Whitman Conservation Commission - October 20, 2026 meeting

The Whitman Conservation Commission meeting on October 20, 2026, included votes approving the weekly payroll and pond-maintenance invoices. The commission approved an invoice from Wet Water and Wetland for Hobart Pond maintenance in the amount of $1,914; members also discussed a $3,296.70 per-treatment cost for Hobart and Harding Ponds, with three annual treatments totaling more than $10,000. A separate invoice associated with 154 Auburn Street was approved for processing, though members noted that payment was the applicant’s responsibility. The commission also approved certificates of compliance for projects at 157 and 159 Auburn Street.

Members discussed due diligence and possible engineering work to assess options for Hobart Dam—repair, replacement, or removal—using more current information than the 2017 report; no contract award or funding decision was made. The commission approved revisions to its proposed wetlands bylaw, including clarification of the appeals process, and planned to advance the draft through the town process toward the January 2027 Town Meeting. Public comments focused on proposed wetland buffers, enforcement, and fines; the bylaw was not adopted at this meeting.