Planning Board Maintains Weekly Inspections at Active 912 Salem Street Construction Site

GROVELAND -- January 6, 2026, Groveland Planning Board votes to keep weekly construction monitoring at 912 Salem Street amid winter activity concerns. The board, meeting Tuesday for its first session of 2026, declined to reduce the inspection frequency after town planner reviewed the original project decision and confirmed a binding condition requiring weekly site visits and monthly reports, a standard the peer-review firm TEC had asked the board to consider relaxing. Members cited active contractor work on site and forecast rain as reasons to maintain oversight, with member Jason arguing that erosion-control monitoring is necessary "whether they're working or not." The board also flagged a separate compliance gap: a contractor directed more than a month ago to lay a gravel truck entrance at the site has not done so, and the enforcement officer identified as Sam has been asked to follow up. In other business, the board unanimously approved minutes from its December 2 meeting and began informal deliberations on a proposed mission statement, "committed to guiding growth and development in a fair, transparent, and lawful manner", with a revised draft expected before the January 20 meeting.