The following meeting has been scheduled:
Town(s): Dalton, MA;
Board: Conservation Commission
Time: Tuesday December 16 @ 7:00 PM EST
Location: Senior Center Senior Center & Zoom (info in agenda)
Agenda:
AGENDA
CONSERVATION COMMISSION
August 19, 2025 - 7:00 P.M.
Hybrid Meeting
Senior Center, 40 Field St., Extension, Dalton, MA 01226
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1. ROLL CALL:
Members: Chair, Craig Wilbur, Esther Balardini, Ed Gero, Cheryl Rose, Henry Rose, Dom Sacco, Natasha Benedict
2. NEW:
WPA Request for Determination (RDA) 146-150 North St., Map 110 Lot 086 – submitted by Weston Pond Condominium, for the proposed Vista pruning and landscape improvements within the buffer zone of Weston Pond.
WPA Request for Determination (RDA) Route 8 – submitted by MASS DOT for the resurfacing and associated improvements to a 1.5 mile along the riverfront of the Housatonic River.
WPA Emergency Certification - Holiday Farm – for the breaching of a downed tree dam Wahconah Falls Brook.
Ratify
3. PUBLIC INPUT/COMMENT:
4. MISC:
Berkshire Concrete: Discussion and Approval of Letter from Conservation Commission to Dalton Planning Board regarding renewal of Berkshire Concrete Corp. Permits– Author Henry Rose
5. REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING:
Approve prior Minutes
Agent Report: Correspondence, Riverview Drive
6. ADJOURN
• Meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday of the month, Deadlines for submittals are the last Tuesday of the month, Site Visits are scheduled for the second Thursday of the Month. Applicants are advised to check with the Commission for schedule changes. The list of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Commission which may be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.
Ongoing: NOT FOR PUBLIC REVIEW-ADMIN ONLY
municipal wetlands bylaw – regulations are next
Purchase of wetlands assessment tools
DEP File# 140-0191 – July 2021 - Pioneer Mill - - security fence, 2 growing seasons enhancement -invasive removal/plantings– (CoC 2025)
DEP FILE#140-0194 - Berkshire Concrete NOI follow up - resolution of culvert runoff – trees/shrub plantings, 2 growing seasons (2024/25)
DEP File # 140-0195 – Eversource
DEP File #140-0196 – Town of Dalton
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