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Conservation commission issues negative wetlands determination for Wendover Road parcel

Springfield Conservation Commission · December 1, 2025
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The Springfield Conservation Commission voted to issue a negative determination under the Wetlands Protection Act for a parcel with frontage on Wendover Road, concluding consultants found no wetland resource areas and allowing the applicant to proceed with planning.

The Springfield Conservation Commission voted to issue a negative determination that the Wetlands Protection Act does not apply to a parcel with frontage on Wendover Road, permitting the applicant to advance planning steps.

Rob LeBeck of LeBeck Associates, speaking for the applicant (Tom Retta), told the commission that "there are no wetland resource areas within the subject property" and described prior site disturbance, including a demolished diocesan building and tornado-damaged trees, that left the parcel…

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