Commission orders Applewood Drive buffer restored

Conservation · Meeting of June 10, 2026

WESTFORD — The Conservation Commission ordered owners of 7 Applewood Drive to remove crushed stone and landscape fabric from a wetland buffer. The enforcement order sets a 90-day deadline, extendable by staff, and requires a native seed mix and a replacement for a removed 12-inch oak. The commission also issued orders of conditions for 219 Littleton Road and 35 West Prescott Street, and continued four hearings to June 24, including National Grid's request to replace a winter-work permission requirement with monthly look-aheads.

One member said the commission wanted "the ability to stop the work." Downs, the assistant town engineer, put the Colonial Drive bridge liner at under $300,000, against about $1.6 million for full replacement.

In the full story:

• WESTFORD — June 10, 2026 —
• Open Forum
• Colonial Drive Bridge, Department of Public Works
• 12 Joyce Circle, Sweeney
• 38 Byrne Avenue and 16 Lakeshore Drive North
• 18 Fletcher Road
• 8 Canal Street, Wise and Bloom
• New England Power Company
• Boston Gas Company, 400 Littleton Road
• 219 Littleton Road
• 24 Alcorn Crossing, Pacifico
• 7 Applewood Drive, Shaw
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 1,641 words

Source: the Conservation meeting of June 10, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.