Marion Conservation Commission — April 22, 2026

The Marion Conservation Commission held a public hearing on April 22, 2026, to review a Request for Determination of Applicability submitted by Paul Medeiros for the removal of approximately 15 trees at 115 Quails Crossing Road (Lot 86 on Marion Assessor's Map 23). Commission members noted that they had conducted a site visit to inspect the property and the marked trees, confirming that several tall pine trees were positioned within striking distance of the home and adjacent lots.

Mr. Medeiros described significant damage caused by falling tree limbs during winter storms, including crushed sections of fencing in six or seven places, a damaged gutter and siding, and damage to an air conditioning unit. He emphasized that the removal of the large pine trees was a matter of neighborhood safety and infrastructure protection, including preventing potential power outages, rather than an aesthetic preference. Commissioners agreed that the trees posed a genuine hazard.

Following public discussion with no members of the general public in attendance to comment, the commission voted unanimously to close the hearing. The commission then voted unanimously to issue a Negative Determination of Applicability under Boxes 2 and 3, finding that the work is within jurisdiction and the buffer zone but will not alter resource areas subject to the Wetlands Protection Act, requiring no further filings.

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