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Commission asks staff to request fence reinstatement along plaza at Crystal Lake to reduce litter
Summary
Commissioners said a protective welded-wire fence that once reduced litter from an adjacent plaza into Crystal Lake has been removed and asked staff to contact the property owner and community development to request reinstallation; a commissioner will send photos to staff.
The Peabody Conservation Commission on May 7 directed staff to contact the owner of the plaza adjacent to Crystal Lake and Community Development about reinstalling a post-and-rail fence with welded wire to reduce litter entering the lake.
Commissioner Bruce Komack said the fence previously installed to stop trash and plastic bags from blowing into the lake has deteriorated and been removed in places, and that litter is now present along the lake edge. Komack asked the commission to request reinstatement of a welded-wire barrier; commissioners agreed staff should first make a phone inquiry and, if necessary, follow up with a formal letter asking that the protective fence be reinstalled.
Commissioner Komack said he would email photos of the current condition to staff to accompany any outreach. Commission staff suggested coordinating a letter with Community Development, and commissioners supported that approach. No formal enforcement action was recorded; the directive is a staff task to contact the property owner and request corrective action.
