Conservation Commission
Protects Halifax's wetlands, rivers, and open spaces. Reviews any construction projects near sensitive natural areas.
120 items across 20 meetings.
June 23, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
After-the-fact RDA (wetlands applicability review) to remove an old mobile home and replace it with a new one in the same location.
📍 41 Beechwood Avenue, Halifax
📋 Proposed
New single-family home with grading, utilities, and septic proposed on a lot requiring restoration of previously filled wetlands and buffer zone.
📍 16 Old Summit Street, Halifax
🔄 Postponed
Site grading for a new duplex partially within the 100-ft wetland buffer zone; applicant requesting continuance to the July 28, 2026 meeting.
📍 Amanda's Way, Halifax
🔄 Postponed
Duplex construction with portions in the 100-ft wetland buffer zone; peer review by Outback Engineering and engineer revisions pending; continuation to July 28, 2026 requested.
📍 Amanda's Way, Halifax
📋 Proposed
Two legal ad invoices totaling $100 for the Beechwood Ave. and Old Summit St. hearings.
💰 $100.00 total ($50 each, Invoice #A16164CL)
📋 Proposed
Routine approval of minutes from the two prior meetings.
June 23, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Lillian Davis proposes to restore filled wetlands and build a new single-family home with grading, utilities, and septic at 16 Old Summit Street under the Wetlands Protection Act and Halifax Wetland Bylaw.
📍 16 Old Summit Street, Halifax, MA (Assessors Map 98, Lot 8A)
June 9, 2026 · agenda
🔄 Postponed
Grading for a new duplex partially within the 100-ft wetland buffer zone; applicant requests continuation to the June 23 meeting.
📍 Amanda's Way, Halifax
🔄 Postponed
Duplex with appurtenances partially in wetland buffer; peer review by Outback Engineering and engineer revisions due; continuation to June 23 requested.
📍 Amanda's Way, Halifax
💬 Discussed
Status update on 16 Old Summit Street; no details provided in agenda.
📍 16 Old Summit Street, Halifax
💬 Discussed
Update and discussion on 399 Elm Street; no details provided in agenda.
📍 399 Elm Street, Halifax
💬 Discussed
Complaint about dumpster being stored near a pond at 98 Holmes Street will be reviewed.
📍 98 Holmes Street, Halifax
📋 Proposed
Owner requests a 2-year extension of the Amended Order of Conditions originally dated 09/19/2023.
📍 20 Holmes Street, Halifax
📋 Proposed
Commission to issue an Order of Conditions (OOC) and Special Order of Conditions (SOOC) for this property.
📍 59 Paradise Lane, Halifax
📋 Proposed
Applicant seeks a Certificate of Compliance (COC), confirming project work was completed per approved conditions.
📍 539 Plymouth Street, Halifax
📋 Proposed
Routine approval and signing of prior meeting minutes.
May 26, 2026 · agenda
🔄 Postponed
Continued hearing on grading for a new duplex where a small portion of the work falls within the 100-ft buffer zone to a Bordering Vegetated Wetland.
📍 Amanda's Way, Halifax, MA
🔄 Postponed
Continued hearing on duplex construction with appurtenances partly in the 100-ft wetland buffer; peer review by Outback Engineering and engineer revisions also on the table.
📍 Amanda's Way, Halifax, MA
🔄 Postponed
Continued hearing to top approximately 28 pine trees (100+ ft tall) that could fall on the house, leaving stumps and 15–20 ft of trunk.
📍 399 Elm Street, Halifax, MA
📋 Proposed
Commission will discuss and potentially act on its fee schedule.
💰 Fee amounts TBD
📋 Proposed
Routine approval of prior meeting minutes.
May 12, 2026 · agenda
🔄 Postponed
Grading for a new duplex partly within the 100-ft wetland buffer zone; continued to the May 26 meeting.
📍 Amanda's Way
🔄 Postponed
Duplex construction with appurtenances in wetland buffer zone; awaiting peer review by Outback Engineering and engineer revisions before May 26.
📍 Amanda's Way
📋 Proposed
Topping approximately 28 pine trees (100+ ft tall) near a wetland buffer; stumps and 15–20 ft of trunk to remain.
📍 399 Elm Street
📋 Proposed
Proposed 1.5 MW solar array with vegetation clearing and fencing within the wetland buffer zone, all work at least 65 ft from wetlands.
📍 69 Summit Street
📋 Proposed
New single-family home with grading and septic system proposed within the buffer zone to Monponsett Pond.
📍 59 Paradise Road (buffer to Monponsett Pond)
💬 Discussed
Discussion of Conservation Commission fee schedule.
📋 Proposed
Three legal ad invoices totaling $150.00 for 399 Elm St, 59 Paradise Lane, and 69 Summit St hearings.
💰 $150.00 total ($50.00 each, Invoice #A15993CL)
📋 Proposed
Approval of minutes from the two prior meetings.
• Status unclear
Meeting adjourns; next meeting May 26, 2026.
April 28, 2026 · minutes
💬 Discussed
Homeowner Jack Selvaggio asked for expedited approval of temporary erosion controls; Board said it needs his engineer to present a full Notice of Intent (NOI) before approving anything.
📍 1 Seventh Avenue, Halifax
💬 Discussed
Engineer Dave Klenert presented a wetland-restoration plan to remediate illegally filled wetlands and remove debris — including suspected lead-paint flakes and glass — with an NOI expected in roughly three weeks; the owner/client may sell the property.
📍 16 Old Summit Street, Halifax
✅ Approved
Commission will recommend the 'Native Plant Guide Plymouth County, MA' to residents whenever wetland replanting or replication is required.
💬 Discussed
Chair Guiod will review the full inventory of Conservation-owned town land as a long-term project to verify all parcels are intact.
💬 Discussed
Chair will draft a ~30% Conservation permit fee increase — fees last raised in 2009 — and present it at a future full-Board meeting for a vote.
💰 ~30% increase in Conservation fees (inflation adjustment since 2009)
🔄 Postponed
Carried over to next meeting; not voted on.
✅ Approved
Meeting adjourned at 7:28 p.m. (3-0).
April 28, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Homeowner Jack Selvaggio seeks options to address eroding soil and a failing log retaining wall on the property.
📍 1 Seventh Avenue, Halifax, MA
💬 Discussed
Status update on an ongoing matter at 16 Old Summit Street; details not specified in agenda.
📍 16 Old Summit Street, Halifax, MA
📋 Proposed
Commission will discuss its recommendations for wetland replanting within town.
📋 Proposed
Commission will review or discuss its current fee schedule.
💰 Fee schedule under review — amounts not yet specified
📋 Proposed
Routine approval of prior meeting minutes.
April 14, 2026 · minutes
🗳️ Voted on
John Guiod elected Chair, Paul Doucette Co-Chair, and Edward Haworth Secretary, all 5-0.
💬 Discussed
Following a site visit by Conservation Agent Levesque, Member Lane, and Collins Engineering, the property was found in poor condition; wetland restoration and cleanup planned.
📍 16 Old Summit Street, Halifax
🔄 Postponed
Homeowner Jack Selvaggio's discussion of solutions for eroding soil and a failing log retaining wall was tabled to a future meeting.
📍 1 Seventh Avenue, Halifax
✅ Approved
Prior meeting minutes approved 5-0.
✅ Approved
Meeting adjourned at 7:07 PM.
April 14, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Commission will elect Chair, Co-Chair, and Secretary for the coming term.
💬 Discussed
Status update on an ongoing matter at 16 Old Summit Street; no details provided in agenda.
📍 16 Old Summit Street, Halifax
📋 Proposed
Homeowner Jack Selvaggio will discuss possible fixes for eroding soil and a failing log retaining wall on his property.
📍 1 Seventh Avenue, Halifax
📋 Proposed
Routine approval of prior meeting minutes.
March 24, 2026 · minutes
✅ Approved
Certificate of Compliance approved 4-0 after agent site-visit confirmed the property meets DEP requirements, clearing any open Conservation order on the lot.
📍 85 Thompson Street, Halifax
✅ Approved
Two WB Mason invoices approved 4-0: name plate ($33.52) and business cards ($26.40) for Conservation Agent Levesque, totaling $59.92.
💰 $59.92
✅ Approved
Prior meeting minutes approved 4-0.
✅ Approved
Prior meeting minutes approved 4-0.
✅ Approved
Meeting adjourned at 7:03pm.
March 24, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Owner is seeking a Certificate of Compliance, confirming a prior wetlands permit's conditions have been met, for the property at 85 Thompson Street.
📍 85 Thompson Street, Halifax, MA
📋 Proposed
Two WB Mason invoices totaling $59.92 for a name plate and business cards for Conservation Agent Dan Levesque.
💰 $59.92 total ($33.52 + $26.40)
📋 Proposed
Routine approval of minutes from two prior meetings.
March 10, 2026 · minutes
💬 Discussed
Dan Levesque introduced as the new Halifax Conservation Agent.
🔄 Postponed
Grading for a new duplex within the 100-foot wetland buffer zone; hearing continued to May 12, 2026.
📍 Amanda's Way
🔄 Postponed
Duplex construction within the 100-foot wetland buffer zone continued to May 12, 2026, pending peer review and engineer revisions.
📍 Amanda's Way
💬 Discussed
Developer Brian Cook briefed the commission on plans to access a ~28,000–30,000 sf parcel via a century-old paper street on Morse Street to build one 2–3 bedroom home; NOI filing expected within days.
📍 0 Morse Street & 0 Sherman Street (Crystal Lake)
✅ Approved
Certificate of compliance approved following a site inspection conducted December 4, 2024.
📍 105 Palmer Mill Road
💬 Discussed
Cease-and-desist issued Feb. 12 for debris pushed into the 50- and 100-foot wetland buffer zones with no silt fence installed; commission requires a new Notice of Intent for cleanup and house reconstruction.
📍 16 Old Summit Street
✅ Approved
Approved $200 in Express Newspaper legal ad fees (three properties) and a $50 one-year subscription renewal.
💰 $200 legal ads + $50 subscription = $250 total
🔄 Postponed
Minutes were missed and not approved; carried to the March 24, 2026 meeting.
March 10, 2026 · agenda
• Status unclear
Commission introduces its new Conservation Agent, Dan Levesque.
🔄 Postponed
Continued hearing on proposed grading for a new duplex; a portion falls within the 100-ft wetland buffer zone — request to continue to May 12, 2026.
📍 Amanda's Way
🔄 Postponed
Continued hearing on duplex construction with portions in the 100-ft wetland buffer; peer review and engineer revisions pending — request to continue to May 12, 2026.
📍 Amanda's Way
💬 Discussed
Discussion of a paper street (platted but unbuilt road) on Morse Street and building permit implications for Map 11, Lots 2597, 2595 & 2952.
📍 0 Sherman Street & 0 Morse Street, Map 11 Lots 2597/2595/2952
📋 Proposed
Property owner requests a Certificate of Compliance (confirmation that prior wetlands permit conditions have been met).
📍 105 Palmer Mill Road
💬 Discussed
Commission receives update on a wetlands/conservation complaint; a Cease and Desist letter was sent on February 12, 2026.
📍 16 Old Summit Street
📋 Proposed
Routine approval of legal ad invoices totaling $150 (98, 159, 553 Monponsett St ads at $50 each) plus a $50 one-year newspaper subscription renewal.
💰 $200 total
📋 Proposed
Routine approval and signing of prior meeting minutes.
• Status unclear
Meeting adjourned; next session scheduled for March 24, 2026.
February 24, 2026 · agenda
• Status unclear
The February 24, 2026 Conservation Commission meeting is canceled; the next meeting is set for 7:00pm Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at Town Hall, 2nd floor.
📍 Town Hall, 2nd floor
February 10, 2026 · minutes
💬 Discussed
Area 58 experienced audio failure; minutes were reconstructed from Chair Lane's recollection only.
✅ Approved
Removal of two trees approved 3-0 with a negative-3 determination (no wetlands jurisdiction triggered).
📍 98 Walnut Street, Halifax
🔄 Postponed
Grading for a new duplex partially within the 100-ft wetland buffer continued to Feb 24, pending peer review and engineer revisions.
📍 Amanda's Way, Halifax
🔄 Postponed
Duplex construction with portions in the 100-ft wetland buffer continued to Feb 24, awaiting peer review and engineer revisions.
📍 Amanda's Way, Halifax
✅ Approved
Residential septic system upgrade approved 3-0 with standard order of conditions.
📍 553 Monponsett Street, Halifax
✅ Approved
Septic repair with grading, utilities, and tree removal within the 100-ft wetland buffer approved 3-0 with standard order of conditions.
📍 159 Walnut Street, Halifax
💬 Discussed
DEP complaint of soil piles, debris, and appliances dumped in bordering vegetated wetlands; Commission will conduct a site visit and send a Cease & Desist letter by certified mail.
📍 16 Old Summit Street, Halifax
✅ Approved
Legal ads for three hearings ($50 each, $150 total) and PGB Engineering peer-review invoice for 318 Plymouth Street self-storage facility approved 3-0.
💰 $150 Express Newspaper; PGB Engineering amount not specified
📍 318 Plymouth Street, Halifax
✅ Approved
Prior meeting minutes approved 3-0.
✅ Approved
Meeting adjourned 3-0; next meeting February 24, 2026.
February 10, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
RDA (determination whether wetland rules apply) hearing on removing 2 trees at 98 Walnut Street.
📍 98 Walnut Street, Halifax
🔄 Postponed
Continued hearing on grading for a new duplex where a small portion falls within the 100-ft wetland buffer; peer review and engineer revisions are pending.
📍 Amanda's Way, Building 3, Halifax
🔄 Postponed
Continued NOI (Notice of Intent) hearing for duplex construction with appurtenances partly within the 100-ft wetland buffer; peer review and engineer revisions pending.
📍 Amanda's Way, Building 6, Halifax
📋 Proposed
New NOI hearing for a proposed residential septic system upgrade at 553 Monponsett Street.
📍 553 Monponsett Street, Halifax
📋 Proposed
New NOI hearing for septic system repair with grading, utilities, and tree removal within the 100-ft wetland buffer at 159 Walnut Street.
📍 159 Walnut Street, Halifax
📋 Proposed
Three $50 legal-ad invoices (Express Newspaper) for Walnut St. and Monponsett St. hearings, plus a PGB Engineering invoice for January peer-review services on 318 Plymouth Street self-storage facility (amount unspecified).
💰 $50 each for legal ads at 98 Walnut, 159 Walnut, 553 Monponsett; PGB Engineering amount not listed
📍 318 Plymouth Street (engineering invoice)
📋 Proposed
Routine approval of prior meeting minutes.
• Status unclear
Meeting closes; next Conservation Commission meeting is March 10, 2026.
January 27, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Eusebio Oliveira seeks a wetlands determination (RDA) to loom, hydroseed, and plant a Red Maple, Birch, and 16 Arborvitae at 9 Eighth Avenue.
📍 9 Eighth Avenue, Halifax, MA (Assessors Map 52, Lot 360)
January 27, 2026 · minutes
✅ Approved
Commission approved an RDA (resource-area determination) for loaming, hydroseeding, and planting a Red Maple, Birch, and 16 Arborvitae trees at 9 Eighth Ave.
📍 9 Eighth Avenue
🔄 Postponed
Grading for a new duplex within the 100-ft wetland buffer zone was continued to Feb. 10 pending Outback Engineering peer review and engineer revisions.
📍 Amanda's Way, Building 3
🔄 Postponed
Notice of Intent for duplex construction with portions inside the 100-ft wetland buffer was continued to Feb. 10 pending peer review and engineer revisions.
📍 Amanda's Way, Building 6
✅ Approved
Approved a $375 peer-review refund to Stephen Campbell for 60 Thomson Street (Map 116, Lot 3A-1).
💰 $375 refund
📍 60 Thomson Street, Map 116, Lot 3A-1
✅ Approved
Approved $50 to Express Newspaper for a 9 Eighth Ave legal ad and $1,250 to Outback Engineering for Amanda's Way Bldg. 6 NOI peer review.
💰 $50 (legal ad); $1,250 (peer review)
✅ Approved
Prior meeting minutes approved unanimously.
✅ Approved
Meeting adjourned at 7:20 PM.
January 27, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Coming up Jan. 27: hearing on proposal to loam, hydroseed, and plant Red Maple, Birch, and 16 Arborvitae trees at this address.
📍 9 Eighth Avenue, Halifax
🔄 Postponed
Continued hearing on grading for a new duplex where a small portion falls within the 100-foot buffer zone to a Bordering Vegetated Wetland; peer review and engineer revisions under consideration.
📍 Amanda's Way, Halifax
🔄 Postponed
Continued Notice of Intent hearing for duplex construction with portions inside the 100-foot wetland buffer zone; peer review and engineer revisions pending.
📍 Amanda's Way, Halifax
📋 Proposed
Refund of $375.00 to Stephen Campbell for peer review at 60 Thomson Street (Map 116, Lot 3A-1).
💰 $375.00 refund from Revolving Account
📍 60 Thomson Street, Halifax
📋 Proposed
Approve $50.00 legal-ad invoice for 9 Eighth Avenue and $1,250.00 Outback Engineering peer-review invoice for Amanda's Way Bldg #6 NOI.
💰 $50.00 + $1,250.00
📋 Proposed
Approve and sign minutes from the January 13, 2026 meeting.
• Status unclear
Meeting adjourns; next meeting is February 10, 2026.
January 13, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Hearing on repairing an existing septic system to Title V standards within 100 ft of a Bordering Vegetated Wetland and potential vernal pool.
📍 3 Holmes Street, Halifax, MA
📋 Proposed
Hearing on proposed grading for a new duplex; a small portion of grading falls within the 100-ft wetland buffer zone.
📍 Amanda's Way, Building 3
📋 Proposed
Hearing on proposed duplex with appurtenances partly within the 100-ft wetland buffer; Outback Engineering peer review included.
📍 Amanda's Way, Building 6
📋 Proposed
Request to extend the Order of Conditions one year to continue aquatic vegetation and algae maintenance in Monponsett Pond.
📍 Monponsett Pond
💬 Discussed
Update on complaint alleging filling of wetlands and a natural spring on the property.
📍 98 Walnut Street, Halifax, MA
💬 Discussed
Update on complaint of unpermitted clearing of native vegetation, heavy equipment grading, and soil dumping within 100–200 ft of a Class A Public Water Supply Lake with no erosion controls.
📍 9 Eighth Avenue, Halifax, MA
📋 Proposed
Affirm two PGB Engineering invoices totaling $1,511.70 for services at 318 and 539 Plymouth Street in November 2025.
💰 $1,076.10 (Invoice #580B, 318 Plymouth St) + $435.60 (Invoice #580C, 539 Plymouth St)
📋 Proposed
Approve PGB Engineering invoice #594 ($746.05, 318 Plymouth St, December 2025) and Express Newspaper legal ads for three hearings ($150.00 total).
💰 $746.05 + $150.00 in legal ad fees
📋 Proposed
Routine approval of two prior meeting minutes.
• Status unclear
Meeting adjourns; next meeting January 27, 2026.