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Aug 20, 2026

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Shay Road project gets environmental conditions

Published Aug 20, 2026

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Briefing

Jun 4, 2026

Wetland plan approved with restoration conditions

The Commission approved the revised 1 Annie Terrace plan, including a barn and driveway additions, with conditions requiring 3,000 square feet of lawn to be converted to native vegetation, six or seven signs, a two-year planting-monitoring period, and no yard-waste dumping in protected areas.

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Briefing

May 21, 2026

Patio Work Allowed Pending Hearing

The Commission voted 6-0-1 to allow construction of an expanded patio at 2 Shoreline Drive to continue while a required application is reviewed at the June 4, 2026 hearing.

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Briefing

May 7, 2026

Commission approves emergency dam breaches

The Commission approved, by a 6-0-0 vote, emergency certificates to breach beaver dams at 7 Cranberry Lane and 136 Causeway Street because rising water threatened a private home’s leach field and basement and a public street.

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Briefing

Apr 16, 2026

Annie Terrace hearing continued to May 7

The Conservation Commission voted 7-0-0 to continue the Annie Terrace hearing to May 7, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. The hearing concerns a proposed barn in a riverfront area and wetland buffer zone.

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Briefing

Apr 2, 2026

Commission Supports 200-Foot Riverfront Protection

The Commission agreed to support a proposed Open Space Residential Development plan that would donate the entire 200-foot Riverfront Area of a forested, sloped parcel along the Assabet River to conservation. It also voted 6-0-0 to issue a Partial Certificate of Compliance for the Eversource section of the MBTA right-of-way project, with plantings still subject to a two-year monitoring period.

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Briefing

Mar 5, 2026

Commission Approves Removable Dock With Conditions

The Conservation Commission voted 4-2-0 to close the hearing and issue an Order of Conditions for a removable dock at 12 Town Line Road. The approval requires bearing plates at least 10 inches in diameter under each support, seasonal removal and storage outside the resource area and 30-foot No Disturb Zone, cleaning and drying before installation, and a Chapter 91 license.

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Briefing

Feb 19, 2026

Dock Proposal Delayed for Further Review

The Conservation Commission continued a hearing on a proposed removable dock at 12 Town Line Road to March 5, 2026, by a 7-0-0 vote while awaiting DEP comments and a file number. The commission also identified conflicting dock-area figures and calculated the proposed area at 128 square feet.

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Briefing

Feb 5, 2026

Annie Terrace hearing continued

The Commission voted 5-0-0 to continue the Annie Terrace Drive wetlands hearing to April 2, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. It also deferred action on Eversource’s partial compliance request while members review project documents and plan a site walk after the snow melts.

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Briefing

Jan 22, 2026

Shay Road project gets environmental conditions

The Commission voted 6-0-0 to close the 35 Shay Road hearing and issue an Order of Conditions, contingent on a revised plan showing the Zone II Wellhead Protection Area and a submitted stormwater checklist. The project must maintain restoration plantings and a rain garden permanently and complete two years of monitoring.

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Briefing

Jan 8, 2026

Wetland Plans Approved With Conditions

The Commission approved a stormwater plan change for 325 Central Street by a 4-0-1 vote, including a lined drainage trench to prevent infiltration within 50 feet of bordering vegetated wetlands, as required by DEP. It also issued Orders of Conditions for 47 Cherry Street and 29 Woodrow Road, with perpetual maintenance and natural-area requirements.

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