Mattapoisett Conservation Commission — April 13, 2026

The Mattapoisett Conservation Commission held a public meeting on April 13, 2026, with David Nicolosi serving as acting chair while Commission Chair Michael King participated remotely via Zoom. The Commission swiftly processed three Requests for Determination of Applicability (RDAs), granting Negative determinations for an ADA-accessible ramp at the Mattapoisett Museum (5 Church Street), a 10-by-10-foot deck addition at 2 Goodspeed Island, and a rear addition at 9 Pearl Street, all of which fell within coastal flood zones without causing resource area impacts.

Under Notices of Intent, the Commission approved SE 44-1603 filed by the Town of Mattapoisett for 35 cubic yards of beach nourishment over 1,943 square feet at the southeast end of Ned's Point Road, attaching several special conditions regarding equipment storage, refueling, sieve analysis, and professional staking of the eastern boundary. The Commission also continued hearing SE 44-1599, filed by Stephen Beitzes for maintenance of an access path along Byrne Avenue and Shell Beach Road. Lengthy discussion centered on matching a 2009 DEP superseding order of conditions (SE 1009), staking the 14-foot pathway corridor, installing permanent boundary markers, and accommodating ADA accessibility requests for mobility mats and parking before continuing the hearing to April 27, 2026.

In other business, the Commission approved a minor field change for garage and driveway adjustments at 89 Neck Road, postponed a discussion on streamlined wetland permitting procedures, and reviewed an alleged violation involving unauthorized clearing and fill at 87 Fairhaven Road. Member Ella McIntire recused herself as an abutter, and the remaining commissioners voted to issue a cease-and-desist letter requesting the property owner's appearance at the April 27 meeting.

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