Conservation Commission
Protects Hopedale's wetlands, rivers, and open spaces. Reviews any construction projects near sensitive natural areas.
48 items across 8 meetings.
June 16, 2026 · agenda
• Status unclear
Routine opening of the meeting.
📋 Proposed
Commission will review whether prior wetlands Order of Conditions has been fully met at 86 Plain Street.
📍 86 Plain Street
💬 Discussed
Progress update on wetlands replication (re-creating wetland area to offset disturbance) work at 134 Mill Street.
📍 134 Mill Street
🔄 Postponed
Continued hearing on conditions for a project on Overdale Parkway Lot Two, which requires Conservation approval due to nearby wetlands.
📍 Overdale Parkway Lot Two
📋 Proposed
Request for Determination of Applicability (whether Wetlands Protection Act applies) for work along the Grafton and Upton Railroad corridor.
📍 Grafton and Upton Railroad
• Status unclear
Open slot for last-minute topics.
📋 Proposed
Routine approval of three prior meeting minutes.
• Status unclear
Routine close of meeting.
May 28, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Routine meeting opening.
📋 Proposed
Commission will consider an ORAD (Order of Resource Area Delineation — official wetland boundary ruling) for the property at 300 South Main Street.
📍 300 South Main Street, Hopedale, MA
📋 Proposed
Open floor for last-minute items not on the posted agenda.
📋 Proposed
Meeting closes.
May 12, 2026 · agenda
• Status unclear
Routine opening of the meeting.
📋 Proposed
Commission will review and vote on an Order of Conditions (permit governing construction near wetlands) for Lot 4 Kings Way.
📍 Lot 4 Kings Way, Hopedale
• Status unclear
Open floor for unplanned topics raised at the meeting.
📋 Proposed
Routine approval of prior meeting minutes.
• Status unclear
Routine close of meeting.
April 21, 2026 · agenda
• Status unclear
Routine opening of the meeting.
📋 Proposed
Continued wetlands/conservation hearing for proposed work at Lot 4 Kings Way.
📋 Proposed
Continued conservation hearing for activity or development at Overdale Parkway Lot 2.
📋 Proposed
Commission will review a peer review report on a project at 300 South Main Street.
📋 Proposed
Park Commission seeks an extension of an Order of Conditions (wetlands permit) for work related to Hopedale Pond.
• Status unclear
Open floor for late-breaking items not known 48 hours before the meeting.
📋 Proposed
Routine approval of prior meeting minutes.
• Status unclear
Meeting closes.
April 6, 2026 · minutes
🔄 Postponed
Development of a 1.42-acre single-family house lot with driveway, well, and utilities within the 100-ft wetland buffer continued to April 21 for a site visit; abutters concerned about erosion, blasting effects on wells, and drainage.
📍 Lot 4 Kings Way
✅ Approved
2002 Order of Conditions closed out following a compliant site visit on March 20, 2026, allowing the property sale to proceed.
📍 11 Heron Lane
🗳️ Voted on
Commission voted to ask the Select Board for access to legal counsel to resolve missing documentation on a 2005 Order of Conditions, which has an unrecorded 2016 DEP amendment.
📍 10 Charlesview Road
✅ Approved
Commission formally issued the June 2025 RDA determination for MBTA/Keolis 5-year railbed herbicide spraying along the Charles River (positive 2a, negative 2 and 3); paperwork had not been previously finalized.
📍 Charles River railbed corridor
✅ Approved
Prior meeting minutes approved.
✅ Approved
Meeting adjourned at 6:59 PM.
April 6, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Caroline Porter and Reed Phillips seek approval to build a single-family home, driveway, and utilities on a 1.42-acre lot within the 100-ft buffer zone of a bordering vegetated wetland.
📍 Lot 4 Kings Way
📋 Proposed
Commission will consider issuing a Certificate of Compliance, confirming a prior permitted project at 11 Heron Lane was completed per wetlands regulations.
📍 11 Heron Lane
💬 Discussed
Commission will revisit documentation related to a Keolis Request for Determination of Applicability originally heard June 3, 2025.
📋 Proposed
Commission will request that the Select Board authorize legal counsel regarding an issue at 10 Charlesview Road.
📍 10 Charlesview Road
• Status unclear
Open agenda item for topics arising within 48 hours of the meeting.
📋 Proposed
Routine approval of prior meeting minutes.
April 6, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Owner Caroline Porter/Reed Phillips seek approval to build a single-family home, driveway, well, and utilities on a 1.42-acre lot within the 100-ft buffer zone of a bordering vegetated wetland.
📍 Lot 4 Kings Way, Hopedale
📋 Proposed
Commission to consider issuing a Certificate of Compliance (confirmation that permitted work was completed per Order of Conditions) for 11 Heron Lane.
📍 11 Heron Lane, Hopedale
📋 Proposed
Commission will revisit documentation related to the Keolis Request for Determination of Applicability filed June 3, 2025.
📋 Proposed
Commission plans to request that the Select Board authorize legal counsel regarding an issue at 10 Charlesview Road.
📍 10 Charlesview Road, Hopedale
• Status unclear
Open floor for last-minute topics not known 48 hours before the meeting.
📋 Proposed
Routine approval of prior meeting minutes.
March 17, 2026 · agenda
• Status unclear
Routine opening of the Zoom meeting.
🔄 Postponed
D&F Afonso Builders seeks Conservation Commission approval to build two single-family homes and septic systems at 4 Overdale Parkway, Lots 1 and 2.
📍 4 Overdale Parkway, Hopedale, MA
• Status unclear
Open floor for last-minute topics not on the agenda.
📋 Proposed
Routine approval of prior meeting minutes.
• Status unclear
Routine meeting close.