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The new culvert installed on the Sandy River Road in Chesterville last fall will reduce runoff and improve water quality.
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CHESTERVILLE The Sandy River Road project is complete and has been recognized as the biggest of its kind in the state.
The culvert replacement project on the Sandy River Road at the outlet of David Pond where it flows into Parker Pond was completed in November, according to Lidie Robbins, executive director of 30 Mile River Watershed Association.
Because of COVID-19, new Chesterville selectpersons were not elected until June 2020.
“The previous board worked with The Thirty Mile River Watershed Association to secure grants to replace the David Pond Outlet Culvert,” Linda Bauer, one of the new board members wrote in the town’s annual report. “During their extended time as our select board, they voted to move forward with the grant and to hire Main-Land Development Consultants to design the culvert. Thus, the David Pond