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Commission amends airport wildlife-fencing order after FAA consultation; further beaver/wildlife issues discussed
Summary
The Conservation Commission amended a previously issued order of conditions for wildlife fencing at Norwood Airport to reflect FAA-required realignment; commissioners also discussed ongoing beaver activity and ponding on airport property but did not authorize funding for beaver control.
Norwood’s Conservation Commission on May 28 amended an earlier order of conditions for a wildlife fence at Norwood Airport to reflect alignment changes required by the Federal Aviation Administration, and commissioners discussed separate but related concerns about beaver dams and ponding near a runway safety area.
Consultant Alyssa Jacobs of Epsilon Associates told the commission that after consultation with the FAA the fence must remain in or near its existing alignment to maintain approach sight lines and runway visibility zones. Jacobs said the revised plans pull some fence portions out of adjacent wetlands where feasible but otherwise keep the new fence in substantially the same corridor because FAA safety and approach-lighting considerations limit how close the fence can be to the airfield.
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