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| Town: | Shutesbury, MA |
| Board: | Conservation Commission |
| Time: | Wednesday September 27, 2023 6:00 PM EDT |
| Location: | * Virtual Meeting |
| Agenda: | Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/91951578610?pwd=NkRDL3VpdmIzTWdIeFZnZDFSVElvUT09 Meeting ID: 919 5157 8610 Passcode: 501937 Phone: +1 646 558 8656 Zoom links will be posted 48 hours in advance of meeting. Continued Public Hearing on Proposed Regulations for Shutesbury General Wetlands Protection Bylaw On Monday, September 18, at 7 p.m. via Zoom, the Shutesbury Conservation Commission opened be a second Public Hearing on its Draft Regulations for the Shutesbury General Wetlands Protection Bylaw. An earlier Public Hearing was held on Wednesday, July 12, 2023. Due to technical difficulties with the Town Zoom account, the Public Hearing on 9/18/23 was continued to Wednesday, September 27, 2023 at 6 pm. Members of the public may review the Zoom recording of the 9/18/23 Public Hearing on the Town's Youtube page at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4ajoOcJsNzf5DBgMTZgcJA. The Conservation Commission has been working for some time on an update to the existing Regulations for the Shutesbury General Wetlands Protection Bylaw. Please note that this Public Hearing is to review updated Regulations for the existing Bylaw, not a new Bylaw. Regulations differ from the Bylaw itself, which was enacted by the voters of Shutesbury in 1987. Hundreds of communities have adopted similar local wetlands protection bylaws and ordinances that protect wetlands and wildlife habitat more than state law. Communities enact such bylaws and ordinances to protect water quantity, quality, wildlife habitat and to combat climate change. The Shutesbury Wetlands Protection Bylaw tasks the Conservation Commission with developing Regulations. Regulations are a separate document that includes permitting procedures, definitions, rules, and scientific standards that aid the Commission in administering the Bylaw itself. Regulations need to be updated regularly to keep up with evolving science, law, and best practices. The proposed Draft Regulations have been under consideration by the Commission for several months and have undergone several revisions based on feedback from the public and the Commission's technical advisors and consultants. Recently, the Commission obtained a legal review of the documents by Special Counsel Attorney Elisabeth Goodman. A public comment period remains open until Thursday, September 28, 2023 at 5 p.m. The Commission is accepting public comments in writing to concom@shutesbury.org or at one of our regularly scheduled meetings. Go to shutesbury.org/calendars for links to the Zoom meetings. For more information, including various educational resources, frequently asked questions, and a downloadable version of the Draft Regulations, go to shutesbury.org/wetlands-bylaw-updates. |
| Scheduled By: | Miriam DeFant |
| Posted At: | Sep 18, 2023 8:11 PM EDT |
| Last Modified: | Sep 25, 2023 8:15 PM EDT |
| Minutes: | Minutes are on record with the Town Clerk's office |
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