Billerica Conservation Commission Closes One Pool Permit, Continues Four Wetland Hearings

BILLERICA — June 22, 2026 — Billerica Conservation Commission continues four wetland hearings and closes one at a nearly four-hour June 22 session. The commission continued Notice of Intent public hearings for the Ichabod Lane culvert replacement, the town's 2026 Roadway Management Program, residential additions at 34 Doe Drive and 7 Charles and Elaine, a lakefront accessory dwelling unit at 7 Yale Street, and a residential addition at 14th Avenue — all rescheduled to July 20. Chair Bill Bulens and engineer Sebastian Stack of Tyan and Bond described the preferred Ichabod Lane design as "a 15-foot box culvert that meets Massachusetts stream crossing standards," replacing three deteriorating 48-inch pipes beneath a road with active sinkholes. The commission closed the continued hearing for a proposed in-ground pool at 12 Camino Drive, granting two variances and signing an order of conditions after finding the revised plans and the applicant's comprehensive variance request letter — drafted by representative Mary Trudeau — adequate. A certificate of compliance was also issued for 164 Lexington Road, a friendly 40B development that restored a substantial inner buffer zone adjacent to an abutting pond.