Conservation Commission approves golf course permit extension, continues SHELD hearing.
Conservation Commission approves Orchards Golf Club permit extension, defers SHELD hearing. Chair April Doroski's panel unanimously extended Order of Conditions #288-0463 for the golf course's routine operations, with a site visit planned for the coming weeks. Brandon Coe, Golf Club Superintendent,
Conservation Commission · Meeting of April 1, 2026
SOUTH HADLEY — Conservation Commission approves Orchards Golf Club permit extension, defers SHELD hearing. Chair April Doroski's panel unanimously extended Order of Conditions #288-0463 for the golf course's routine operations, with a site visit planned for the coming weeks. Brandon Coe, Golf Club Superintendent, confirmed town water service and hand-removal protocols for stream debris.
The Commission then continued a public hearing on South Hadley Electric Light Department's proposed administration and operations center at 65 Old Lyman Road, scheduled for April 15 at 6:00 PM, after applicant representatives detailed stormwater and landscaping plans and acknowledged pending responses to MassDEP comments on the 100-plus tree removals.
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Source: the Conservation Commission meeting of April 1, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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