Commission Continues Review Of Nordblom's 188-Unit Plan
The Burlington Conservation Commission continued hearings on two major projects rather than deciding either one.
Conservation · Meeting of June 11, 2026
BURLINGTON — The Burlington Conservation Commission continued hearings on two major projects rather than deciding either one. Nordblom Company's Todd Fremont-Smith pitched a 188-unit apartment building and public "linear park" at 129-131 Middlesex Turnpike, with engineers citing a 63 percent cut in peak stormwater runoff and 91 percent phosphorus removal; the hearing continues June 25 after Conservation Administrator Eileen Coleman asked for clearer drainage plans. Separately, attorney Chip Nyland argued a 7 A Street storage lot qualifies as "previously developed" riverfront land under 1996 conditions, while Coleman cited conflicting DEP guidance.
Vice Chair Larry Cohen called it "a direct conflict between what rigid mass DEP guidance tells us" and formal legal precedent, calling the historical photos "just the snapshot of 1996." That hearing continues July 9. The commission also approved several routine certificates of compliance and a stormwater permit for 10 Francis Wyman Road, 6-0-0.
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Source: the Conservation meeting of June 11, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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