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The Conservation Commission outlined proposed resource-area setbacks for a draft wetlands bylaw, including a 100-foot setback for vernal pools, 25 feet for intermittent streams and isolated wetlands, and no buffer for ponding areas of any size. The parameters remain subject to change, and no final bylaw action was taken.
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The commission refined how the proposed wetlands bylaw could protect different environmentally sensitive areas. The draft would treat all vernal pools as protected, whether certified or not, and would set different distances for activities near wetlands and streams. The commission will continue the discussion at a future meeting, whose date was not determined in the minutes.
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