Conservation Commission approves canal repairs and enforcement orders
Conservation Commission approves canal infrastructure projects, issues enforcement orders for tree removal violations. Chairman Brad Buitenhuys and commissioners approved determinations of applicability for Broadway Street Holdings and Boott Hydropower's canal wall and channel repairs, Boston Gas
Conservation Commission · Meeting of August 26, 2026
LOWELL — Conservation Commission approves canal infrastructure projects, issues enforcement orders for tree removal violations. Chairman Brad Buitenhuys and commissioners approved determinations of applicability for Broadway Street Holdings and Boott Hydropower's canal wall and channel repairs, Boston Gas Company's gas main replacement, Berl Engineering's septic system upgrade, and residential tree removals by Glen and Heather Green and Donna Greenhalge. The commission ratified enforcement orders against resident Jigarkumar Bhagat for tree cutting at 4 Epirus Drive and against the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation for unauthorized work at Rynne Beach, including tree removal and test pit excavation within wetland buffers.
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Source: the Conservation Commission meeting of August 26, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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