Zoning Board upholds cease-and-desist order against Newport Aggregates on Ledge Road
Zoning Board upholds traffic order, rejecting Newport Aggregates appeal on Ledge Road. Vice Chair Charles Wojtas and members Jamie Outland-Brown, Glenn Diggs, Rodney Cleaves, and Danny Ruiz voted 4-1 to sustain the Building Commissioner's cease-and-desist limiting commercial vehicles to 43 trucks
Zoning Board of Appeals · Meeting of February 5, 2026
CHELMSFORD — Zoning Board upholds traffic order, rejecting Newport Aggregates appeal on Ledge Road. Vice Chair Charles Wojtas and members Jamie Outland-Brown, Glenn Diggs, Rodney Cleaves, and Danny Ruiz voted 4-1 to sustain the Building Commissioner's cease-and-desist limiting commercial vehicles to 43 trucks per day on the private residential road. Applicant Newport Aggregates, which operates a Westford gravel pit accessed via Chelmsford, argued traffic data were unreliable and other commercial users escaped enforcement; residents and State Representative Rodney Elliott testified to safety hazards and quality-of-life impacts.
Member Brown urged legislative action and offered Rep. Elliott involvement in multi-town resolution.
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Source: the Zoning Board of Appeals meeting of February 5, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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