Summary
Magazine Street residents say decades of salt runoff from the town salt shed contaminated their wells and Riddle Brook, and they argue new wells in the subdivision would face the same fate. The public works director says the salt pile is now covered and the town is shifting to coarse sand.
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Last discussed Jul 13, 2026.
Impact analysis
Remediating salt contamination is not budgeted; the town's shift to coarse sand is described as cost-saving for taxpayers.
Residents near the public works yard and anyone relying on area groundwater if salt practices improve.
Magazine Street and Jackson Square well owners continue to live with legacy contamination.
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