Information for Meeting of Conservation Commission
Thursday June 22, 2023 6:00 PM EDT

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Meeting ID: 897 5559 1487
Passcode: 301060
Phone: +1 646 558 8656

Copies of NOI and RDA applications under review by the Commission can be accessed online at https://shutesbury.org/other-concom-projects.

Zoom links will be posted before meeting. Interested parties should check back on the afternoon of the meeting for the correct link.

6:00 pm: Camel Brook NOI/DCR Public Hearing, DEP File # 286-0299: bridge replacement

6:30 pm: Bylaw Regulations Project discussion, including Bylaw revisions, Town Counsel's recent recusal, alternative legal review, and funding options

Proposed Wetlands Protection Bylaw donation from Town resident



7:00 pm: discussion with Library Building Committee and consultants about pending NOI for new library on Lot O-32

7:30 pm: 70 Lake Drive/Rivers Certificate of Compliance Request

7:35 pm: 17 Cove Road/Avonti home addition RDA preliminary discussion

530 West Pelham Road/Ross Special Permit Application for ground-mounted solar project-review of wetland delineation

Review draft minutes for 5/25/23 and 6/8/23

CPC representation

FY24 MACC dues

Site Visits
-Lot O-32 erosion controls inspection
-DCR Camel Brook Bridge/bridge reconstruction
-70 Lake Drive/Rivers: retaining wall post-construction site visit
-Lakeview Road/Fiske Brook Culvert: inspection of beaver dam in culvert

Beaver management at Lakeview Road/Lake Wyola Culvert and Montague Road/Dudley Pond Culvert

Site Visit Scheduling
--West Quabbin Woodland Conservation Area
--South Brook Conservation Area
--13 Cove Road-tree removal request-pending
--45 Schoolhouse Road/Sweeney (BPA): studio addition-pending
--Dudley Pond/Montague Road culvert Emergency Certification for beaver dam flow protection device
--Lakeview Road culvert beaver dam
--17 Cove Road/Avonti, building addition

Chair Updates

Unanticipated Business

Public comment as time permits

NOTE: Public Hearing for the proposed new Bylaw Regulations is scheduled for Wednesday, July 12, at 7 p.m., via Zoom. Comments can be submitted at the Public Hearing or in writing to concom@shutesbury.org. 

The draft Regulations, links to the current Bylaw and its Regulations, reference materials, and information about the revision process can be accessed at: https://www.shutesbury.org/wetlands-bylaw-updates