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Lakeville conservation commission prepares 25‑foot well‑protection ‘no touch’ zone language for town meeting
Summary
Commission members discussed drafting a local amendment adding a 25‑foot no‑touch buffer to the town’s well‑protection provisions and adding fines; staff will work with planning and town counsel and bring draft language to the next meeting for comment ahead of the fall town meeting warrant.
LAKEVILLE, Mass. — Members of the Town of Lakeville Conservation Commission on Sept. 9 agreed to draft local language that would add a 25‑foot “no touch” buffer to the town’s existing well protection measures and to pursue adding fines for violations, with the goal of presenting warrant language before the fall town meeting.
Mark Minton, the commission’s conservation agent, said he had discussed the approach with town staff and the planning board and proposed a narrowly focused amendment rather than adopting an extended wetland bylaw model. “I talked to…
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