Commission approves Eagle Scout bridge project, Order of Conditions for CHOICE housing
Chelmsford Conservation Commission approves Eagle Scout bridge project and housing development conditions. The board unanimously reimbursed Desmond Wetzel $251.91 of Scout Troop 81's costs to replace a footbridge at Thanksgiving Forest with a Trex structure designed to last 50 years. Acting Chair
Conservation Commission · Meeting of July 14, 2026
Chelmsford Conservation Commission approves Eagle Scout bridge project and housing development conditions. The board unanimously reimbursed Desmond Wetzel $251.91 of Scout Troop 81's costs to replace a footbridge at Thanksgiving Forest with a Trex structure designed to last 50 years. Acting Chair Peter Spawn and the six-member board also issued an Order of Conditions for CHOICE's 40B Comprehensive Permit affordable housing project at 1 Smith Street on a four-to-zero vote, with David McLachlan abstaining and Marc Gibbs recused.
The Commission further authorized Conservation Agent David Koonce to spend $4,500 to continue invasive plant management at Warren-Pohl Reservation through Oxbow Associates, targeting non-native species and Trees of Heaven. Two residential site Certificates of Compliance were issued.
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Source: the Conservation Commission meeting of July 14, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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