Concord Panel Approves Massport Restoration Plan

Other Committee · Meeting of October 28, 2026

Concord's Natural Resources Commission approved a Massport wetland restoration plan and more than a dozen other actions in one meeting. The commission confirmed Greg Cohen of the Massachusetts Port Authority as environmental monitor for a plan to plant 19 trees and six shrubs after a contractor cleared roughly 3,000 square feet of unauthorized vegetation in a wetland buffer at Hanscom Field; Cohen called it "a Stantec mess up." Commissioners also unanimously approved eight-foot deer fencing for Barrett's Mill Farm, where co-owner Melissa Maxwell said a one-acre test run "was very successful" against escalating deer pressure. The board closed a disputed hearing on an 18B Powder Mill Road house after resident Michael Williams questioned whether its six-bedroom septic design matched its stated footprint, with Chair Jim Smith saying sizing fell outside the commission's wetlands jurisdiction.

The director reported three pending Community Preservation Committee requests totaling $1.07 million for trail work, land acquisition and a West Concord pocket park. The commission also granted multiyear permit extensions to Nashatuck Country Club and a Symes Development subdivision.

In the full story:

• Minutes and Commissioner Comments: Kameza Resignation, Bryant Nomination
• Director's Update: Three CPC Funding Requests Pending Prioritization
• Other Business: Barrett's Mill Farm Deer Fencing
• Notice of Intent: 18B Powder Mill Road — Septic Size Debate
• Notice of Intent: 137 Valley Road — Sauna and Landscaping Continued
• Notice of Intent: 165A Nurse Neck Hill Road — Septic Replacement
• Request for Determination: 315 Muscatiquid Road
• Notice of Intent: 39 Winslow Street — Hazard Trees and Fence
• Violation: Minuteman National Historical Park, Miriam's Corner
• Extension Request: Nashatuck Country Club Irrigation Project
• Extension Request: Symes Development Wetland Line
• Violation: Massport Vegetation Management at Hanscom Field
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,608 words

Source: the Other Committee meeting of October 28, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.