stormwater infrastructure, grading, and two limited-access roadway crossings in or near several protected natural-resource areas.
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The Conservation Commission did not decide whether to approve the apartment project; its environmental review will continue on March 17. Two other public hearings—for a proposed house at 14 Cranberry Street and a replacement house and septic upgrade at 115 Heald Street—were also continued to that date. The commission also unanimously determined that one separate project in a buffer zone did not require a formal Notice of Intent and was allowed under the local bylaw. Staff reported work on identifying and addressing flooding in the Merrimack watershed, including the value of keeping flood zones natural for water storage and infiltration.
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