Lake Boon Commission bans docks from Basin 4
Lake Boon Commission unanimously bans docks from Basin 4. The three-member commission voted 3-0 to prohibit all docks, moorings, and related structures in the lake's shallowest basin, citing public safety hazards in three-foot-deep water, phosphorus mobilization risks, and state-designated PFAS
Lake Boon Commission · Meeting of March 18, 2026
STOW — Lake Boon Commission unanimously bans docks from Basin 4. The three-member commission voted 3-0 to prohibit all docks, moorings, and related structures in the lake's shallowest basin, citing public safety hazards in three-foot-deep water, phosphorus mobilization risks, and state-designated PFAS contamination from firefighting foam at the nearby Massachusetts Firefighting Academy. Chairman Dan Tereau and Commissioners Dan Barstow and Conray Wharff heard presentations from the Lake Boon Association, Science Advisory Board, and conservation commissions in Hudson and Stow, as well as public comment from ten Lakemont property owners opposing the ban.
Docks lawfully existing or permitted before adoption of the amendment are grandfathered. The commission will meet within two weeks to approve final minutes and review all exhibits, including scientific studies and deed restrictions negotiated with the Lakemont development.
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Source: the Lake Boon Commission meeting of March 18, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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