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Longstanding enforcement delay on wetland rules
Salem Planning Board on 4/14/26 continued the Willows Park sixth rental unit hearing at 9 Hampshire St after three years of unresolved wetland encroachment at the abutter's 5 Hampshire St property, despite the 2023 condition... https://meetingwatch.org/nh/salem/planning-board/2026-04-14/ #MeetingWatch #SalemNH
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Board's internal split on enforcement approach
Board members noted frustration over the three-year delay in fixing the wetland encroachment tied to Willows Park approvals, choosing continuance instead of conditional approval to keep leverage on the applicant and abutter. https://meetingwatch.org/nh/salem/planning-board/2026-04-14/ #MeetingWatch #SalemNH
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Community flooding concerns left unresolved
At the 4/14 Salem Planning Board meeting, residents raised ongoing flooding concerns from 12 Plain St linked to the Willows Park site; the board required a mitigation or removal plan before the May 12 return hearing. https://meetingwatch.org/nh/salem/planning-board/2026-04-14/ #MeetingWatch #SalemNH
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Salem Planning Board on 4/14/26 continued the Willows Park sixth rental unit application rather than grant approval, citing the three-year failure to remove a wetland encroachment at 5 Hampshire St that was ordered in 2023. #MeetingWatch #SalemNH
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The encroachment at the abutter property remains in place despite multiple occupied units already built under prior approvals. Board discussion highlighted flooding complaints from 12 Plain St and risks of the site acting as a water sponge.
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The vote to continue was unanimous, but the chair noted a split on whether to tie the sixth unit to enforcement. Applicant must now return May 12 with a concrete mitigation or removal plan and updates on town and abutter talks. https://meetingwatch.org/nh/salem/planning-board/2026-04-14/
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At its April 14, 2026 meeting, the Salem Planning Board continued the public hearing on a sixth detached rental unit at the Willows Park site on 9 Hampshire Street. The decision followed extended discussion of an unresolved 2023 condition requiring removal of a wetland encroachment on the neighboring property at 5 Hampshire Street. Board members expressed frustration that the encroachment has remained in place for three years while other units were occupied. Neighbor Steve Goulet from 12 Plain Street raised ongoing flooding concerns tied to water flow from Pond Street. The board rejected conditional approval for the new unit and instead directed the applicant to work with staff on a mitigation plan or legal steps for removal before returning on May 12. All other items on the agenda, including digital sign permits and a lot line adjustment, passed without issue. https://meetingwatch.org/nh/salem/planning-board/2026-04-14/ #MeetingWatch #SalemNH