Conservation

Government · Conservation

Conservation board approves three wetland permits

Needham's Conservation Commission approved wetland permits for three building projects and previewed an eight-unit Garden Street development.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 22

Government · Conservation

Needham panel makes hybrid meetings permanent

The Needham Conservation Commission made hybrid meetings a permanent policy and closed out a long-pending wetlands case on Woodworth Road. Chair Dave Herer presided over the board, with member Sue Barber absent but voting yes by text.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 8

Government · Conservation

Conservation Panel Clears $20M Housing Rehab Plan

Needham conservation panel approves $20 million Seabeds Way housing plan, saves historic oak.

Townbrief reporting · Sep 24

Government · Conservation

Commission orders Mallard Road plantings restored

Needham conservation panel orders Mallard Road landscaping restored after developer mix-up.

Townbrief reporting · Sep 10

Government · Conservation

Commission advances 200-foot wetlands buffer plan

The Needham Conservation Commission voted to advance a bylaw expanding its local wetlands buffer from 100 to 200 feet along the Charles River.

Townbrief reporting · Aug 27

Government · Conservation

Needham Conservation Commission Unanimously Backs Pollard School Geothermal Wells Under Article 97

Needham Conservation Commission unanimously backs Pollard Middle School geothermal wells under Article 97, clearing a required local hurdle.

Townbrief reporting · Jul 23

Government · Conservation

Needham Conservation Commission Continues Walker School Hearing, Issues Two Culvert Orders

Needham Conservation Commission continued a Walker School riverfront expansion hearing and issued orders of conditions for two culvert replacements at its July 9 meeting.

Townbrief reporting · Jul 9

Government · Conservation

Needham Conservation Commission Continues All Six Hearings, Flags Unresolved Builder Permit

Needham Conservation Commission continues all six pending hearings and rejects a tree removal request tied to an unresolved builder permit.

Townbrief reporting · Jun 25

Government · Conservation

Needham Conservation Commission Continues Chabad Center Hearing, Issues Alderbrook Wall Order

Needham Conservation Commission continues Chabad Center wetlands hearing for a second time while issuing an order of conditions for an Alder Brook channel-wall repair.

Townbrief reporting · Jun 11

Government · Conservation

Needham Commission Rejects RDA Path for Great Plain Avenue Home Addition

Needham Conservation Commission votes unanimously to require a full wetland permit for a planned 700-square-foot home addition at 1490 Great Plain Avenue.

Townbrief reporting · May 21