Mattapoisett Conservation Commission — June 22, 2026

The Mattapoisett Conservation Commission met on June 22, 2026, to consider several requests for determinations of applicability, notices of intent, amendment requests, and certificates of compliance. Early agenda items progressed smoothly, with the Commission approving a negative determination of applicability for parking lot reconstruction at the Mattapoisett Police Station (64 County Road) and a negative determination for MassDOT resurfacing work along Interstate 195. Several items scheduled for hearing—including matters for Shady Oak Drive, Burn Avenue/Shell Beach Road, Crystal Springs Road, and 87 Fairhaven Road—were announced as continued.

The Commission engaged in an extensive discussion with the Buzzards Bay Coalition and Fuss & O'Neill regarding a Notice of Intent for an ecological restoration project at 7 Wolf Island Road along the Mattapoisett River, involving cranberry bog restoration in Rochester and the removal of a non-jurisdictional dam straddling the Mattapoisett town line. Board members expressed concerns about potential sediment discharge, protection of the municipal drinking water aquifer, and water control plans during storms, prompting the applicant to request a two-week continuance to consult with the Mattapoisett River Valley Water District/Authority. The Commission subsequently approved an after-the-fact Notice of Intent for beach nourishment at 11 Sea Marsh Way with conditions including perpetual replenishment approval, prior notification, and sieve analysis.

Later in the meeting, the Commission considered an amended order of conditions for 84 Angelica Avenue regarding bank grading and boulder placement. Commissioners debated whether the expanded work near a bordering vegetated wetland and coastal bank warranted a new Notice of Intent, leading representative Dave Davignon to request a continuance to consider filing anew. The board also reviewed three requests for certificates of compliance, approving certificates for 78-82 Church Street and 12-18 Ocean View Avenue while continuing 70 Mattapoisett Neck Road due to missing measurements and unpermitted driveway walls. Finally, the Commission approved a minor plan modification reducing the building footprint at 26 Sagamore Road before voting to adjourn.

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