Plymouth Beach Sand Project: A Folly?

  AD Makepeace

  Plymouth’s $2.9 million beach nourishment project uses sand mined through the destruction of Carver’s forests and leveling of hills Above: Site of the 120-acre A.D. Makepeace sand mine in […]

Plymouth: Stop the Airport Expansion!

  Katherine Harrelson  Aquifer

The Plymouth Municipal Airport is located on South Meadow Road in West Plymouth and extends into Carver. The Airport is run by the Airport Commission. The Airport Commissioners propose an […]

Save Deer Pond!

  Katherine Harrelson  AD Makepeace

    Below: Map showing wooded area around Deer Pond, 2015 Below: As of 2023,  Redbrook development, cranberry bog and sand and gravel mining expansion around Deer Pond   Below: […]

Plymouth: ZBA, Conservation Commission challenged for approving 348-unit apartment complex on 16 acres in Colony Place

  CLwpBS  Claremont Development

The Plymouth Selectboard made a deal with Claremont Developers behind closed doors in late 2022. In exchange for a special permit from the Zoning Board of Appeals Claremont will gift up to $3 million to the town for a water booster pump. This is a short term, 5-year solution to the town's water crisis, according to the Town Manager. Selectman Bletzer lobbied the ZBA for the permit, publicly. Claremont is deep in a web of questionable dealings. In addition, a lawsuit has been filed challenging the ZBA permit issued as part of the deal.