Planning Board Approves Casella Meadows Subdivision

Planning Board · Meeting of March 12, 2026

Groton's Planning Board voted 6-0 to approve the Casella Meadows special permit on Wyman Road. The flexible development plan from Neshoba Homes Development LLC places six single-family homes on seven and a half acres while putting 15.3 acres into permanent open space with a trail link to 119 acres of adjoining town conservation land. Developer Jim Casella, whose family owned the land 70 years, said he wanted "to do what's right" for his family and neighbors.

Board member Russell Burke dissented in spirit, arguing a conventional layout could still yield six lots and calling the flexible plan inferior, but was outvoted. Conservation Commission member Olin Lightfoot called it "far superior" for keeping construction away from vernal pools. The board also unanimously closed hearings on the Cow Pond Brook fields project and a new MIT Lincoln Laboratory radio dish on Millstone Road.

In the full story:

• The Full Story
• [00:39:54] — Jim Casella, developer, Neshoba Homes Development LLC
• [01:14:26] — Russell Burke, Planning Board member
• [01:05:56] — Olin Lightfoot, Conservation Commission
• Why It Matters
• Key Motions & Votes
• Source
• Groton's community access TV: Planning Board meeting, March 12, 2026
• The complete report: 876 words

Source: the Planning Board meeting of March 12, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.