The commission approved annexation and PUD rezoning for the 445‑acre Merritt Ranch project, allowing up to 523 detached single‑family units with open‑space and buffer conditions. Lake County formally asked the city to halt or deny the annexation pending further review; residents raised flooding and access concerns.

Protecting 1,218 acres of vital wetlands, streams, and wildlife habitat, the Batiste Creek Conservation Easement enhances ecological health in Texas' Pine Island Bayou watershed

Planning staff recommends approval for single-family residence with conditions related to wetland area.

Sentinel Gulf Link said a recent federal court decision raised a statutory geographic-definition issue but did not contest environmental reviews; the company said it expects to resolve the issue and estimated about 2,400 jobs tied to the project.

The Scituate Conservation Commission continued the Notice of Intent for a four-building 40B multifamily project at 1st Parish Road to Oct. 5, asking the applicant to provide revised plans addressing stormwater reviewer comments, peer-review scope, limits-of-work demarcation and isolated-wetland square footage.

Pomeroy representatives described a two-phase redevelopment of the Walter Flores office campus into a Nordic spa and later a 140-room boutique hotel, committing to a conservation easement, energy and water-efficiency measures, 20 EV-capable parking spaces, and operational controls including reservation-based visits and an adult-only policy.

BME Associates presented a concept for a 91‑acre James Riverview cluster subdivision: 72 for‑sale duplex units clustered to preserve roughly 76 acres as a conservation easement. The board heard wetlands, sewer, and traffic-mitigation discussion and kept the public hearing open for July 1.

The Town of Rhinebeck Planning Board continued its review of a multi‑lot conservation subdivision and hotel project and directed staff to draft a Part 3 SEQR write‑up after lengthy discussion about DEC wetland jurisdiction, wastewater siting, a 72‑hour well test and neighbors' requests for more testing and safeguards.

After reviewing satellite imagery and on-site inspections suggesting roughly an acre or more of unauthorized ground disturbance and possible wetland fill at the Town Tavern property, the board voted to request the Town Board enforce waterfront consistency, require stormwater reclamation plans and monitoring, and remedy identified erosion and sediment controls.

Town staff told the Conservation Board the FEIS for 94 Dune Road proposes 25 elevated condominiums and a dramatic increase in fill — from about 3,554 cubic yards originally to an estimated 8,856 cubic yards — and recommended the Planning Board fully evaluate practicable alternatives and strict wetland setbacks under chapter 3-25.

Wood Partners presented a 300‑unit, three‑building proposal for Suburban Road; staff asked for more test‑pit and phasing details and neighbors and wetland scientists urged postponement citing peat, historic landfill material and groundwater risks. The commission continued the hearing to Oct. 5 to allow more technical review.

At a Hampton City Council work session, roughly two dozen applicants gave five-minute presentations for the seat vacated by Councilman Rick (Rhett) Tigner; themes included education, emergency preparedness, fiscal stewardship and protecting wetlands.

The Seminole County Planning & Zoning Commission voted to recommend a small‑scale future land use amendment and concurrent rezoning to allow a 308‑unit multifamily development on ~23.42 acres north of Slavia Road east of SR‑417. Staff cited revised floodplain mapping and required site‑plan mitigation; residents raised traffic and drainage concerns.

Advisory board reviewed follow-up materials on the Town Tavern site and moved to approve consistency with the LWRP only if DEC or Army Corps determinations and any required mitigation or modifications are included in the approval.

After photos and site visits showed heavy sediment runoff and possible larger wetland boundaries than mapped, commission staff said a full set of borings, perimeter survey and findings are needed before mitigation at the Bridgewater Sand and Stone site can be designed. Owner Joseph Aruta disputed some mapping, described historical use and offered to donate 10 acres to conservation; the commission reserved mitigation decisions pending technical diagnosis and DEP coordination.

The Planning Board accepted a substantially complete site‑plan application to redevelop Stephens Landscaping’s 49.2‑acre headquarters at 62 Moultonboro Neck Road, declined to find regional impact, and scheduled a site visit for Sept. 2 and a public hearing for Sept. 9 after the town’s third‑party engineer review.

After hearing public concern about flooding, the commission voted to add wording permitting ‘wetlands related components’ of the city's stormwater management systems in conservation land so the city can pursue infrastructure to reduce neighborhood flooding.

After a contested public hearing, the town board voted to acquire five surplus Water District No. 1 parcels in Linden Acres under the Community Preservation Fund to protect wetlands and create a small pocket park; opponents argued the purchase improperly shifts town property and funds.

Commissioners asked staff to continue talks with Seminole County about Jetta Point, a roughly 40‑acre property under consideration for sale. Officials stressed protecting wetlands, resolving neighborhood flooding and coordinating regionally before any change of ownership or zoning.

A proposed rezoning to allow 40 townhomes on Clements Ferry Road was deferred for one month after commissioners raised questions about wetland fill, coastal AE flood-zone mitigation, and traffic access; the applicant's planner said engineers would pursue a national wetland permit and that buildings would be raised.

Developers said regulatory setbacks, utility easements and qualification for MaineHousing's AHOP program forced them to pivot from earlier roughly 94‑unit concepts to a 62‑unit plan that includes 14 single‑family ownership units funded through AHOP and 48 multifamily rental units.

The City of Bangor Planning Board voted unanimously to grant a preliminary land development permit for a two‑phase, 62‑unit project on Grandview Avenue (14 single‑family homes and two 24‑unit multifamily buildings) with conditions including final subdivision approval, deed restrictions protecting wetland buffers and required wetland permits from state and federal agencies.

At a concept‑plan review for Birchwood Estates (approx. 39 acres, 99 units), staff described wetlands impacts and requested PUD flexibilities; commissioners urged removing lots from wetlands, expanding park dedication, reworking private roads and ensuring turning lanes on County Road 50 required by Washington County.