Commission votes to enforce stormwater violations at 460 City Depot Road

At a Town of Charlton commission meeting, members voted to authorize enforcement action and fines against the property owner of 460 City Depot Road after staff reported multiple stormwater and permit violations.

Planner/agent remarks presented by Speaker 3 described inspection findings and a lack of timely response from the property owner. "He is in violation not only for our stormwater bylaws," Speaker 3 said, and detailed concerns including sedimentation on the public road, an unposted EPA sign, absence of a tracking pad at site exits, and a trench dug into a basin. The agent also reported that the owner’s engineer on record is McCord Engineering, but raised questions about who is performing required site inspections.

Commission discussion focused on documented violations and the need to enforce existing order conditions. Speaker 3 told the board the owner had not completed required work, and that some corrective measures (for example, a tracking pad or trap rock) were not in place. After a motion to pursue enforcement and fines, the board voted in favor by voice vote.

The action follows staff inspections and prior comments from the commission’s agent; the motion directed staff to send enforcement notices and begin fine proceedings as allowed by the commission’s regulations. No dollar amounts for fines or a compliance schedule were specified in the meeting record.

Next steps noted by the commission include issuing formal notices to the property owner and confirming who is responsible for certified site inspections going forward. The commission did not set a new compliance deadline on the record; further enforcement steps will be driven by staff follow-up.