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Southborough commission approves CSX 2025–2029 vegetation plan RDA with conditions
Summary
The Southborough Conservation Commission voted to issue a Negative Determination of Applicability for CSX Transportation’s request for a railroad-right‑of‑way vegetation management plan, conditioned on the applicant’s spray restrictions and notification to town staff.
The Southborough Conservation Commission voted Thursday to approve a request for determination of applicability from CSX Transportation for its 2025–2029 vegetation management plan along the CSX railway through town.
Kip Callahan, an engineer with VHB representing CSX, told the commission the company uses a low‑pressure boom on a hi-rail vehicle to apply herbicide across an approximately 24‑foot spray swath centered on the track. He said state pesticide rules (333 CMR 11) and the Wetlands Protection Act (Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, § 40)…
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