The Board of Commissioners reminds the community that the Lynnfield Center Water District will hold a Special District Meeting on Thursday, Oct. 20.
The meeting begins at 6 p.m. at the Al Merritt Center, 600 Market St., and is open to all. Only registered voters within the District may vote.
District voters will be asked to accept inclusion of four parcels on Main Street owned by Sagamore Spring Golf Course. Sagamore Spring Real Estate Trust is partnering with a developer to build 66 two-bedroom detached homes on 36 acres on the east side of the course. Homes will be marketed to the 55-plus community. As part of this proposal, Sagamore will continue to operate its full 18-hole golf course. The full proposal may be viewed here.
Acceptance of the parcels will allow the District to add new water connections and provide optimum service to the proposed development. Construction and all other expenses will be the responsibility of the development. Once constructed, the Trust will also grant LCWD an easement on the west side of the course, allowing the District to connect wells and the Main Street and Glen Drive treatment stations more economically in the future, improving flow and system resiliency.
In an agreement with the Town of Lynnfield, once constructed, the proposal will also restrict development on the west side of the course for a period of 25 years and transfer a 9.4-acre parcel to the Town. Both are features that will benefit the LCWD wellfields in this area.
At the Sept. 28 meeting, Commissioner Joe Maney highlighted that the proposal has significant strengths. “This proposal maintains the 18-hole golf course in full operation, protects land and minimizes development on the west side of the course near our wellfields which is all really good for LCWD. Daily consumption for the entire built-out system is anticipated to be a5,000 to 6,000 gallons a day and LCWD water will only be used for only essential use and no outside irrigation watering. That is also good. This appears to be efficient and smart development from a water conservation perspective and seems to be a much better option than the right option of houses Sagamore retains.”
In Article 2 of the warrant for this meeting District voters also will be asked to elect a new Commissioner, following the retirement of Chairman Jack Adelson. The new Commissioner will serve through the Annual District Meeting in spring 2023.