During the meeting, the board voted to adopt revisions to the subdivision rules and regulations and the site plan review submission requirements and procedures. These changes are focused on ensuring compliance with the MS4 permit – a federal mandate under the Clean Water Act that addresses stormwater management, public education, illicit discharge detection, and operation and maintenance. The updates aim to ensure all stormwater management controls are accurately reflected in the record drawings submitted to the town. The public hearing on these matters was closed following the adoption of the revisions.

The board held a continued public hearing for a common driveway special permit application. Updates on revised documents relating to ownership information and easement agreements were presented. The board discussed the next steps, which included an internal staff review and sending the documents to Town Council for further examination. To allow for additional time for document review and possible revisions, the board agreed to continue the public hearing until the meeting on June 26.

In another discussion, members of the board addressed a request for approval of the planting plan for Unit 9 and a partial release of funds held in the tripartite agreement for a property on High Road Seagate. The board had deferred action on this request at a previous meeting and continued to deliberate without reaching a decision during the current session. The conversation focused on the details of the planting plan and the conditions for releasing the funds.

The peer review engineer suggested holding additional funds to cover the retaining wall and planting on unit 9. Consequently, the board agreed to increase the withholding by $35,000. The board unanimously approved the landscaping plan and discussed the release of funds from the secured funds being held by the bank for a property on High Road under the terms of the tripartite agreement.

The discussion also touched on grading changes at unit two, with the board expressing the need for further review of the proposed changes. Additionally, the board reviewed the project status for a property on Orchard Street Fields Way and deliberated on the approval of the performance covenant associated with the development.

Further administrative matters included the scheduling of future meetings, with the board proposing to hold a meeting on June 26 and to skip the July 3 meeting due to the holiday and vacation week. The members agreed to this schedule. Liaison reports from various committees such as the zba, conservation commission, and the mvpc were also presented. Eric Sorenson’s efforts to close out the Golf Center project and the Hazard Mitigation Plan were acknowledged in the discussions.