Conservation Commission
Meetings
Meetings are open to the public, who are welcome to comment on business before the Commission and bring concerns to the Commission’s attention.
Agendas & Minutes
Agendas are available prior to the meetings.
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Minutes are available following approval.
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Members
- Marylouise Pallotta McDermott
76 Lovell Road
Term Expires: Feb. 15, 2011
508 Belmont Street
Term Expires: Feb. 15, 2010
683 Main Street
Term Expires: Feb. 15, 2011
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33 Bancroft Street
Term Expires: Feb. 15, 2012
- Patrick W. Fairbairn, Ph.D.
20 Marcia Road
Term Expires: Feb. 15, 2010
133 Bellevue Road
Term Expires: Feb. 15, 2012
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Description
The Conservation Commission includes up to seven volunteer Commissioners appointed by the Town Manager, with approval by the Town Council, for three-year terms.
Responsibilities
- Implementing the State’s Watershed Protection Act and Rivers Protection
- Implementing the Town’s Watershed Protection Ordinance
- Protecting the Town’s natural resources
- Reviews plans for activities, including new development and redevelopment, that may affect our wetlands
- Imposes conditions to ensure that those activities do not cause erosion or pollution that would harm the waters or wetlands
- Seeks opportunities to increase and improve open space in the Town
- Manages open spaces under its jurisdiction
- Encourages good management of the parklands along the Charles River
- Participates in developing a new open space plan for Watertown every five years
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