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The Select Board reported the conclusion of an approximately eight-year legal dispute with Mass Composting Group, Inc.; the agreement abandons planned soil reclamation at 163 Nashua Road and requires future property uses to follow Pepperell zoning restrictions.
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The settlement prevents the company from pursuing soil reclamation at the property and applies to the land even if ownership changes. Separately, the town reported that MassDEP inspected an allegedly unpermitted composting operation at 57 Nashua Road after two cease-and-desist orders were not followed. The Board also scheduled a Fall 2026 Special Town Meeting for November 7 at 9:00 a.m. at Nissitissit Middle School.
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