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Conservation commission reviews enforcement order at Southridge Estates, schedules site visit and discusses surveyor and neighbor outreach
Summary
Commissioners reviewed a state-backed enforcement order related to clearing within a protected resource area at Southridge Estates, said photos show recent clearing compared with 2019 imagery, and agreed to a site inspection and outreach to neighbors and local authorities.
The Town of Hampden Conservation Commission reviewed a recent enforcement order—issued with state involvement—related to cleared vegetation in a protected area at Southridge Estates and agreed to organize a site visit to determine property lines and the extent of disturbance.
A commission member explained the enforcement order was sent to Russ Morton as the property is registered in his name, though the member said Morton told the commission he had not performed the clearing himself. The member said the state provided photographs showing the site vegetated in February 2019 and cleared in a later image dated June 2, 2025.
The commission recounted language from the original orders of conditions (registered at the registry of…
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