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MENDON CONSERVATION COMMISSION
20 Main Street--Lower Level of Town Hall
Office Phone: (508) 634-6898
Fax: (508)478-8241--Attention Conservation Commission
E-mail address: concom@mendonma.net
Office hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.
Administrative Clerk: Diane Willoughby
The Conservation Commission is a volunteer, five-member board. Click here for a list of current members. Their duties and responsibilites are listed in the Conservation Commission Act (Handbook Chapter 18.9) Their function is to administer the Wetlands Protection Act (Massachusetts General Law Chapter 131 Section 40). To view MGL C131 S40 click here. THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO LOCAL WETLAND BYLAWS.
Any construction on property in town requiring a building permit, digging, filling or altering of property needs to be reviewed by the Conservation Commission. You may not even realize there is a wetland on or near your property.
Click here to view an informative article written by resident, Shirley Smith, regarding filling of wetlands.
Click here for Information on Invasive Plants The UMASS Extension has a web page entitled Watersheds & Water Quality—Online Documents & Presentations which contain 27 easy-to-read fact sheets discussing well water and septic systems.
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THE NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING IS
March 11, 2010 @ 7:30 p.m. Click here for full meeting schedule
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