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<p>Mark,</p>
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<p>Check with your Fire Chief and the State Fire Marshall's office for blasting regulations. We had a subdivision on the Groton-Littleton townline that had a considerable amount of blasting. We worked with the applicant to limit time frames, but left the
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> MassPlanners <massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org> on behalf of Mark Archambault <marchambault@ayer.ma.us><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 17, 2021 9:30 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> massplanners@masscptc.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Massplanners] Regulation of Blasting and Rock Hammering?</font>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Hello everyone,
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">I’m curious as to whether any towns or cities out there
<b>regulate blasting and rock hammering</b> when development requires the clearing of large areas of ledge.
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Here in Ayer, much of the remaining developable land has extensive ledge outcrops and requires blasting to develop.
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Besides the usual limits on hours of operation to lessen noise impacts, does anyone have a regulation that covers blasting in more detail?
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Thanks in advance for any assistance anyone can provide.
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Mark Archambault, AICP</p>
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Ayer Town Planner
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Town Hall, One Main Street
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<p style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Ayer, MA 01432</p>
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