Conservation

Government · Conservation

Commission approves Long Pond fish passage weir

The Barnstable Conservation Commission voted 7-0 to approve a concrete weir and fish ladder at the Long Pond outlet on the Centerville River.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 27

Government · Conservation

Commission denies rebuild after 3-3 tie vote

The Barnstable Conservation Commission deadlocked 3-3 and denied a proposal to demolish a cottage and build a larger home near Bierce's Pond in Centerville.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 20

Government · Conservation

Conservation board clears nine projects, delays four

The Barnstable Conservation Commission approved nine routine construction projects as negative determinations and continued two more over invasive-species mitigation concerns.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 13

Government · Conservation

Board Presses Owner Over Unauthorized Pond Deck

Barnstable conservation panel presses pond-deck owner for more mitigation before ruling on violation.

Townbrief reporting · Sep 29

Government · Conservation

Barnstable Conservation Panel Approves Long Pond Sewer Expansion

Barnstable Conservation Commission clears Long Pond sewer plan, orders wetland restorations.

Townbrief reporting · Sep 15

Government · Conservation

Barnstable panel sends $25-per-square-foot wetland fee to hearing

Barnstable conservation board debates sevenfold wetland fee hike, approves contested pond herbicide plan.

Townbrief reporting · Sep 8

Government · Conservation

Barnstable Conservation Board Agrees to Raise Mitigation Fee to $25

Barnstable Conservation Commission agrees to raise its wetland mitigation fee sevenfold, from $3.50 to $25 a square foot. Conservation Administrator Ed Hoops said the rate hadn't changed since roughly 2006; a consulting wetland scientist told the board other commissions charge $25 to $30.

Townbrief reporting · Aug 18

Government · Conservation

Barnstable Conservation Commission Issues Seven Enforcement Orders at August Meeting

Barnstable Conservation Commission issues seven enforcement orders and continues contested pond herbicide application to September 8.

Townbrief reporting · Aug 11

Government · Conservation

Barnstable Conservation Commission Approves All Four Projects in Unanimous August 4 Session

Barnstable Conservation Commission unanimously cleared four resource-area applications and three compliance certificates at its August 4 remote meeting.

Townbrief reporting · Aug 4

Government · Conservation

Barnstable Conservation Commission Votes to Stay Remote on Zoom Through June 2027

Barnstable Conservation Commission unanimously extends remote Zoom meetings through June 2027.

Townbrief reporting · Jul 21