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Lakeville Conservation Commission continues review of excavation at 52 Clear Pond Road
Summary
Commission continued the matter for 52 Clear Pond Road to Sept. 23 after members said the site lacked a restoration plan, permanent markers and a mapped wetland boundary following recent excavation.
The Lakeville Conservation Commission voted Sept. 9 to continue its review of recent excavation work at 52 Clear Pond Road until the commission’s next meeting on Sept. 23.
The matter was continued after commissioners and staff described large excavations at the site and said the applicant had not yet submitted a restoration plan or placed permanent reference markers that would allow the commission to verify the proposed wetland delineation. Conservation Agent Mark Minton, who inspected the site with a fellow commissioner, said the excavations were extensive: “the holes were humongous,” and that the contractor had been on site operating an excavator.
Commissioners said the work had been supervised on-site by a well contractor, identified in discussion as Steve Schmiel, and that the contractor had dug multiple pits that made the future wetland boundary clear in the field but had not returned with a written restoration plan or fixed reference points. The commission directed that the applicant return with mapping that shows where the wetland boundary will be re-established, fixed reference markers, and a written restoration plan for commission review.
The commission recorded a motion to continue the hearing to Sept. 23 at 6:30 p.m. at the Lakeville Police Station; the motion passed unanimously.
The item will next appear on the Sept. 23 agenda; the commission said it expects the applicant to present a restoration plan and any proposed wetland flagging or geolocation markers before further action.
