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Conservation commission approves MBTA right‑of‑way vegetation maps; limited herbicide plan cleared
Summary
The commission issued a positive-2 determination to confirm MBTA right-of-way mapping and a negative-3 determination for the City of Lowell/Keyolus vegetation management plan for the commuter rail right-of-way, allowing limited roadbed herbicide applications with mapped sensitive-area restrictions.
The Lowell Conservation Commission granted two determinations that allow vegetation management along the MBTA commuter rail right-of-way after hearing a five‑year map confirmation and operations overview on behalf of Keyolus/contractor representatives.
Matt Donovan, representing Keyolus (contractor), told the commission the RDA is filed every five years to confirm mapping used to limit chemical treatments and to inform submission of a vegetation-management plan to the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources. “This RDA is submitted to your commission every 5 years…
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