Commission continues Brown Road hearing to Nov. 4

Conservation Commission · Meeting of October 28, 2026

TOWNSEND — The Townsend Conservation Commission continued a public hearing on Brad Hahn's 1 Brown Road notice of intent to Nov. 4. Commissioners asked engineer Dave Crosman of B&C Associates to add proposed contours, the old foundation's location and a recharge trench to the plan. The commission approved two certificates of compliance, each 6-0, and tabled officer reorganization 6-0.

Members also discussed hiring a contract conservation agent, with Matt Merrow the only candidate to express interest so far. A Select Board representative said "We're not going to hire a buddy."

In the full story:

• TOWNSEND — October 28, 2026 —
• Opening and Attendance
• Officer Reorganization (Item 3.1)
• Conservation Agent Search (Item 3.2)
• Cemetery and Parks Timber Harvest (Item 3.3)
• Certificates of Compliance (Items 3.4 and 3.5)
• Letter from Squamacook Greenways (Item 4.1)
• Public Hearing: 1 Brown Road (Item 2.1)
• Education and Conferences (Items 5.1 and 5.2)
• Closing
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 1,772 words

Source: the Conservation Commission meeting of October 28, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.