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Larianne Fidelis, identified in the record as representing Nicole Terrace and listing an affiliation of \"Larianne Fidelis Realty Residential,\" described tree removal and on-site conditions to the commission. “Clearly, the trees have been cut. The stumps are 2 to 3 feet high throughout,” Fidelis said, and described brush piles, limb stockpiles and stump sprouting from red maples.

Fidelis said the work appeared to be clearing rather than timbering and that loggers had been contacted to skid logs off the frozen ground to limit soil damage. She estimated “about 25” trees were removed from the 30-foot no-touch buffer and reported some trunks 15 to 18 inches in diameter, with many maples around 10 inches and multiple 4–6 inch stems growing in clumps.

Commission members asked for a written planting plan and a diagram of proposed locations for shrubs and saplings. Fidelis said she will wait until logs and chips are removed and the snow melts, then prepare a planting plan; she said she will be out of state from March 7 through April 12 but expected to provide a plan in mid-April and proposed planting to begin in May when conservation-district seedlings become available.

Commission member discussion emphasized avoiding species that would re-create the original hazard (Fidelis said white pines were removed because of a hazard to a house) and suggested at minimum replacing removed trees with saplings and preserving stump sprouts for red maples where appropriate. Commissioners asked that the property owner identify the exact wetland line in spring and provide nine physical copies of the planting plan and one electronic submission the week of April 7 so staff could review before the April 21 meeting.

The commission approved a motion to continue the enforcement-order item to the April 21 meeting by roll call. The commission did not adopt a final enforcement remedy at the February meeting; rather, it directed the representative and staff to coordinate removal of logs and a subsequent planting and restoration plan for review at the continuance.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Gardner Conservation Commission Meeting Jan 27 2025 Part 2 of 2","oneSentenceSummary","The Gardner City Conservation Commission continued an enforcement order for 36 Nicole Terrace to April 21, 2025 after hearing from a representative who described tree cutting in the wetland buffer and proposed restoration steps.","taxTitle","Gardner City, Worcester County, Massachusetts","taxId",60679,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6340838,"Conservation commission continues enforcement-order discussion on landfill to later meeting",0,2383000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2258794-e8ff834c271453bda7577b050fd330dd&start=2383&end=2383","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2258794-e8ff834c271453bda7577b050fd330dd/thumbnail_2383000.jpg","/articles/6340838/Gardner-City/Worcester-County/Massachusetts/Conservation-commission-continues-enforcement-order-discussion-on-landfill-to-later-meeting","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6340838-e4b693d513b43f54fc5211bac8812842/orig.mp4?Expires=1775957771&Signature=EJkIqvaffJLvLsMZKJWbJm41AjRV5JONtsn6IXc6BC4PDIjAfzNhJN4UjXcx-TJ7hOOTgf3IgHHFDdT1u9hhEMubz8Jbr5BmoWV6oOGZ90Rdnn-zUsKsDBx~QAfRQ8LlJU6jXYX8QV8pdB6rqnOVfHoR4eEXNzy2kvFi7ThNkz3G4suUqSgTaJs8oYuhtp2rZLGO3xJAlWd0hlzflLT9JtEuEmnH7hgz0BPGPpKai9uAjXmQ9cELy55CAW6vXnBO7YAG9NArOmNYYQqu6dbVEXo8me-2-eh6OWhmLqW00lL85yNyspS4Y69H0uHJZQzh9kuaD-2vB359fCK-WIIDOg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Gardner City Conservation Commission voted to continue an enforcement-order discussion related to a local landfill to the commission's 7 p.m. meeting.

Commissioners said they had received additional materials and that a public outreach meeting was occurring at the same time as the commission meeting. Commission member Greg said the extra materials were pertinent and moved to continue the item so the commission could review them.

The motion to continue was made, seconded and approved on a roll-call vote. Commission members recorded affirmative responses during the roll call. The commission did not take substantive evidence or issue a decision on the landfill matter at the meeting.

The item will be placed on the agenda for the commission's 7 p.m. meeting so members can review the additional submissions and the overlapping public outreach meeting results before further action.","Gardner City Conservation Commission voted to continue an enforcement-order discussion related to a landfill to the commission's 7 p.m. meeting, citing additional materials submitted and an ongoing public outreach meeting.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6340825,"Commission approves standard conditions for North County Land Trust restoration project at Wendell Avenue site",1714,1142000,2856000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2258794-e8ff834c271453bda7577b050fd330dd&start=1142&end=2856","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2258794-e8ff834c271453bda7577b050fd330dd/thumbnail_1142000.jpg","/articles/6340825/Gardner-City/Worcester-County/Massachusetts/Commission-approves-standard-conditions-for-North-County-Land-Trust-restoration-project-at-Wendell-Avenue-site","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6340825-29a0184f060b2932be4179fdaa75b321/orig.mp4?Expires=1775957771&Signature=NOofgqc78xpcE174vUzYKS~cz6lwBc7pIur2Gdk0FdJKBtGoPZ~lzdqkSWW-uRA6k5W6ze10dxdIrpFOQgCQlhy6OAUnm~~koOb1aURZbI9slkjBTTmcEhlkj0m7ysIq3tLnQeJevHopaumDuy06-yrc6tNP~1Qgvr8CfQ-K91iil170bkYz5xc1mVdO0QcCho4EzYE7r-NWTe-KnyhUv5cAVWk~JMPwjL4V1SX5OAWK6fj2uQpSNm~1~9XSJ1jCiw1isbpVhJ9lE0BD5x5lS6ceuuC0rH1YTt2hXk41qE~4e-b54hU6cAXloXHp4phdZIGJuK9BcaY4XVqK2nPkdA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Gardner City Conservation Commission closed the public hearing and approved standard order conditions for a restoration and grassland-establishment project proposed by North County Land Trust for property near Wendell Avenue and Apogee Road.

Paul Martin of BSC and Anna Wilkins of North County Land Trust presented the project's responses to Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) comments. Martin said existing underground utility infrastructure on the site would remain in place and that on-site grading would not increase net peak stormwater discharge because water would continue to infiltrate or be retained in on-site detention basins.

Martin and Wilkins described the project as primarily exterior work in the outer buffer area of a certified vernal pool and noted they do not expect changed contributions to the pool’s watershed. They detailed invasive-species observations, citing spotted knapweed and a small patch of Japanese knotweed; the team said they will manage invasives through a combination of mechanical controls and, when appropriate, burying excavated rootstock below the biological growth zone to prevent regrowth.

Project design includes staged earthwork, natural revegetation for up to two years followed by supplemental seeding if barren areas persist, and woody plantings on steeper slopes for stabilization. Wilkins said the organization will use monitoring tools including an iNaturalist project and bird-recording projects to document restoration progress.

Contractor Lafferty (Mark Lafferty) was identified as the firm expected to perform earthwork and tree work. Commissioners asked questions about dewatering, swales and temporary erosion controls; the project team said dewatering basins are not expected and that straw waddles and site-appropriate erosion controls would be used as necessary.

Following discussion, a motion to close the hearing was made and approved. The commission then moved to approve issuance of standard order conditions for the North County Land Trust project; the motion passed on a roll-call vote. The commission directed staff to send finalized documents and the standard conditions to the applicant.","The Gardner City Conservation Commission closed the public hearing and approved standard order conditions for a North County Land Trust project at the Wendell Avenue/Apogee Road site to establish sand plain grassland habitat and stabilize slopes; the permit includes responses to DEP comments and monitoring plans.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6340829,"Request of determination for 125 Snake Pond Road continued after no representative appears",37,1025000,1062000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2258794-e8ff834c271453bda7577b050fd330dd&start=1025&end=1062","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2258794-e8ff834c271453bda7577b050fd330dd/thumbnail_1025000.jpg","/articles/6340829/Gardner-City/Worcester-County/Massachusetts/Request-of-determination-for-125-Snake-Pond-Road-continued-after-no-representative-appears","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6340829-bd2bc8febfc43c7f955a0bff11acbfdb/orig.mp4?Expires=1775957771&Signature=fSJZj~lLIq-8r2zeqh-OdnQwp5tUquix442wtyBi6QdiG2UucnEuT6lg8a3UeZtAQjEd8XFLA3Ab5KeIijShOwIy9RJy0SHiDoDwMYk1EdDSll~XsXBnWJDmtndEbHrKni~qooS19qLFUyRUIMSMZaT5-ED6jar6CSW3q2pHKCAdK6qi3bBWsdtfJfQjNIvlFpm0z2W0L4MtbgK1XttuIcSrhBh7k88~uQVX8ttAXiM1bY2mN9fZb~W-opx~w4D0byk0lMs3xcOzd09EZgB~hBA83fhDnLoy7WqcXi2iLuw3D5Hb29Du9bOl8b0zYEh0LNQRUt~zagHQPScxQI4qaA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Gardner City Conservation Commission continued a request of determination for 125 Snake Pond Road after no representative appeared for the applicant.

Staff member Justin told the commission he had heard nothing further from the applicant since an earlier request for continuance and recommended continuing the item. A motion to continue the request of determination to the commission's February 24 meeting was made, seconded and approved by roll call.

No substantive testimony or site information was presented at this meeting; the commission recorded the continuance and will revisit the matter when a representative appears or additional materials are submitted.","The commission continued a request of determination for work at 125 Snake Pond Road because no one appeared to represent the applicant; staff recommended continuing the item to the next meeting.","actionData","errors"]

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Homeowner, commission discuss restoration after trees cut at 36 Nicole Terrace; case continued to April 21

Conservation commission continues enforcement-order discussion on landfill to later meeting

Commission approves standard conditions for North County Land Trust restoration project at Wendell Avenue site

Request of determination for 125 Snake Pond Road continued after no representative appears