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off-agenda expansion of scope beyond noticed item
On June 4, Amherst Planning Board took up the two-lot subdivision application listed only as a completeness review. Instead they granted multiple waivers on setbacks, wetlands, fiscal impact... https://meetingwatch.org/nh/amherst/planning-board/2025-06-04/ #MeetingWatch #AmherstNH
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lack of advance notice for waiver requests and immediate approval
The June 4 agenda described the 45-acre two-lot subdivision as ready for final approval after completeness check. Board instead ran a conceptual review, waived key studies, and limited approval to exactly two lots while... https://meetingwatch.org/nh/amherst/planning-board/2025-06-04/ #MeetingWatch #AmherstNH
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unresolved road safety and cost allocation concerns
June 4 meeting: Bonda Rosa 41-lot subdivision on County Road drew clear safety concerns from members over gravel access and premature development. Hearing continued to July 2 without vote despite a speaker stating no support... https://meetingwatch.org/nh/amherst/planning-board/2025-06-04/ #MeetingWatch #AmherstNH
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June 4 Amherst Planning Board agenda listed the two-lot subdivision as final approval completeness review for subdividing 45 acres into two lots. Board instead granted broad waivers on fiscal, environmental, traffic, hydrogeologic and stormwater... #MeetingWatch #AmherstNH
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Residents checking the published agenda had no notice that extensive waivers or immediate approval would be considered. The action went well beyond a completeness determination and locked in the subdivision outcome at the same meeting.
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Board also continued the 41-lot Bonda Rosa subdivision on County Road after members raised RSA 674:36 premature development and emergency access issues over the gravel road. No decision reached; next hearing July 2. https://meetingwatch.org/nh/amherst/planning-board/2025-06-04/
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At the June 4 Planning Board meeting the two-lot subdivision on a 45-acre parcel was noticed only for a completeness review ahead of final approval. The board instead accepted the application as complete, granted waivers covering setbacks, wetlands, fiscal impact, traffic, hydrogeologic, and stormwater studies, then approved the plan while adding language that the approval applies solely to two lots. This sequence exceeded the scope described in the agenda. Residents who reviewed the posted agenda would not have expected waiver requests or a final decision that day. Separately, the board continued the 41-lot Bonda Rosa subdivision on County Road after several members voiced concerns about paving requirements, emergency access, and scattered development under state statute. The hearing returns July 2. https://meetingwatch.org/nh/amherst/planning-board/2025-06-04/ #MeetingWatch #AmherstNH