Stow Conservation Commission clears path for affordable housing development. Chair Matt Styckiewicz and the five-member commission voted 4-0-1 to issue an Order of Resource Area Delineation for 144 Red Acre Road, permitting MCO Associates to proceed with six deed-restricted homes on the town's Bird
Stow Conservation Commission issues three property determinations and orders at August meeting. The Commission approved a Negative 3 Determination for fence and deck work at 358 Great Road, a Negative 2 Determination for invasive plant removal at 247 West Acton Road, and an Order of Conditions for
Stow Conservation Commission unanimously approves five-year Order of Conditions for pond herbicide management. The Commission issued the order for 137 Barton Road authorizing monthly monitoring and herbicide application to treat invasive duckweed covering nearly 100 percent of the pond, with
Stow Conservation Commission approves major PFAS remediation at fire training facility. The commission issued an Order of Conditions for excavation of approximately 6,400 square feet of wetland at 664 Sudbury Road, targeting soil with elevated per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance concentrations
Stow approves three conservation orders, advances Randall Woods restoration. The Conservation Commission unanimously approved Orders of Conditions for the Randall Woods Wetlands Restoration Project at 99 Randall Road and 331 Harvard Road (driveway replacement, barn and garage additions), plus a
Stow Conservation Commission approves two major decisions. The Commission unanimously issued a Negative 3 Determination for Masters Academy International's emergency access drive at 688 Great Road, enabling work at the redeveloping former Bose property without a full Order of Conditions.
Stow Conservation Commission approves Taylor Road dwelling, continues major projects. Chair Matt Styckiewicz and the six-member commission unanimously approved an Order of Conditions for Bruce Ringwall's single-family dwelling project at 331 Taylor Road, including provisions for twice-yearly
Stow Conservation Commission approves shoreline work at 168 Barton Road. The order requires replacement of two trees removed in the 35-foot wetland buffer, along with stormwater and erosion control conditions. The commission continued hearings on a 26-unit planned conservation development at 33 and
Stow Conservation Commission continues Lake Boon dock project review over buffer concerns. The Commission deferred its 168 Barton Road decision after Chair Matt Styckiewicz and Commissioner Liza Mattison questioned the environmental justification for a 200-square-foot deck expansion within the
Stow Conservation Commission unanimously issues Orders of Conditions for a beaver pond drawdown pipe and a two-home residential development. The drawdown project at 22 Johnston Way and 280 Great Road will stabilize pond levels during Potash Brook flooding, with water drops capped at 3 inches in 24