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Conservation Commission

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Wayland Conservation Commission Approves Sherman's Bridge Order, Elects Fair and Aubin as Officers

WAYLAND — June 17, 2026 — Wayland Conservation Commission approves Sherman's Bridge order and elects new officers at packed June meeting. The commission voted unanimously Wednesday to issue an Order of Conditions for the Wayland Department of Public Works' rehabilitation of Sherman's Bridge, aligning its approval with

Conservation Commission approves three projects, picks DCOI for Sherman's Bridge

SUDBURY — June 15, 2026 — Sudbury Conservation Commission honors Bruce Porter, approves Sudbury Plaza septic repair and selects DCOI for Sherman's Bridge. Chair David Henkels opened the June 15 meeting with a tribute to longtime member Bruce Porter, who died June 5 after a long illness, and said a

Weston Conservation Commission Clears Four Old Permits, Eyes Monarch Butterfly Mowing Plan

WESTON — June 9, 2026 — Weston Conservation Commission closes four long-open wetland permits and debates mowing timing to protect monarch butterflies. The commission voted unanimously to issue certificates of compliance on four orders of conditions at 321 Merriam Street — covering construction work dating to 2002 — after staff administrator ISIS conducted

Sudbury Conservation Commission rules out arsenic preservative for Sherman's Bridge project

SUDBURY — June 1, 2026 — Sudbury Conservation Commission unanimously rejects CCA preservative for Sherman's Bridge rehabilitation. The 5-0 vote on June 1 bars chromated copper arsenate from the wood treatment options for the joint Sudbury-Wayland glulam deck replacement project, MassDEP file 301-1467, mirroring a unanimous Wayland

Conservation Commission rejects arsenic preservative for Sherman's Bridge

WAYLAND — May 27, 2026 — Wayland Conservation Commission bars arsenic preservative on Sherman's Bridge rehab. The commission voted 7-0 Tuesday to direct TEC and the Wayland DPW not to use chromated copper arsenate on the glulam deck panels replacing the failing timber bridge over the Sudbury River, leaving

Weston Conservation Commission Revises Golf Club Pesticide Conditions in Split Vote

WESTON — May 26, 2026 — Weston Conservation Commission votes 4-0-1 to lift golf club pesticide ban in buffer zone. The commission amended Special Condition 48 of the Order of Conditions for the Weston Golf Club at 275 Meadowbrook Road, replacing an outright prohibition on synthetic pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, insecticides,

Weston Conservation Commission Defers Golf Course Pesticide Dispute to May 26 Hearing

WESTON — May 12, 2026 — Weston Conservation Commission defers Weston Golf Club pesticide dispute to a May 26 amendment hearing. The commission, chaired by Rees Tulloss, spent the majority of its May 12 Zoom meeting debating whether to relax a standard perpetual condition in a recently issued Order of Conditions that

Conservation Commission continues rail trail ramp hearing, issues Feeley Fields order

SUDBURY — May 11, 2026 — Sudbury Conservation Commission sends MassDOT rail trail ramp design back for revision. The commission on May 11 continued MassDOT's request to amend the order of conditions for the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail to June 15, citing the loss of OARS- and Sudbury Foundation-funded

Conservation Commission approves Dudley Road home over abutter's objections

WAYLAND — May 6, 2026 — Wayland Conservation Commission approves contested 123 Dudley Road home 4-1, with conditions on final planting plan. Members issued an order of conditions for applicant Joel Goodmonson's single-family home, septic and stormwater system over the objections of member Barbara Howell and abutter Skip

Weston Conservation Commission Approves Storyteller Farm License, Orders Robin Road Restoration

WESTON — April 28, 2026 — Weston Conservation Commission unanimously approved a two-year farm license and closed a wetland enforcement case at its April 28 meeting. The commission voted 6-0 to issue an agricultural license to Storyteller Farm LLC — farmers Alexis Yioulos and Meghan Powers — for 1.3 acres of