At a meeting on March 24th, the Board of Selectmen discussed SANA's request to hire and independent Licensed Site Professional (LSP) to review the soil report provided by Enstrat to the applicant which showed elevated levels of both lead and arsenic on the project site. Although they decided against this action on the advice given by Town Counsel, they will be sending a letter to the Board of Appeals, asking that body to require an independent LSP to review Enstrat's report and determine a soil management plan that would adequately safeguard the health of current and future residents as well as the wildlife and groundwater located on and adjacent to the site.
You may recall that Acton's Conservation Commission ordered a Peer Review of the applicant's plans to determine the likely impact to the onsite wetlands, adjacent vernal pool, wildlife, groundwater, and neighboring properties. It was completed and submitted last week, and is now available to view online here - http://doc.acton-ma.gov/dsweb/Get/Document-71823/ActonPiperLane_BSC_PeerReviewLtr__Summary.pdf This report is extremely thorough, and substantiates many of the points we and many of you have brought to the attention of town officials. The report sets up a seemingly impossible task for the applicant to prove that the project will not have tremendous negative environmental impacts.
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