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I I will call to order the conservation commission meeting of Wednesday, June 10th, 2026 at 6:04 p.m. In attendance, Jason Gumper, Elizabeth Stoten, Anthony Zampichini, and Megan Logan via Zoom. Uh first order of business is to approve

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the minutes. Um we do not have a quorum from the last meeting, so we will I will entertain a motion to uh push these to next meeting to get approval. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Uh roll call vote. >> Yes, uh I.

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>> I. >> I. >> Megan. Awesome. She did a thumbs up. Okay. >> Okay. >> All right. >> I think we're still not hearing her. No, we're hearing ourselves, I think. Okay.

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Yep, we can hear her whispering, so she's >> in a circle. Yep. >> Can you hear me? >> Oh god, yes. Sorry. >> Oh, okay. Sorry, I'm talking to my 4-year-old niece. >> It's [laughter] okay. >> Okay. >> Come back.

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>> Okay. >> I'm going to have her make sure she said I, just so we >> No, she did. She did thumbs up. We have it on Yeah, we have a video. Yeah. All right. Um first up, request for certificate of compliance, DEP file number 150-0459. Request for partial certificate of

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compliance at 1 Farmer Circle, Assessor's Parcel ID 54-6-12A, applicant Global Homes Properties LLC. >> Letter from Paul Smith. >> Paul Smith. Okay. I'm okay with that, then. >> Um

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>> [clears throat] >> So, I'd make a motion to approve the request for partial certificate of compliance. >> Second. >> Uh roll call vote. Jason? >> I. >> Myself, I. Tony? >> I. >> Megan? >> I.

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>> Okay, motion passes. Next, uh, we'll sign that. We'll sign, okay. Yep. >> Oh, should I come in, um, uh, tomorrow or Friday and sign? >> When you can, yeah. Yeah. >> Okay. >> I wrote to get in the meeting.

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>> Here you are. I don't know if that's too sensitive. >> Yeah. I love it. I love little kid voices. They're so cute. Oh, you're fine. >> [clears throat] >> All right, next for Torres for certificate of compliance, DEP file

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number 150-0459, request for partial certificate of compliance at 2 Happy Acres Lane, Assessor's Parcel ID 54-6-18, applicant Global Homes Properties LLC. And I see there is a letter from Paul

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Smith, no wetland areas. >> Um, so I'd make a motion to approve the request for a partial certificate of compliance. Second. >> All right, yeah. Roll call vote, Jason? >> I. >> Elizabeth, I. Tony? >> I. >> Megan? >> I.

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>> Perfect. >> So, once again, two minutes. >> Yep, that's it. Yep. There's the first one. I'll put these here. Just stack them. There's >> [clears throat] >> Mama, I'm done. >> Okay, next is a request for certificate

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of compliance DP file number 150-0271. Request for partial certificate of compliance at 62 Nottingham Drive, assessors parcel ID 75-59-27. Applicant Michael J. and Heidi A. Borski. >> In a different part of the subdivision from where the wetlands are.

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>> Okay, got you. Yeah, it didn't look like it was near anything. >> Uh I'll make a motion to approve the request for a partial certificate of compliance. >> Okay. >> I'll roll call vote. Jason? >> Yes. >> Elizabeth? Yes. Tony? >> Yes. >> Megan?

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>> Yes. >> All right, awesome. one >> Next NOI, notice of intent NOI 2026.01 Notice of intent at 0 Nelson Street, Assessor's Parcel ID 2C-45-299 for the construction of a single family home subject to the Wetlands Protection

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Act 310 CMR 10 and local Wetlands Bylaw Chapter 424 Wetlands Protection. Applicant Ted Bykowski, 1307 Tinkham Road, Wilbraham, MA 01095. >> from 5 13 2026. >> So, um I kind of

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uh when I watched that meeting, I kind of between that and then like individual discussions that have occurred, I kind of tried to encompass exactly what everybody seems to be asking for. Um and in there

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it does say so it says, you know, verify delineations along the intermittent stream and its BBW to the back at the back of the lot flagging B1 to B6 and W1 to W3. And then I added um and this part, you know, we didn't

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really discuss but I thought you might want to consider that is um complete delineations to property line. >> Yes. >> Because when I was looking for the wetland flags again, I remembered something we brought up way earlier on. >> It's all messy. >> Mhm. Just so

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So, uh at the back of the lot here, we are I'm looking at backwards. You see how the flagging stops like here and here? >> Oh, yeah. >> So, to get to the property line cuz it could go >> Oh, right. You don't know where the line is.

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>> the boundary. It's not showing the boundary. >> [clears throat] >> So, this is the property line but the last the last flag is here. >> It's here. It's not even on the property line. >> Um and that's the bank flag. That's not the wet That's not the BBW flag. >> Right. >> That's the So, um I don't know if you all are interested in including that.

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>> You know, cuz is was is on here? >> That's what So, I added That's why that last sentence is >> Yeah, I agree. >> So, the to the to the property line. >> Yeah, I agree with that. >> Um and then if there's anything else you wanted to include there, but I think >> We talked about the trees. >> Whatever is remaining there, there's one Yeah.

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>> That tree is shot. It's got to come down. >> Okay. >> I think it's just hanging on. >> Cuz I I think to my my interpretation was your interest was more in what the impact on the site is going to be once the tree does come down, the increased erosion, increased sunlight, base and you know, as opposed to like the the

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restoration plan they provided and stuff. Yeah. >> Well, I just want to ask All right, talking about the trees. When they when they re- repair the damage that's been done, are we they're going to be planting trees in there? >> They have We They gave us a extensive planting plan.

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>> Did they Did we require some of these trees be at least 6 ft tall like we did >> No, we was >> something that's bigger, that's able to hold that bank. >> Yeah, um kind of discussed in the meeting that you watched that watched for the so you can vote, um but I can I'll um

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give you a copy of the planting plan, yeah. >> I mean, and we haven't approved it yet, so >> That can all be discussed later, but I'll I'll We can You can get a copy of it, yeah. >> Okay, good. >> So, so in order to vote on this um and the hiring, do we need to

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close public hearing? >> No. >> Or no, continue continue and then >> We're going to Well, we'll continue it um after we >> After we >> discuss everything. >> Okay. >> So, uh there's only just due to the how busy it's been lately in the

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area, um only one of the people that reached out that I reached out to actually got back to us. Um so, that's the application you have. >> Yeah. >> Um And So, PWS is professional wetland scientist.

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Uh CERP is certified ecological restoration professional. >> Yeah. >> Um I can reach out to more people if you want to wait longer, but >> I don't want to hold this up. >> Okay. So, if you want to go proceed with this

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individual, um you'll need to what whether you want to read what I wrote or or make your own version to include something different, uh you'll have to read exactly what you're asking for into a record and then and then you can actually, um

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make a motion to >> Okay, so >> hire him. >> For the peer review, we are going to ask them to verify delineations along the intermittent stream and its BVW at the back of the lot, flagging B1 to B6 and W1 to W3, including complete

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delineations to the property line. We're also asking to the review the condition of remaining trees on site and provide removal site impact for any tree recommended for removal. >> Yeah, I would make a motion to hire Steve Robillard of Bog Hunter Ecological Services LLC to provide a peer review of

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the noted scope of work. >> Second. >> All right, roll call vote. Jason? >> I. >> Elizabeth? >> I. >> Tony? >> I. >> Meghan? >> I. >> Do we also have to >> I was I continue, um

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>> the next >> Let's see. Well, I mean, we can continue this two meetings out because he's not going to have anything for us for our next meeting. >> So, for a July hearing, so can we do We can do he can get it done in June for a July hearing. So, what's our first July meeting?

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>> Eighth. >> Okay. >> So, I motion to continue, um the public hearing for NOI 2026-01 to the July 8th 2026

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second conservation commission meeting. >> Okay. Uh roll call. What you say? >> I. >> Elizabeth. I. Tony. >> I. >> Megan. >> I. >> Thank you guys. All right. Next return request for

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determination of applicability. RDA 2026-04 request for determination of applicability at 16 Farmer Circle Assessors Parcel ID 54-6-19A where the area and activities are subject to jurisdiction under the Wetlands Protection Act 310 CMR 10 and

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local wetlands bylaws chapter 424 Wetlands Protection. Applicant Christine Moore 400 West Cummings Park Suite 1725-298 Woburn Mass 01 1. Where's this one? Is this a house or is this a >> House, yeah.

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>> Okay. >> Single family home in a in a Happy Acres subdivision. >> Oh, Happy Acres, got it. Okay. >> Kind of towards South Bend at the end of Farmer Circle. >> Okay, got it. Yeah, I know. I know which area that was. >> I think there's Smokey's out there.

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It's a blueberry boy. >> Is it 1 -4 -6? >> Okay. Can I call into town meeting? I can still do that, right? Yeah, okay. >> So you're looking for um terminations on all three determinations

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here. >> There Yeah, they're asking for the area and activities and our bylaw. So, that's where those three That's where the three determinations come from. >> The area activity reference. Activity is subject to our hands.

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All right. >> Um I would make a motion. But, are we ready to make a motion? >> Yeah, first I'll entertain a motion to close the public hearing. >> Oh, so moved. Second. >> I'll roll call vote. Jason? >> I. >> Elizabeth? I. >> Tony? >> I. >> Megan?

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>> I. >> Uh I'm make a motion to issue a positive one, negative four, and negative six determination. >> Second. >> Roll call vote. Jason? >> I. >> Elizabeth? I. >> Tony? >> I. >> Megan? >> I.

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>> Thank you. The motion passes. It's okay. It's all good. Is that something we have to sign in our RDA? Okay. >> Yes. >> Do you have a map there of that 16 Farmer Circle? I'm trying to look it up on my phone. I can't

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figure it out. >> Yeah, it's the lot >> If you can see the Google Drive in there, too, but I know that's probably hard. >> We can't see it, Megan. >> Well, yeah. So, I went to open it, but it says I need um like access approval.

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So, I figured that you're not in front of your computer right now, so that might not be possible, but um >> Weird. >> Yeah, it's a lot in the way in the back that's not connected to the the areas that we're worried about. >> Is there anybody having issues getting

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into the drive this week? >> I did have one issue with what one document. Maybe it was this one. Was it that map? >> Oh, I opened everything. I don't >> Yeah. >> I >> Mine's all closed. >> Let me try it again. Oh.

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I'm in Google Drive all the time now, so maybe that's Yes, it says you need access. >> Okay. Is it just that document or is it everything? Cuz >> Are you logged Megan, are you logged in with your town email or personal email?

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>> Um oh, my personal email. >> That would be why. >> Okay. Good. >> Cuz I usually do it on my phone, but I'm on my computer and zooming on my phone, so. >> Yep. That would be a >> Okay.

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>> That's why it's stopping you. Okay, project monitoring. Enforcement order 2025-01, stream alteration at 633 to 759 Summer Street. >> Oh my gosh. >> We still haven't heard back from them, right? >> So uh we have what they submitted like the day of our last

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meeting. Um >> Okay. >> Which is what is here. I >> What are we still waiting for them to do? >> They um >> I guess I'm

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Are we waiting for a plan or are we waiting for >> Yeah, they were you were waiting for a plan and this what they submitted. >> This is what they submitted as a plan? >> Um >> Right here, written on this handwritten on the second page. >> Yeah, and and um

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and then at the end there's something >> I can't I can't really make sense of this third page second to last page there very well. I guess that's the last page then. >> This is supposed to

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address the crossing and the paving that they have to do for the curb cut. Um >> Okay. >> We're we're expecting an RDA. >> So >> That is what you said. Um >> That's what we said.

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>> It is not what I can recommend, but it is what I recommend. >> I still we still need an RDA. >> Right. >> Yeah, we still need one. Um When was this submitted? >> Right before our last meeting. Which is why we didn't >> Right, which is why we didn't hear about >> Nobody looked at it including myself.

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>> Well, we >> Like I mean like in an hour. >> meet anyway though. Right? >> Right. >> Yeah, we couldn't even meet. Yeah, okay. We had no quorum. Um You want to give them two weeks to get a RDA to us?

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And then if not we start finding them? >> Two weeks from today? >> Yep. >> Two weeks [clears throat] from today. Okay. >> [cough] >> I mean it's not hard. >> We've been waiting for a while. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> All right. >> Uh first one order 2026-01

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71 Peters Road. >> This is new. >> one you sent the pictures, right? >> Yeah, so we sent the cease and desist out. >> Okay, yeah. >> That was April 24th. >> Yeah. >> Um it seems I kind of felt like they'd done more since then. Tony also drove by and feels like they've done more

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clearing since then. >> going by there regularly. >> Since the cease and desist they've >> Yeah, correct. So, what I put together was actually really, really minimal. Um you can we can change it all you'd like, but I it's all the same standard stuff for an enforcement order. It has, you know, the extent and type of activity. Really the

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only so >> Yeah. >> Uh um the findings are that the activity is being conducted in an area subject to protection without any approval. >> Yeah. >> And then the order that I selected,

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which we can change, is that they need to cease and desist all activities, which is redundant, but required here. And then also um that they contact us to schedule a site visit, and I put um just a bunch of X's for a date. >> Okay.

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>> So, and then if they don't contact us by that date to schedule something, you know, it it's your discretion. I understand. >> Two weeks from today. >> Two weeks from today. >> Yeah. >> I was I was telling Alex I stopped there today cuz I saw a couple of cars in the driveway. >> Mhm.

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>> And uh so I walked up the driveway. I mean, everything was open. Uh I can't make heads or tails on whether this was an empty house and they just came in, but there has been a lot of work more work done on >> And and they did we sent that cease and desist went certified mail, so we know

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that they actually have it in their hands. >> All right. That's two weeks from today. >> The two weeks from today. So, that would this would be a you know, motion to approve. >> Okay, Alex. >> This is an actual >> sustain and motion to approve enforcement order 2026-01

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at 371 Pease Road. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Uh roll call vote. Uh Jason. >> Aye. >> Elizabeth. Aye. Tony. >> Aye. >> Megan. >> Aye. >> Thank you. I need to sign that. Yes. Okay.

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Yep. Two copies. Um next enforcement order EO 2026-02 ratification of enforcement order for violation at Happy Acres subdivision. This is the one that we talked about last time. We just need to vote to

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ratify it. >> Can I have um so I'll just give you we have the original. We just need to sign the one cuz the other one went out with just your signature. >> Yep, that's totally fine. >> Um So I'll let you need to sign it. >> Okay. >> Um

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>> I will entertain a motion to ratify the enforcement order. >> Before you do that, can I just um I do have an update for that. >> Okay, yes. >> So she uh Marlene had somebody come in and uh replace the silt sacks in the catch basins. >> Okay. >> Um she wants to schedule a site visit

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with us um to at some point in the near future to look at those as well as the erosion control the property. >> Okay. >> So >> So everything was fixed? >> Not the perimeter, just the just the silt sacks at this time. Uh in the uh in the um catch basins in the road.

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>> I don't want to make multiple visits. I want it all done before we go. >> Got you. >> Cuz they need they can't do anything until they're done. So I don't want to visit multiple times. I want to go when it's all done. >> That's just what what the phone call was. >> No, no, that's totally fine, but I'm not going to we we we all work and we have busy schedules and we can't make

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multiple visits. Till it's all done, we'll go when it's all finished. >> Sure. I'll let her know. >> Okay, thanks. Um >> [clears throat] >> I will entertain a motion to ratify the enforcement order for violation at Happy Acres subdivision EO 2026-02. >> So moved. >> Second.

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>> A roll call vote. Jason? >> I. >> Elizabeth? I. Tony? >> I. >> Megan? >> I. >> Thank you. >> Is this just one signature? >> Yeah, cuz it's just that the other original went out.

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>> Oh, I need to sign that side. Uh EO 2025-06 wetland violation at 30 Vineland Avenue. Have we heard back? >> No, and I want to see where we're at in the process. We were supposed to

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have a draft restoration plan on May 5th. And >> Went out May 13th as a hey, we didn't get what we needed, right? >> And I did get the certified mail slip back. >> Okay. >> Um so, the only date she has left >> is >> is >> fulfilling

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>> So, yeah, the July 18th completion and we've had zero communication from the beginning. I had reached out one time and called her and she said she alleged she said she may be hired somebody and wasn't sure and that's when we where we got the Levec name from. She said she thinks

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>> And we checked in >> And then got a paver like a month ago that showed up. And then we sent this out. >> Okay. >> So, um I don't know what you want to do there, but >> [clears throat] >> I will

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um send one final letter. She has 2 weeks from today to respond to us. If he doesn't, we start issuing fines. >> 2 weeks? >> Yep. >> [laughter] >> Just a single page letter, no no attached enforcement order this time. >> Please respond to our late our last

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certified mail regarding this. We need this by We need this by this date. If we do not hear from you, we will start issuing fines for non-compliance. >> define respond better? >> Uh I want a response in writing.

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>> Yeah. >> With the plan. >> Okay. >> What she's what with her plan. I need to know who she hired and what the plan is. >> From a qualified, not from the >> Qualified from the list that we sent to her. She needs to hire someone by there. >> And sure. >> And if

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they haven't come out by then, but she's hired them, proof of hire, and then when they're coming out to take a look at it. So, you know, if like if they're busy and they can't get out there for 3 weeks, at least we have proof that she hired. >> Uh blanket language at the end for 300

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up to $300 a day. >> Yep. >> Okay. Okay. >> Sweet. Final enforcement order 2022-01-383 Porter Road. >> This is positive. >> This is really good. This is amazing.

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>> This is all set. >> Yep, it's all good. >> corrected. >> Everything looks beautiful. It looks amazing. >> So, I let them know um >> Do you have to do anything to say >> So, we have to make a motion to dismiss if you guys don't want to do a site visit before you leave.

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>> [clears throat] >> You seem to be happy with the photos. Um So, we we'd have to make a motion to dismiss because we are still in litigation with Mr. Carlin. >> Uh okay. So, I will entertain a motion to dismiss the enforcement order 2022-01 for 383

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Porter Road for the restoration of the riverbank. >> So moved. >> Second. Uh roll call vote. Jason? >> Aye. >> Elizabeth? >> Aye. >> Tony? >> Aye. >> Megan? >> Aye. >> Thanks.

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>> [clears throat] >> All right. All we got left is Anything else, Alex? >> Only one thing. >> Okay. >> Um so, a bunch of us at town hall are involved in working on our open space and recreation plan. >> Mhm.

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>> Um myself included. Um but I need somebody If you can't tell me tonight, just soon, somebody from the commission to also be there with me to represent. It's low It's remote meetings. I don't even think they meet once a month. Low uh

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minimal requirement there. Um but I need somebody to represent the commission with me at some point. >> I'd be willing to do it if >> Okay. >> Jason? >> I'll sponsor it. >> Yeah, that's fine. Thanks. >> Okay. >> Is that all we got?

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>> Yes. >> All right. I will entertain a motion to adjourn the June 10th, 2026 Conservation Commission meeting. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Roll call vote. Jason? >> Aye. >> Elizabeth? >> Aye. >> Tony? >> Aye. >> Megan?

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>> Aye. >> She passes. Thank you, Megan.