Where it stands as of Mon, Jun 22
The Planning Board has recommended approval of a full certificate of occupancy for 200 Turnpike Road after accepting a $30,000 surety agreement to cover outstanding landscaping and slope stabilization. The applicant was required to replace plantings and stabilize an eroded embankment slope by October 1, 2026. A one-year look-back inspection will occur in fall 2027 to confirm plant survival and slope stability before the bond is released.
- For Planning Board Voted 5-0 on June 22 to accept the $30,000 surety agreement and recommend a full certificate of occupancy.
Next: Follow-up inspection for plant survival and slope stability on October 1, 2027
Votes
| Date | Board | Motion | Result | Video |
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| Planning Board | Accept the surety agreement for 200 Turnpike Road and recommend a full certificate of occupancy based on remaining landscaping conditions 200 Turnpike Road site plan compliance | Passed5-0 | 1:08:53 | |
| Planning Board | Recommend to the building inspector the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for 200 Turnpike Road with conditions that required plantings and slope stabilization be completed by October 1, 2026, a one-year look-back to October 1, 2027 to confirm compliance, and a $30,000 performance bond 200 Turnpike Road site plan compliance | Passed5-0 | 1:06:35 |
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Planner's report: 200 Turnpike Road bond and town updates
The town planner gave updates on several town projects. The board accepted a surety agreement for 200 Turnpike Road backed by a $30,000 bond for landscaping and voted to recommend a permanent occupancy permit. The planner also reported that St. Mark's Dormitory resolved outstanding landscaping items and is ready for a full occupancy permit, noted town meeting dates set by the Select Board, and mentioned a 5 percent compensation increase for town staff approved by the Personnel Board.
- 200 Turnpike Road: $30,000 bond and surety agreement accepted for landscaping through October 2027
- St. Mark's Dormitory: Minor landscaping corrections completed for full occupancy
- Special Town Meeting scheduled for Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 10 AM
- Annual Town Meeting scheduled for Saturday, March 20, 2027, at 10 AM
- Zoning Board of Appeals hearing scheduled for July 15 on Pasqual variances for light poles and retaining walls
Outcome: Voted to accept the 200 Turnpike Road surety agreement and recommend full certificate of occupancy
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200 Turnpike Road occupancy permit and as-built review
The board reviewed as-built plans and an occupancy permit request from CMJ Ventures LLC for a contractor and landscaping business facility at 200 Turnpike Road. While peer review engineers found the building and civil site elements compliant, landscaping and rain garden plantings had experienced winter die-off and an embankment slope had experienced erosion. The applicant agreed to post a $30,000 performance bond, eliminate an unnecessary outdoor dumpster pad in favor of internal storage, install replacement plantings by October 1, 2026, and participate in a one-year follow-up inspection in fall 2027.
- Property address: 200 Turnpike Road (contractor facility and landscaping business).
- Dumpster enclosure eliminated; commercial trash will be handled through indoor totes and private hauling.
- Required plantings and slope stabilization must be completed by October 1, 2026.
- Applicant to provide a $30,000 performance bond to guarantee landscaping completion.
- A follow-up inspection will take place by October 1, 2027 to ensure plant survival and slope stability.
Outcome: The board voted 5-0 to recommend that the building inspector issue a certificate of occupancy subject to the landscaping deadline, slope stabilization, one-year look-back, and a $30,000 performance bond.