The Town of Charlton Conservation Commission voted on a bundle of procedural matters, including continuances of multiple hearings, issuance of certificates of compliance, ratification of an enforcement order, an extension request and a recommendation on a municipal waterways fund withdrawal.
Continuances and withdrawals
- Continued to Sept. 24 at 7 p.m.: 35 North Main Street; 80 Richardson Connor Road; electric-transmission filings W175 and Line 301; and several other items the commission listed for September 24.
- Continued to Oct. 8 at 7 p.m.: Block 1 Sandozdale Road; Lot 2 Sandersdale Road; Lot 3 Cindersdale Road and related parcels that the commission grouped as “same thing” during the meeting.
- Withdrawn from the agenda: Block 5 Harrington Road (commission recommended withdrawal after lack of applicant contact).
Certificates of compliance and determinations
- The commission granted a negative determination with conditions for the demolition and replacement-related work at 137 Hammond Hill Road; motion carried unanimously on the record.
- The commission approved complete certificates of compliance for projects at 87 Jennings Road, 85 Jennings Road, and 191 Freeman Road; motions carried with recorded “ayes” and no roll-call tallies provided in the transcript.
Enforcement and extensions
- The commission ratified an enforcement order (see separate article on 26 Willis Drive). The enforcement ratification motion carried with unanimous ayes recorded.
- The board approved a three-year extension request for DEP file 128-1871166 (Pipedale Road) related to a previously authorized boat ramp project.
Other formal actions
- The commission exercised its first right of refusal on the Chapter 61A recall parcel on North Sullivan Road (A.P. 28-A-320-A-3-W0.1); motion carried on the record.
- The commission recommended to the Board of Selectmen that the Lakes and Ponds Committee’s warrant article proceed: withdraw $24,000 from the municipal waterways fund (boat excise tax municipal waterways account) to install or upgrade catch basins around town lakes and ponds. The motion to recommend that article to the Board of Selectmen carried with ayes.
How votes were recorded: the transcript repeatedly records “All in favor? Aye. All opposed? The ayes have it.” The meeting did not provide individual roll-call tallies; where counts were required by statute, the commission will reflect those counts in its official minutes and filings.