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Conservation chair urges review of Herrick Memorial Park soccer field over erosion and habitat concerns
Summary
Rod Parlee, chair of the Bolton Conservation Commission, asked the Inland Wetlands Commission to review a letter raising six environmental concerns about the recently approved Herrick Memorial Park soccer field and requested Conservation receive future IWC agendas; the IWC agreed to place the letter on next month’s agenda.
Rod Parlee, chair of the Bolton Conservation Commission, used the public-comment period at the Feb. 24, 2026 Bolton Inland Wetlands Commission meeting to request formal review of the recently approved Herrick Memorial Park soccer field project.
Parlee read a letter the Conservation Commission sent to town officials that lists six concerns for the project: the proposed use of glyphosate and soil recommendations; canopy removal adjacent to a cold-water stream and an NDDB (Natural Diversity Database) area; risks to a stone wall and downhill wetlands; slope grading and erosion-control measures; potential parking-lot runoff toward the Bates Memorial area; and possible erosion along the Bates Trail. Parlee also asked that the Conservation Commission receive future Inland Wetlands Commission meeting agendas.
Chair Ross Lally asked members of the Inland Wetlands Commission to review the letter and directed that it be placed on the commission’s March meeting agenda for discussion. No formal action or vote on the Herrick Memorial Park concerns occurred at the Feb. 24 meeting.
Next steps: the commission will review the Conservation Commission’s letter and discuss the concerns at its March meeting, per Chair Lally’s request.
