Conservation

Government · Conservation

Conservation panel ratifies gas main emergency, clears three rebuilds

Burlington Conservation Commission ratifies emergency gas main repair, clears three building projects.

Townbrief reporting · Aug 13

Government · Conservation

Panel approves Hill Orchard gleaning license

The Westford Conservation Commission approved a license letting volunteer gleaners harvest this year's Hill Orchard fruit crop after a professional gleaning group pulled out over tree disease.

Townbrief reporting · Aug 12

Government · Conservation

Conservation Board Ratifies Brentwood Enforcement Order

Reading's Conservation Commission ratified an amended enforcement order for 10 Brentwood Drive and continued two wetlands hearings to Aug. 26.

Townbrief reporting · Aug 12

Government · Conservation

Conservation Board Delays Battery Storage Vote

Tewksbury Conservation Commission continues contentious battery storage hearing to September amid stormwater dispute.

Townbrief reporting · Aug 12

Government · Conservation

Conservation Board Tables Warren-Pohl Planting Vote

The Chelmsford Conservation Commission tabled a $15,000 Community Preservation Act funding request for a Putnam Brook planting design after members split over costs at the Warren-Pohl Reservation.

Townbrief reporting · Aug 11

Government · Conservation

Commission delays Freeman Lake vote 30 days

The Chelmsford Conservation Commission heard dueling evidence over a possible Freeman Lake pickerel weed die-off and put the issue off for 30 days.

Townbrief reporting · Jul 28

Government · Conservation

Arlington Commission Continues Wetland Lot Hearing, Warns Applicant of Steep Local Hurdles

Arlington Conservation Commission continues Reed Street wetland hearing, issues two permits.

Townbrief reporting · Jul 23

Government · Conservation

Ayer Conservation Commission Clears Barnum Road Bridge Repair With Unanimous Vote

Ayer Conservation Commission unanimously cleared the Barnum Road Bridge rehabilitation project Thursday, issuing a negative determination of applicability for targeted repairs to the bridge over Bowers Brook.

Townbrief reporting · Jul 23

Government · Conservation

Conservation Commission orders Brentwood stop-work

Reading's Conservation Commission voted unanimously to order a stop-work and enforcement action at 10 Brentwood over unpermitted wetland-buffer clearing.

Townbrief reporting · Jul 22

Government · Conservation

Billerica panel weighs pickleball courts on old restaurant site

Billerica conservation panel opens review of a pickleball facility planned for a long-vacant restaurant site.

Townbrief reporting · Jul 20