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The developer’s petition seeks to install a storm line running from Chapin Road to her property at the end of Homer Street.

Newton Calls for Engineering Peer Review to Help Resolve Homer Street Drain Debate

Genevieve Morrison September 5, 2025
Newton is calling in a peer review of a drain extension project on 132 Homer St., the latest action by the city in a months-long battle between the developer and neighbors of the Newton Centre property.
Residents say the adjacent Chapin Road has been plagued with flooding problems for decades.

A Newton Developer Wants To Extend Drainage Into Her Lots. The Plan Has Neighbors Up in Arms.

Genevieve Morrison August 10, 2025

When Betsy Harper bought the lots at 132 Homer St., her vision was idyllic. Having developed an inventive energy-efficient house in Cambridge, Harper thought she had found the site of her next Earth-friendly...

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