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The commission approved a vegetation management plan for 53 acres of Pontoosuc Lake, including diquat herbicide treatment on June 17, 2026, by a 4-2 vote.
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The plan is intended to control four non-native invasive plant species in Pontoosuc Lake through two treatment applications, one in spring and one in fall. The commission also denied proposed conditions for a single-family home on Cascade Street in a 3-3 vote. Several other applications were continued to July 2, 2026, while an amended order for work at 17 Bakers Island Road and a certificate of compliance at 4 Appletree Point were approved.
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