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Commission approves fence plan as final for environmental assessment
Summary
The commission voted to accept a fence alignment as the final plan for the environmental assessment so it can be submitted to the Massachusetts Historical Commission and the FAA; minor adjustments remain possible during permitting.
Speaker 7, a presenter to the commission, asked members to approve a revised fence plan "for the purposes of the environmental assessment" so the airport can file the plan with the Massachusetts Historical Commission and the Federal Aviation Administration. Speaker 7 said archaeological areas identified behind T‑hangars and adjacent to the existing fence line required the commission to finalize a version of the plan before historical review.
Commissioners questioned the fence alignment near individual hangars and how the layout would affect glider operations and wetlands. Speaker 7 said the plan leaves an open area near the runways and that small, later adjustments (for example, to avoid a hanger) could be accommodated without re‑opening the environmental review.
Speaker 3 moved to approve the fence plan as presented "for the purposes of this environmental assessment," and Speaker 2 seconded. The commission approved the motion; no roll‑call tally was recorded in the meeting transcript. Speaker 7 said she would submit the plan to the Massachusetts Historical Commission and the FAA and incorporate any comments from those agencies before finalizing the environmental‑assessment documents.
The action enables the next procedural step — agency review — but does not constitute final construction approval. Speaker 7 and commissioners said any future private development could require the fence to be relocated and would be handled through the FAA and developer coordination.
