8.3.2026 Conservation Commission

The Fall River Conservation Commission held its meeting on August 3, 2026, with all members present. The commission addressed a lengthy agenda primarily consisting of continuing matters. Several items were tabled pending further information or agreements between parties, including discussions on adopting new fees, outstanding enforcement orders, and three Notices of Intent for projects by Weaver Cove Industrial Park, Liberty Utilities, and National Grid.

The commission took decisive action on several long-standing requests. They voted to deny two separate requests for Certificates of Compliance for properties at 3820 North Main Street and 40 Frederick Street, requiring the applicants to refile once they have responded to the commission's initial comments. For a major waterfront project proposed by McAllister Towing and Transportation on Charles Street, the commission reviewed two peer review proposals. They voted to select the proposal from Beta Engineering, the less expensive option at approximately $12,000-$13,000, to review the project's plans for bulkhead repair and dredging.

Several items received approval. An Order of Conditions was issued for Prestige Media Group to construct an electric shed at an existing radio tower site on Augusta Street, contingent on the applicant paying a delineation fee and updating the plan to show the 100-foot buffer zone and acknowledge it is in a FEMA flood zone. The commission also issued a Certificate of Compliance for a project at 372 Stevens Street and a partial certificate for one lot of a development at 1 Bronson Street. The meeting concluded after the approval of minutes from two previous meetings.

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