Commission approves restoration plan for River Road property
Conservation Commission approves restoration plan for Connecticut River property. The Commission voted unanimously to approve a restoration plan for 311 River Road addressing unpermitted vegetation removal in the Riverfront Area, with special conditions requiring invasive species management
Conservation Commission · Meeting of May 20, 2026
SOUTH HADLEY — Conservation Commission approves restoration plan for Connecticut River property. The Commission voted unanimously to approve a restoration plan for 311 River Road addressing unpermitted vegetation removal in the Riverfront Area, with special conditions requiring invasive species management notifications to Conservation Administrator Rebekah Cornell. Chair April Doroski, Vice Chair Tom Dennis, and members Jill Pietrantonio, Kay Klausewitz, Daniel Hamel, and Adam Jajko also unanimously approved overnight parking bans for Conservation Area parking lots, a measure requested by local police.
The Commission deferred a Department of Public Works request to mow Phragmites at Rangeview Meadow Conservation Area pending discussion of nesting bird concerns.
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Source: the Conservation Commission meeting of May 20, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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