Conservation Commission Approves Stormwater Improvements
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The Commission voted 4-0 to approve stormwater and erosion-control improvements at Green Hill Golf Course, including infiltration trenches, test pits, native plantings, and ongoing maintenance conditions.
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What this means
The approved Green Hill Golf Course project is intended to reduce ponding, washouts, and runoff during large storms. The Commission also approved conditions for a two-home project at 18 Bowker Street, while continuing review of four proposed homes on Chester Street because the plans did not yet meet stormwater Standard 2. Several enforcement orders and compliance certificates were also ratified or issued.
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- Approved the Green Hill Golf Course renovation and stormwater project with a 4-0 vote and conditions including revised plans, test-pit data, wetland flagging, native plantings, and stormwater-system maintenance.
- Approved the 18 Bowker Street Lots 1 and 2 project for two single-family homes with conditions including test-pit data, revised plans, infiltration-unit inspection, erosion controls, and stormwater maintenance.
- Continued the public hearing for four proposed homes at Lots 9, 10, 11, and 12 Chester Street to September 29, 2025, while staff and the applicant address stormwater compliance.
- Postponed or continued five other public hearings, with new dates ranging from September 29 to November 24, 2025, and extended related constructive-grant deadlines.
- Issued or approved certificates of compliance for 173 Grove Street, 12A Meadow Lane, and 0 Granite Street, including partial certificates for the latter two properties.
- Ratified enforcement orders for work involving unpermitted slope disturbance at 145 Newton Avenue North and turbid runoff at 757 Salisbury Street; the 145 Newton Avenue North filing is due November 5, 2025, and work at 757 Salisbury Street was expected to be completed by December.
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