Wenham Conservation Commission Delays Gordon College Music Hall Vote, Seeks Peer Review Response

Conservation · Meeting of June 22, 2026

Wenham Conservation Commission continues Gordon College music hall permit, recommends new member. The commission voted 5-0 at its June 22 meeting to continue the public hearing on Gordon College's proposed 14,800-square-foot Adams Center for Music at 255 Grapevine Road, declining to issue an approval until the commission's stormwater peer reviewer, Weston and Sampson, responds to the applicant's June 17 reply letter. Commissioner Leo Mastronzi led the push to wait, stating, "We have quite a bit of investment in our peer review, and I want to make sure everything's perfect before I vote approval." Civil engineer Jacob Murray of Waterfield Design Group said changes to the stormwater system — adding eight subsurface chambers and an isolator cleanout row — addressed the reviewer's main comments; the commission hopes to hold a special meeting the week of June 29 with 48-hour notice.

The commission also voted unanimously to approve a certificate of compliance for the completed Maplewoods development at 62 Maple Street and to recommend Dr. David Miller, a PhD biochemist and former Winchester Conservation Commission chair of four years, for appointment to fill a seat opening July 1.

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Source: the Conservation meeting of June 22, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.