Planning Board releases two subdivision lots under partial-surety deal

BRIDGEWATER -- October 15, 2025, Bridgewater Planning Board approves a partial-surety lot release and addresses an open meeting law complaint at its October 15 meeting. The board voted 5-0, with Chair Patrick Driscoll recused due to an adjacent property interest, to release two of four lots in the Hamden Avenue subdivision after applicant Sean Mayer argued the project was roughly 90 percent complete and that two unreleased lots, valued at approximately $200,000 each, provided adequate remaining security. Town Engineer Greg Tanzi's bond estimate placed the cost to complete at $71,760, with a 50-percent contingency bringing the total to $107,640; the board accepted the lower figure now and conditioned occupancy permits and further lot releases on full settlement. A separate open meeting law complaint alleged the board's July 16 agenda notice for the Claremont Hotel 2 LLC project listed the wrong address, wrong decision date, and no indication the item was a continuation, errors Planning Director Shane O'Brien attributed to decision-document language and appeal-period dating practice; the board directed corrective action for the December 3 agenda with no formal vote.