Conservation Commission – Aug 24, 2026
- Where
- Not listed on the city's meeting portal
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What was decided
The commission issued or amended order conditions for five projects, including the Malden Woods subdivision and a City vegetation project at Indian Lake Dam. It also issued several certificates of compliance, lifted or ratified enforcement orders, and approved its FY26 Annual Report. Six public hearings were postponed to 09/14/2026.
Decisions recorded
- Postponed public hearings for six items, including 35 State Road and 99 Sears Island Drive, to 09/14/2026 and extended the constructive grant deadline to 10/06/2026, 3-0. page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Issued a negative determination of applicability for 4 Spring Valley Road (CC-2026-057), 3-0. page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Issued order conditions for 149 West Boylston Drive (CC-2026-056), 3-0.
- Issued amended order conditions for 0 Whippoorwill Drive and 0 Danielle's Way (Malden Woods Subdivision), 3-0.
- Chose not to require a liner for the infiltration unit at 9 Dalton Street. page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Issued order conditions for 9 Dalton Street (CC-2026-048), 3-0.
- Issued order conditions for 46, 51, and 52 Modoc Street (CC-2026-054), 3-0.
- Issued order conditions for 20 and 22 Goldthwaite Road (CC-2026-060), 3-0.
- Issued a Certificate of Compliance for 222 Brook Street (CC-2019-009), 3-0.
- Issued a partial Certificate of Compliance for 74 and 76 Valmor Street (CC-2023-075), 3-0. page 7 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Issued a Certificate of Compliance for 1195 Grafton Street (CC-2025-046 & DEP#349-1421), 3-0.
- Approved the project change request for Elm Park Playground (CC-2025-002), 3-0. page 8 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Lifted an enforcement order for incomplete wetland replication tied to the Westside Veterinary Clinic, 3-0.
- Lifted an enforcement order for unpermitted disturbance within 100 feet of a catch basin (address not named in the minutes), 3-0.
- Issued an enforcement order for 88 Webster Street (CC-2023-025 & DEP#349-1361) to carry out a restoration plan, 3-0. page 9 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Ratified the enforcement order for 11 Holden Street (CC-EO-2026-003), 3-0. page 9 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Ratified the enforcement order for 142 Olean Street (CC-EO-2026-004), 3-0.
- Approved the minutes of August 13, 2026, 3-0. page 10 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Approved the FY26 Annual Report, 3-0. page 10 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
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Terms used here
- Notice of Intent
- An application to the Conservation Commission, under the state's Wetlands Protection Act, for work in or near wetlands, rivers, or the coast.
- Order of Conditions
- The Conservation Commission's permit for work in or near wetlands, with the conditions the work must follow.
- special permit
- Permission from a board the zoning names, such as the Zoning Board of Appeals or the Planning Board, for a use or project the zoning allows only with that board's approval.
Source
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