Permitting fees for riverbank campground likely to stay in Hadley
The banks of the Connecticut River in Hadley. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO
Published: 4/9/2021 12:21:32 PM
HADLEY Permit fees for recreational vehicles to be allowed on campsites along the Connecticut River are unlikely to be reduced, despite complaints from property owners about the high costs of going before the town’s Conservation Commission.
At Wednesday’s Select Board meeting, Conservation Commission Chairwoman Paulette Kuzdeba defended the fees as mandatory under the state’s Wetlands Protection Act, as the fees for the so-called notice of intent filings, required when there is any potential altering of wetlands, are set by the state.
Fees for riverside campsites a concern for Hadley landowners
Mitche’s Marina along the Connecticut River in Hadley. STAFF FILE PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS
Published: 4/5/2021 11:42:37 AM
HADLEY Before Mark Britton can have campers parked on his property along the Connecticut River this summer, he will have to complete what could be an expensive permitting process with the town.
As one of the landowners affected by Hadley’s renewed oversight of riverside sites for recreational vehicles, prompted by the need to comply with updated Federal Emergency Management Agency regulations, Britton informed the Select Board last week that he has already spent more than $800 to go before the Conservation Commission.
An artist s rendering of what the concrete tubes will look like. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. The Conservation Commission on Tuesday approved an art installation of 11 concrete cylinders within the 200-foot buffer zone of the river at Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art. The 10-foot diameter precast tubs will be arranged in an arc between Buildings 19 and 25, just east of Joe s Field, and are designed to resonant with sound or music. They re the creation of artist Taryn Simon, whose A Cold Hole and Assembled Audience made a splash at the museum in 2018. The commission s concern dealt not with the art but the construction on land near the Hoosic River. Brad Dilger, project manager at Mass MoCA, said the installation would be located on a grassy site where a previous Sprague Electric building had been removed.
Margot and Bill Moomaw asked the town to allow them to address nuisance vegetation, particularly bur reed, that has taken hold in their pond since they treated it for Eurasian milfoil nine years ago. With this submission, the Moomaws are requesting approval for a multi-year pond management plan, beginning with hydro-raking to remove the accumulated biomass, muck and silt in order to create better conditions for aquatic species, and to restore depth to the pond, the couple wrote in a letter supporting their application. Post-hydro-raking, annual assessments of the pond will determine the use of targeted chemical means to control emergent nuisance vegetation with agents that are considered safe for aquatic species and humans.
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