Exhibit E – Conflicting Mapping (Mass Mapper / GIS)
Contents:
Purpose:
Demonstrates official inconsistency without accusing anyone.

Current mapping in the Mass Mapper web site. Lot 2 Pitcher Street, and 221 and 227 for the homes. Montgomery MA 01085

Map Source: Levesque Associates / Wetland Mapping
Date Range: 2018–2020
This drawing reflects a revised wetland depiction placing expanded wetland boundaries entirely on Lot-2.
The location and extent shown here differ substantially from earlier surveys, recorded wetland boundaries, and other official GIS sources. No corresponding physical site changes or permitted wetland work are documented that would explain this expansion.

Map Source: USGS – National Wetlands Inventory (Wetlands Mapper)
Map Date: March 14, 2022
This map shows a revised wetland position affecting Lot-2 as displayed by the USGS National Wetlands Inventory. The mapped wetland is limited in size and location compared to other GIS sources presented in this section.
The wetland shown here is positioned near the roadway, consistent with the wetland location recorded for Lot-2 at the Hampden County Registry of Deeds. This placement differs from other state GIS maps that depict substantially larger wetland areas extending deeper into the property.
The variation suggests that different mapping systems are identifying different wetland footprints for the same parcel, despite no corresponding changes in recorded site conditions.

Map Source: Massachusetts DEP – Wetland and Wetland Change Areas Map
Map Date: 2019
This map depicts a significantly expanded wetland area affecting Lot-2 as shown in the Massachusetts DEP Wetland and Wetland Change Areas GIS layer.
The size and placement of the wetland shown here differ substantially from other official mapping sources presented in this section, including earlier surveys, aerial imagery, and alternative GIS datasets.
No corresponding physical site changes, permitted wetland work, or natural events are documented that would explain this expansion.

Map Source: Massachusetts DEP – Wetland and Wetland Change Areas Map
Map Date: 2019
This map depicts a significantly expanded wetland area affecting Lot-2 as shown in the Massachusetts DEP Wetland and Wetland Change Areas GIS layer.
The size and placement of the wetland shown here differ substantially from other official mapping sources presented in this section, including earlier surveys, aerial imagery, and alternative GIS datasets.
No corresponding physical site changes, permitted wetland work, or natural events are documented that would explain this expansion.

Map Source: Google Aerial Imagery
Map Date: March 5, 2020
This aerial image shows limited areas of surface moisture near the base of the driveway, identified by Google as minimal vegetation or wet ground.
These areas exhibit occasional seepage and shallow pooling but do not display characteristics of jurisdictional wetlands, such as hydrophytic vegetation, wetland soils, or defined wetland boundaries.
The limited extent shown here contrasts with other GIS maps that depict a substantially larger wetland footprint across Lot-2.
Summary:
The maps presented above demonstrate that official GIS-based wetland representations affecting Lot-2 vary significantly depending on source and date. These differences occur without documented physical site changes and conflict with recorded surveys, field observations, and aerial imagery. As a result, reliance on a single GIS layer does not accurately reflect on-the-ground conditions at this site.