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Northborough commission allows restaurant’s restoration work at Solomon Pond to start while DEP number is pending

Town of Northborough Conservation Commission · May 12, 2026
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Summary

Facing an enforcement order, the owner of 35 Solomon Pond Road will be allowed to begin gravel removal and plant native shrubs and trees before DEP issues a file number; the Conservation Commission voted to permit restoration work to proceed at the applicants' risk and will continue the hearing in June.

The Conservation Commission voted to let restoration work proceed at 35 Solomon Pond Road—site of a gravel patio adjacent to Solomon Pond—despite the fact that DEP has not yet issued a file number for the notice of intent. The commission treated the application as enforcement-driven and authorized the applicant to begin removal of gravel and bank restoration under the enforcement order, while the formal hearing remains open.

Rich Kirby of LEC Environmental presented the…

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