Meeting
Schedule

Location:  Police Station Training Room, 220 Pleasant Street
(rear of building)
7:30 p.m.

All meetings are open to the public.
All residents and interested parties are encouraged to attend.

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Contact Us

Email the Commission

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Board
Members

&

Professional Staff

 

	Chairman Richard Monteith (2008)	Vice Chairman Rick Kranes (2008)
Board Members Term Expiration   Tina Leo-Bianco  Norm Worsham L. Doug Sime Bruce Ellis 2010 2010 2010 2010 Jim Tebou Vacancy 2010 Associate Member

Conservation Agent
Azu Etoniru

Administrative Assistant
Laurie Keane
LKeane@bridgewaterma.org

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About the Commission

The Conservation Commission deals with lands:

• 100 feet bordering vegetated wetlands

• 100 feet of bank of a stream, water course or interment

• Bordering land subject to flooding defined by elevations of 100 year storm

Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act: MGL Chapter 131 Section 40

State Agencies for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts:

• Department of Environmental Protection (D.E.P.)

• Spell out requirements of the Commission and Developers

Town of Bridgewater Adopted By-Laws to give the Town more authority.  The D.E.P. can disagree with the Commission’s decision but only Superior Court can appeal or override the Commission because of the By-Laws.

Bylaws

• Wetland Bylaw (Updated 11/2005)  PDF

• Amendment to Wetland Bylaw (Section 7) PDF
    - Voted 2/15/2006

Commission Filings

• About Filing Forms

• State and Local Filing Fees  (Updated 1/2006)

Park Permit Forms PDF *

• Carver's Pond

• Iron Works

• Stiles & Hart

• Titicut

• Tuckerwood

• Wyman Meadows

Completed forms should be returned by fax to 508-697-0907
or by mail to:

Conservation Commission
Attn: Laurie Keane
25 South Street
Bridgewater, MA 02324

* The Parkland Stewardship Council oversees all parks in Bridgewater and is under the jurisdiction of the Conservation Commission.

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Links

• Conservation Department Web Page

• Parkland Stewardship Council

• State Executive Office of Environmental Affairs

• What are the Wetlands?

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