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Conservation commission hires wetland scientist after clearing at South Ridge Estates, warns of enforcement
Summary
The Town of Hampden Conservation Commission voted to hire a wetland scientist to re-delineate resource-area boundaries at South Ridge Estates after residents reported recent clearing, shooting activity and moved markers; the commission said it will send letters to the landowner and pursue state enforcement or a warrant if the owner does not cooperate.
The Town of Hampden Conservation Commission voted to hire an independent wetland scientist to re-mark resource-area boundaries at South Ridge Estates after residents and commission members reported substantial clearing and possible tampering with marker flags.
The action follows complaints from neighbors and a review of historic site plans and photographs showing that areas once wooded have been substantially cleared. "At no time, present or future, is there to be any disturbance within the wetland boundary as shown on the submitted site plan," a commission member read from the original Orders of Condition, which also require permanent markers to define the protected area.
Resident Jennifer Wood,…
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