Marion Conservation Commission — June 10, 2026

The Marion Conservation Commission met on June 10, 2026, to hear public hearings, review Certificate of Compliance requests, and conduct administrative business. The commission opened a continued public hearing on a Notice of Intent submitted by Elizabeth H. O'Leary for 81 Cove Circle. Representative Matt Leone of Schneider presented a proposal to remove an existing 12-by-20-foot bottom-anchored timber float and install a 12-by-24-foot float secured by four 12-inch piles with timber float stops. The project received clearance from the Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program and Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, with pile driving restricted to a four-hour window around high tide. Following public discussion, the commission voted unanimously to close the hearing and later approved the Order of Conditions with special restrictions.

The commission then considered Certificate of Compliance requests for 546 Point Road presented by Brian Grady of GAF Engineering alongside prospective buyer Claire Hastings. For file SE 41-0966, the commission approved both a complete certification for completed work and an invalid order notation for an unbuilt detached garage and lap pool, and issued a full certificate for file SE 41-0925. The commission also addressed an outstanding 2008 wetland replication deficit of approximately 900 to 950 square feet and pervasive Japanese knotweed on the site, establishing an expectation for Hastings' wetlands consultant to present a remediation plan within two months.

Finally, the commission reviewed and unanimously approved three separate Certificates of Compliance for 122 Register Road covering a timber walkway and boat lift system (SE 41-1417), wooded area clearing (SE 41-1299), and a pier, gangway, and float system (SE 41-1338). Conservation Agent Doug Gui Lee briefly noted that an update on 57 Dexter Road would be forthcoming before the meeting was adjourned.

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