CONSERVATION COMMISSION ISSUES FIVE-YEAR POND-DREDGING PERMIT, ACCEPTS RESIGNATION
Conservation Commission approves five-year pond-dredging permit and accepts member resignation. The Conservation Commission issued an Order of Conditions for an ecological restoration project to dredge Harnett Pond at 0 Steepletop Road, with state certification from the Massachusetts Department of
Conservation Commission · Meeting of June 18, 2026
NEW MARLBOROUGH — Conservation Commission approves five-year pond-dredging permit and accepts member resignation. The Conservation Commission issued an Order of Conditions for an ecological restoration project to dredge Harnett Pond at 0 Steepletop Road, with state certification from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection and the Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs. The Commission also accepted Freddy Friedman's resignation and approved amendments allowing parking lot expansion at 604 Hartsville New Marlborough Road.
In enforcement matters, the Commission continued hearings on unpermitted work at three properties to July 16 and accepted a replanting plan from David Jacquier requiring 25 native trees by September 1.
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Source: the Conservation Commission meeting of June 18, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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