Draft Notice of Approval from DEP re. Spring St.

Please see file attachments for correspondence received from MA DEP re. a draft notice of approval issued by them for SLT for a materials processing facility at Spring St.

Information for Residents:

We were planning to announce receipt of a notice of draft approval issued by DEP for SLT and a potential materials processing facility at Spring St. at our 6/5 meeting simply as correspondence received. The meeting was canceled unexpectedly due to a gas leak at the Town House.

Given the overwhelming amount of inquiries we received regarding this matter, please note the following:

There is no application for this project pending before any Town board or committee. In the past there was an application for an earth removal permit that was subsequently withdrawn. The draft decision issued by DEP falls under a state permitting scheme with limited involvement by the Town. Should SLT decide to move forward with this project, they will be required to obtain all necessary permits from the Town prior to commencing work on the project. The public will be informed of any local applications filed by SLT as required by the Open Meeting Law.

If anyone has comments or would like to make their feelings known concerning the proposed project referenced in the DEP’s notice of draft approval, comments must be submitted directly to DEP following the instructions in the notice. Again, there is no application currently before any Town board or committee, including the Board of Selectmen.