Pepperell Conservation Commission Issues Two Negative Determinations, Continues Mason Street Dwelling Review

PEPPERELL — January 4, 2022 — Pepperell Conservation Commission clears two buffer-zone projects and continues a third amid fill concerns. The commission voted unanimously at its January 4 meeting to issue negative determinations for a septic system upgrade at 14 Aim Street, filed by John Carroll and designed by engineer Jack Wisniewski, and for a garage-with-in-law-apartment project at 192 Brooklyn Street proposed by Thomas Glenn, with engineer Jeff Hannaford describing a 53-foot setback from the wetland and a nine-foot-wide roofed breezeway connecting the structures. A notice of intent filed by Jose McCano for a new single-family home at 3 Mason Street was continued to January 18, with commission member Pat Rice questioning why the proposed footprint, which calls for up to six feet of fill within the 50-foot wetland buffer, could not be shifted away from the resource area; wetland scientist Maureen Herald of North Environmental said she would consult with the design engineer. The commission also voted unanimously to authorize conservation agent Paula to sign certificates of compliance independently, resolving a bottleneck that had delayed real estate closings, and approved $144.97 in bills payable including $100 in dues to the Nashua River Watershed Association.