New Marlborough Conservation Commission conducts site visits for seven properties. The commission visited Campbell Falls State Park to discuss the Stone Arch Bridge Rehabilitation project with Gill Engineering, met with property owners regarding requests for an accessory dwelling unit, electrical
Conservation Commission conducts four routine site visits. The Commission inspected work at four Knight Road area properties on July 9, reviewing fill removal from a buffer zone and plantings completed under Orders of Conditions at 66 Hadsell Street, 187 Stratford Road, and 201 Stratford Road.
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 completes nine-property site visit round without formal votes. The three attending members—Kristin Hoffman, Doug Hyde, and Nancy Hannen—reviewed multiple land management and building requests across town, including invasive removal, shoreline work, emergency water damage
New Marlborough Conservation Commission denies amended conditions and issues enforcement order after property owner installs fence and digs utility trenches without permits. Co-Chair K. Hoffman and members voted unanimously to reject the Merkel property amendment at 1277 Hartsville Mill River Road,
New Marlborough Conservation Commission held an all-site-visit meeting on May 14. Members John Schreiber, Nancy Hannan, and Doug Hyde (with Kristin Hoffman and Freddy Friedman absent) inspected five parcels: a violation site at 186 Knight Road involving buffer-zone fill; a pool-removal request at
New Marlborough Conservation Commission adopts tiered fee schedule for applications. Chair Doug Hyde, with members K. Hoffman, J. Schreiber, and N. Hannen present, approved pricing that includes $100 for Requests for Determination of Applicability; $150 for Notices of Intent with no structures and
Conservation Commission issues emergency permit and enforces riverfront protections. The board unanimously approved an emergency well-replacement permit at 114 Downs Rd with six conditions including photo documentation, erosion controls, and one-to-one vegetation replacement. In a separate action,
The New Marlborough Conservation Commission conducted three property site visits on April 9 without formal votes. Members Kristin Hoffman and Douglas Hyde attended all three inspections; Nancy Hannen and John Schreiber joined the final two. The visits included a pool installation at 886 Sisson Hill
Conservation Commission votes unanimously to issue Order of Conditions for deck and retaining wall work at 77 Laurel Banks Road with strict tree-planting and monitoring requirements. Chair Kristin Hoffman's five-member board, including Conservation Agent Marty Summers, also approved a Certificate