Nantucket Conservation Commission closes hearing, approves amended order for 76 Eel Point Road project

The Nantucket Conservation Commission closed the public hearing on a notice of intent filed by 3 Star Farm LLC for work at 76 Eel Point Road and subsequently approved an amended order of conditions after commissioners and abutters raised questions about large volumes of fill, stormwater capture and potential impacts to nearby wetlands.

The project team — represented by Mark Ritz and engineer Dan Malloy — provided revised plans including a cross section, construction sequencing, additional infiltration capacity and a construction fence to limit encroachment onto an abutter’s property. “We have included a site plan that shows a cross section through jurisdictional areas of work,” Ritz said, adding the submission includes additional infiltration so “now we’ll be capturing everything.”

The commission’s deliberations focused on the scale of fill, changes to existing topography and whether the project would change how stormwater moves toward nearby wetlands. Commissioner RJ…