Government · Conservation
Commission orders Francis Hill Road stream restoration
The Westford Conservation Commission issued two certificates of compliance and ordered restoration of unpermitted stream work at 14 Francis Hill Road.
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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.
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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.
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Tewksbury Conservation Commission Continues Hillman Battery Storage Hearing to August
Tewksbury Conservation Commission continued a contested public hearing on a proposed 125-megawatt battery energy storage facility at 73-75 Hillman Street to its August 12 meeting, with the public hearing remaining open.
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Conservation Board Closes Smith Street Housing Hearing
The Chelmsford Conservation Commission voted 4-0 to close its hearing and issue an order of conditions for CHOICE's 40B housing project at 1 Smith Street, with member Marc Gibbs recused as an abutter and David McLachlan abstaining.
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Commission continues review after water-leak discovery
Burlington's Conservation Commission continued review of a disputed commercial project after finding a water leak, not a natural wetland, behind the site.
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Arlington Conservation Commission Approves Conditional Tree Removal for Solar Project at Lake Shore Drive
ARLINGTON -- July 9, 2026, Arlington Conservation Commission conditionally approves Norway maple removal at lakefront property for solar installation. The commission voted unanimously July 9 to allow homeowners Robert Gaywicki and Cecilia Franzelle of 18
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Ayer Conservation Commission Approves Wetlands Permit for Sawyer May LLC
AYER -- July 9, 2026, Ayer Conservation Commission approves wetlands permit and advances local bylaw overhaul. The commission voted unanimously Thursday to issue an order of conditions for a Sawyer May LLC project after the
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Panel cites new owners over Brentwood Drive clearing
The Reading Conservation Commission opened an enforcement case over tree clearing within a wetland buffer at 10 Brentwood Drive.
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Conservation Commission OKs MassDOT Bridge Land License
Westford's Conservation Commission approved a license agreement letting MassDOT access town land for the Stony Brook Road bridge rehabilitation, a move officials said avoids a multi-year special state legislation process previously required under Article 97.
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