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The Conservation Commission voted to support a $1,000,000 Community Preservation Act funding application toward the $2,000,000 joint acquisition of 29 acres at the Hawthorne Country Club site with the Buzzards Bay Coalition. This purchase will protect Dartmouth's Zone II drinking water supply and reduce potential development density from 147 units down to 65 age-restricted units. The town will hold a permanent conservation restriction over the preserved parcel.

The Zoning Board of Appeals finalized major infrastructure and neighborhood mitigation terms for the 280-unit residential Chapter 40B development at Zero Hathaway Road. Key financial conditions include a $30,000 traffic safety mitigation account, a $40,000 contribution to the North Dartmouth sewer pump station, off-site sewer line replacements, and up to $5,000 per direct abutter for screening. These requirements aim to protect surrounding neighborhoods and ensure adequate public utility capacity.

The Board of Public Works reviewed emergency management preparations to secure 46 to 76 acres of regional land required for staging and processing storm debris following major disasters. Establishing these inland sites is essential for compliance with Army Corps guidelines and ensuring rapid emergency road clearance after severe weather. Officials are evaluating municipal and private land options to handle future disaster debris operations.