Conservation Commission @ Jan 15, 2026 6:00 PM EST

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The following meeting has been updated:

Town(s): Orange, MA;
Board: Conservation Commission
Time: Thursday January 15 @ 6:00 PM EST
Location: Zoom Virtual Meeting

Agenda:
Town of Orange

CONSERVATION COMMISSION

Proposed Meeting Agenda

January 15, 2026

6:00 p.m.

Posted in accordance with the provisions of MGL Chapter 30 A, Sections 18-25

Virtual Zoom Meeting – REMOTE ONLY



I. OPEN PUBLIC MEETING / SCHEDULED APPOINTMENTS


a. Representative from MA Department of Conservation Recreation. Presentation of the draft revised FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps for the Town of Orange, MA


b. Matt DiBona, Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust. Discussion regarding Land Management of Open Space on Horton Road / Lake Rohunta, Orange, MA


II. PUBLIC HEARINGS


a. (DEP File No. 253-0274) Notice of Intent filed by the Town of Orange for repairs to Lake Mattawa Dam on South Shore Drive, Orange, MA 01364, Assessors Parcels Map 132 Parcels 6 & 27


b. (DEP File No. 253-0274) Request for Amended Order of Conditions filed by James Fennelly, 25 Camp Road, Orange, MA 01364, Assessors Map 132, Parcel 34.



III. PUBLIC MEETINGS


a. Request for Determination of Applicability filed by Tracy Flaherty for the removal of trees within the 100-foot buffer zone at 295 Holtshire Road, Orange, MA 01364 (Map xx Parcel xx).


b. Request for Determination of Applicability filed by Ed Berry for the construction of a new private drinking water well within the 100-foot buffer zone at 42 Boyden Road, Orange, MA 01364 (Map 102 Parcel 23).


c. Request for Determination of Applicability filed by Melissa Roy for a septic repair within the 100-foot buffer zone at 126 New Athol Road, Orange, MA 01364 (Map 115 Parcel 9).


IV. OTHER

a. Old Business

i. Site Visit – 610 South Main Street

ii. Ongoing projects. Schedule site inspections for compliance.

iii. Issuance of Decisions – update from Administrative Assistant

iv. NOI Minimum Filing Requirements / Proof of Abutter Notice

b. New Business

i. MGO Access for Commissioners

c. Review Correspondence



V. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

a. November 2025
b. December 2025



VI. ADJOURNMENT


The next Conservation Commission Meeting is scheduled for February 19, 2026.

NOTE: Per changes to the Open Meeting Law, notice of any meeting of a public body shall include “A listing of topics that the chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed at the meeting”

Zoom link:
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ii. Review Correspondence