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Aug 21, 2026

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Conservation hearings continue for four projects

Published Aug 21, 2026

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Briefing

Jul 8, 2026

Peer review required for energy storage project

The commission unanimously required a peer review of a proposed standalone energy storage system at 26 Pearl Street; the project would disturb less than 0.5 acre of a roughly 19.5-acre site.

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Briefing

Jun 24, 2026

Commission Advances Beaver Management Protocol

The Commission moved to adopt the Bellingham Beaver and Muskrat Management Protocol and Procedure, subject to format changes. It unanimously approved limited work within a 25-foot buffer zone for a revised project plan and continued multiple Red Mill on the Charles hearings to July 8, 2026.

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Briefing

Jun 10, 2026

Blackstone Street Waivers Decided

For the Blackstone Street improvements, the Commission approved Waiver Requests 1, 3, and 4 and denied Request 2. Request 2 passed 3-2, Request 3 passed 4-1, and the other two requests passed unanimously among voting members, with an abstention noted.

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Briefing

Apr 22, 2026

Wetland Hearings Continued to May 13

The commission unanimously continued several wetland and riverfront matters to May 13, including hearings for 455 Hartford Avenue, Blackstone Street, and Lots 20, 21, and 67 of Red Mill on the Charles. An enforcement matter involving 96, 100, and 104 Lake Street was also placed on the May 13 agenda by a unanimous 6-0 roll-call vote.

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Briefing

Apr 8, 2026

Wetlands Hearings Move to April 22

Four major wetlands-related public hearings were continued to April 22, 2026, including proposals for Blackstone Street, 455 Hartford Avenue, and Lots 16–19 at Red Mill on the Charles.

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Briefing

Mar 25, 2026

Wetland restoration ordered at 77 Bruce Road

The Commission unanimously approved an Order of Conditions and an Enforcement Order for 77 Bruce Road, requiring restoration after tree removal and disturbance of more than 5,000 feet of riverfront area. The restoration plan includes revegetating the rear lawn, marking the 50-foot wetlands buffer, and submitting an updated planting plan.

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Briefing

Mar 11, 2026

Conservation hearings continue for four projects

The Commission unanimously continued four public hearings to March 25, 2026. The projects include a septic replacement and prior tree clearing at 77 Bruce Road, wetland and vernal-pool impacts tied to Blackstone Street improvements, a commercial building at 455 Hartford Avenue, and roadway and stormwater changes for Red Mill on the Charles.

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Briefing

Feb 25, 2026

Commission Approves Maple Street Wetland Conditions

The Conservation Commission accepted an abbreviated filing and approved a replication planting plan for after-the-fact regrading and removal of two pine trees at 375 Maple Street, then closed the hearing and issued an Order of Conditions. The Commission also continued several project hearings, including the proposed commercial building at 455 Hartford Avenue, where it requested additional stormwater treatment and clearer snow-storage restrictions.

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Briefing

Jan 28, 2026

Commission Requires Eight Replacement Pine Trees

The Commission agreed that two approximately 24-inch pine trees cut at 375 Maple Street must be replaced with eight white pines, planted in a zigzag pattern for soil retention. The related public hearing, along with hearings for Lakeview Avenue and Blackstone Street projects, was continued to February 25, 2026.

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Briefing

Jan 14, 2026

Commission Limits Railroad Vegetation Work

The commission voted 4-1 on the railroad right-of-way vegetation plan, issuing a positive determination for mechanical vegetation management and a negative determination for the actual use of herbicide in the vegetation-management procedure. It also unanimously approved stormwater and water-main project conditions, continued the Blackstone Street hearing to January 28, 2026, and approved a three-year extension for a 28-unit subdivision permit.

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