Lakeville commission approves enforcement order after large fill found at 52 Cliff Pond Road

The Lakeville Conservation Commission approved an enforcement order on June 10 requiring the landowner of 52 Cliff Pond Road to delineate wetlands and submit a restoration plan by July 8 after commissioners found a large area in the rear of the property covered with fill material within the wetland buffer.

Mark Minton, the conservation agent for the Town of Lakeville, told the commission the back of the property "has been filled" with what he described as "truckloads" of material, and that the material appears to be wood chips covering trees and crossing a mapped wetland. He said he met with the landowner and a potential buyer and that the commission will require a delineation of resource areas and a restoration plan before allowing further work on the parcel.

The commission approved an enforcement order written by Minton that halts most activity on the parcel until the wetlands are delineated and a restoration plan is submitted. The order…