Lebanon axes plan for athletic fields behind former Kmart
Modified: 4/14/2021 9:25:25 PM
WEST LEBANON The city is scrapping a proposal to build playing fields on a 20-acre wooded property behind the former Kmart in West Lebanon after conservation officials took issue with the idea during a meeting last week.
Members of the Lebanon Conservation Commission worried that building playing fields would require the city to cut down trees and could contribute to future flooding.
The parcel situated at the confluence of the Connecticut and Mascoma rivers should remain largely undisturbed so it can serve as a wildlife habitat and hiking and fishing spot, they said.