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Charlton conservation commission pauses enforcement as runoff investigation continues at 62 Old Spencer Road
Summary
Property owner and conservation staff disputed the source and appropriate remedy for stormwater that has flowed onto Old Spencer Road for decades. The commission agreed to monitor changes the owner has made and reconvene on July 16, 2025, while staff seeks access to uphill parcels to investigate the origin of the water.
The Town of Charlton Conservation Commission on an ongoing enforcement item concerning stormwater runoff at 62 Old Spencer Road heard extended testimony from the property owner and abutters and voted to continue the matter to the commission’s July 16 meeting while staff pursues further investigation.
The property owner, identified in the meeting as Mister Gauthier, told the commission he installed and then extended a discharge pipe to keep water off his own yard and a neighbor’s, but that the redirected flow now reaches the road. “I put in a pipe and diverted the water so it wouldn't go across my property and the neighbor's property,” Gauthier said. He said he extended the pipe to about 100 feet after being asked by a commissioner to add 50 feet, and that the…
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