145 Davis Road Subdivision Floodplain Concerns
Four-lot subdivision raises abutters' concerns over FEMA floodplain adjustments, stormwater management, and flooding risks.
Abutters are challenging a four-lot subdivision at 145 Davis Road over FEMA floodplain adjustments and stormwater management. The Planning Board has continued the public hearing three times since April 2026 amid growing skepticism about the applicant's drainage updates and FEMA documentation. The hearing remains open with the next session scheduled for June 23, 2026.
The 145 Davis Road definitive subdivision proposal by Middlesex Development, LLC first appeared before the Planning Board on April 28, 2026, when the board granted a continuance of the public hearing at the applicant's request.
On May 26, 2026, the board again voted to continue the hearing, this time to June 9, after the applicant sought additional time to address the four-lot plan off Jeffrey Circle.
The June 9, 2026 public hearing marked the first substantive discussion, during which the applicant presented updated drainage plans that replaced porous pavement with conventional asphalt and relied on a FEMA Letter of Map Amendment removing part of the site from the floodplain.
Abutters and their counsel immediately challenged the technical accuracy of the FEMA adjustment and the adequacy of stormwater controls, citing risks of increased flooding and mosquito breeding from standing water.
Board members expressed dissatisfaction with the lack of explanation for FEMA's decision and reached consensus that further due diligence was required before any action.
Public comments at the hearing reinforced these concerns, with residents questioning catch-basin capacity during extreme weather, maintenance responsibilities, and the width of proposed sidewalks and trail easements.
The board voted unanimously to continue the hearing to June 23, 2026, leaving the subdivision's status unresolved.
On June 22 and June 23, 2026, the applicant requested further continuances of the 145 Davis Road public hearing to permit completion of the peer review by JEMA on behalf of the neighborhood group. The board granted both requests.
Public hearing to continue on July 14, 2026.
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