Conservation Commission

Continued public hearings on multiple Notices of Intent for multi-family and single-family developments at Elm Street, Lake Attitash Road, Haverhill Road, and Old Merrill Street; a request for a Certificate of Compliance for 26 Merrimac Street; and administrative consideration of hearing deadlines and the WPA Fund.

Major hearings continued to August (including the Rocky Hill NOI); the Commission approved a Certificate of Compliance for 28 Lake Attitash Road, issued negative RDA findings for Deer Island and 7 Birch Lane (driveway paving), lifted the Lions Mouth Road enforcement order, and received an informational update on the 27 Kimball Road (40B) proposal and its wetland impacts.

Review of an RDA for demolition at 128 Kimball Road filed by the City of Amesbury.

Conservation Commission continued multiple Notices of Intent including Elm Street and Lake Attitash properties, approved an RDA for 29 Water Street with conditions, issued an OOC for 30 Lake Attitash Road and COCs for 58 Lake Attitash Road and a partial COC for 2 Merrimac Street, selected Stantec for stormwater peer review of the 28 Haverhill Road proposal, and approved an amendment to the Lions Mouth Road Enforcement Order.

Commission will consider an enforcement order and Order of Conditions extension for Lions Mouth Road paving, review a modification request for 92 Lake Attitash Road (permit 002-1344), and hear a Deer Island presentation. Also listed is a matter concerning 98F South Hampton Road.

Major items included review of an RDA for conversion of the brick mill at 29 Water Street (Commission flagged floodplain and riverfront concerns and indicated an NOI/Special Permit and site review are appropriate), a substantial NOI for 28 Haverhill Road (Commission voted to require a combined stormwater and wetlands peer review), and issuance of a Partial Certificate of Compliance for work at 101-107 Market Street.

Commission selected Beta for the wetlands peer review (and VHB for stormwater) for the Rocky Hill development (DEP 002‑1362); issued an Order of Conditions for the power‑line NOI (DEP 002‑1356); approved ANRAD/ORAD determinations for 27 Kimball Road and 28 Haverhill Road; and authorized a Stantec stormwater peer review for 29 Lake Attitash Road (NOI 002‑1360).