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Conservation Commission
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Planning Director
Administrative Assistant | Address: | 695 Main Street
Suite 4
Lancaster, MA 01523 | Phone: | 978-368-4007 | Fax: | 978-368-4009 | Meetings: | The Lancaster Conservation Commission meets on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of every month. Our meetings start at 7:00 PM at the Lancaster Community Center. The public is always welcome and encouraged to attend. | |
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Conservation Commission Members: Name | Term Expiration |
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| | Ruth Anderson, Vice-Chair | | | | | | | | | | | | Tom Early, Associate Member | | Jean Lidstone, Associate Member | | Mark Melican, Associate Member | | Cara Sanford, Associate Member | |
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Primary Functions:
The primary function of the Conservation Commission is to ensure local-level compliance with the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act, the Lancaster Wetlands Protection Bylaw, and issue decisions relating thereto for all development projects in Lancaster.
The two types of applications most often reviewed by the Commission for development projects are Requests for Determination of Applicability (RDA) and Notices of Intent (NOI). The Commission also performs other regulatory functions, per the Wetlands Protection Act, such as reviewing Resource Area Delineation (RAD) applications and Certificates of Compliance (COC) for completed projects.
Some of the Commission’s upcoming activities in 2012 will include the continued conservation of open space properties, maintaining the conservation land throughout the town to provide a rural environment for the residents to enjoy, working with potential developers in seeking permanent conservation easements for path systems, and similar ideas for a variety of other conservation-oriented projects.
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