Conservation commission approves orders of conditions for Lot 0, Wilbur Ham Road with turtle-protection requirement

A conservation commission member voted Wednesday to accept an order of conditions for Lot 0, Wilbur Ham Road that sets construction limits, requires permanent boundary monuments and GPS coordinates, and conditions work on a turtle-protection plan required by MESA (the project review body). The commission approved the order during a special meeting and directed recording of the order with the Hampden County registry of deeds.

The order authorizes the activity shown on the approved plans and requires that permanent boundary markers be installed along the limit of work. A conservation commission member said the commission will allow large boulders in place of the usual markers provided they “are large enough that they can't be moved” and that each marker include identification or a plaque and GPS locations so the sites can be located in GIS. The commission also required…