Hanson Planning Board releases five Metobrook Farm lots, sets $74,931 bond

HANSON -- September 22, 2025, Hanson Planning Board releases five lots in Metobrook Farm subdivision after accepting a $74,931.57 peer-reviewed bond. The board voted 4-0 Monday to accept the bond amount, calculated by engineering consultant Verdantis with a 15 percent contingency, then voted 4-0 to release lots 1, 2, 5, 6, and 7 to developer Ellis Builders and Development Corporation, contingent on the bond account being fully funded. Board Chair Paul Cogliani cited the developer's compliance record, including timely stormwater inspection reports, as justification for releasing a fifth lot beyond the four initially discussed, while noting that the retained lot 3, a 15-acre parcel, gives the town continued leverage. Town Planner Tony Carreira also briefed the board on a roughly $339,000 brownfields grant-funded remediation effort at the town-owned 100 Hawk Avenue property, where three areas of soil contamination near a former Light Control manufacturing building are being addressed, with the largest area slated for excavation and clean-fill replacement as early as this month.