SOUTH DEERFIELD — Cumberland Farms has taken another step forward to moving its downtown gas station to the corner of Elm Street and Routes 5 and 10.
A public hearing has been scheduled by the Conservation Commission to consider a notice of intent filed by TMC of New England — a real estate development firm — to build a new gas station on land that’s protected by state conservation law.
A hearing announcement describes the project as “a convenience store and gas station with associated entrance and exit driveway located at 31 Elm St.” The public hearing is scheduled for Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. in the town office building.
Last month, news first broke about the gas station’s intentions to move onto the half-acre plot of land across from Yankee Candle, owned by John and Sharyn Paciorek, when a MassDOT official said Cumberland Farms had applied for curb cut permits onto Routes 5 and 10.
According to state law, the Conservation Commission’s role is central to the “promotion and development of the natural resources and for the protection of watershed resources of said city or town.” The gas station cannot break ground until its plan receives approval by the commission.