Planning Board Continues Gore Road Subdivision Hearing

Planning Board · Meeting of October 26, 2026

Webster Planning Board continued review of an eight-lot Gore Road subdivision to November 30 amid a roadway-width dispute. Engineer Nikita Shiguru of Thompson Liston Associates presented a third option narrowing the road to 20 feet with eight-foot parking pull-offs, alongside a full-width, no-waiver alternative that she said attorney Henry Lane had likened at a prior meeting to "an airplane runway." Shiguru calculated impervious coverage at 30 percent with waivers versus 35 percent without, and lot disturbance at 60 percent versus 64 percent, both below the 70 percent threshold triggering a special permit. Hopkins said the waivers aim to protect Webster Lake, not cut costs: "It's more of an environmental impact." The board also unanimously endorsed a site plan for a 56 Main Street used-car lot and accepted withdrawal of a completeness review for 310 Thompson Road.

In the full story:

• Minutes and Routine Approvals
• 310 Thompson Road: Withdrawal of Completeness Request
• 70 Gore Road (Spalding Way): Subdivision Design Review
• Staff Updates and Other Items
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 1,976 words

Source: the Planning Board meeting of October 26, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.