LYNDEBOROUGH – At their regular meeting on Jan. 20, the Planning Board continued Feel Good Farm’s Airsoft business permit for the second time. The case will be heard again on Thursday, Feb. 18.

Owners Larry and Sharon Boisvert appeared before the Planning Board on Dec. 16 with a request for license renewal. Their five-year permit expired in June 2019. They were represented by Attorney James Lombardi.

Selectman Member Mark Chamberlain noted that the submitted plan did not include required plat dimensions or a list of abutters with addresses.

Lombardi said the Boisverts received their first permit in March 2007 with the requirement of an annual renewal. In 2009, the board approved a five-year extension. That permit was renewed in 2014. At that time, the Boisverts were involved in a dispute with the town over a porta-potty business.

A power point presentation was given by game manager Tanner Holt. Airsoft, he said, is a game of tag for adults and teens and players receive safety instruction and wear protective gear.

Games are played from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Night “skirmishes” run from 5 to 10 p.m.

Points of contention included noise from a bullhorn and “grenades,” condition and use of the driveway, the use of old cars as “props,” over-night camping, which is not allowed, players crossing Curtis Brook onto abutting property, and a retail store.

Noise was the main complaint.

Over 20 people attended the Jan. 20 hearing at which the Boisverts submitted an updated map from Brickstone Land Use Consultants. Additions to the map include abutters’ names, the location of Curtis Brook, and the property dimensions.

Information was also provided on the western portion of the property, the driveway leading in, and the gaming area. A 100-foot buffer has been created between the property line and the playing area, and along Curtis Brook. The buffer will be identified with 3-inch markers in the ground.

The previous plan listed the playing area as 70 acres, but is now considered 61 acres.

Spokesman Jim Phippard said games are played once or twice a week. Under the rules, if a player crosses the brook or is outside the playing area, he is considered “hit” and cannot continue play.

He acknowledged that occasionally people from out of state occasionally camp over night, in their cars or a tent, but he did not consider that a “campground.”

Asked about the retail store, Tanner Holt said the office sells supplies such as water, Gatorade, paint pellets and safety goggles, much as is sold at a golf course pro shop, and is incidental to the business.

He said they also sell hamburgers, hot dogs, chips and drinks for $5.

Noise was again a main concern. It was noted that neighbors have horses that could be startled.

Holt said the noise was a more like a small pop than a large bang.

Lombardi said the noise was much less than other things in the neighborhood such as leaf blowers.

Code Enforcement Officer Leo Trudeau said he heard it from a neighboring property “and it was loud.”

The noise and camping issues remain pending.

The Planning Board meets at 7:30 p.m. upstairs at Citizens’ Hall. Masks are required.