Neighbor seeks explanation of process after notice of proposed 80‑acre Savage subdivision

Susan Paterson, an Old Stage Road neighbor, told the Development Review Board she attended to learn about a subdivision application by Alan Savage, saying, “Mr. Savage has applied to subdivide approximately 80 acres of his land,” and that she had engaged a surveyor and received an email from a State representative saying wastewater was not a state issue.

Chair Dan Redondo and Secretary Joseph I. Andriano told Paterson the application had not been formally warned and that the Secretary expected the matter to be warned the coming Monday and placed on the October agenda. Redondo explained that at the October meeting the Board’s first task would be to determine whether the subdivision is classified as minor or major and described standard notice procedures, including formal warning language and notice to abutters — which may be sent by certified mail. No action was taken at the Sept. 16 meeting.