Halifax Conservation Commission Issues Five Certificates of Compliance, Adopts New Fee Schedule
Halifax Conservation Commission closes out five environmental compliance cases and adopts new filing fees.
Topic
Conservation
Members: John Guiod, Edward Haworth, Edward Lane, Dan Levesque, Paul Doucette, Kathy Evans
Halifax Conservation Commission Sends Contested Wetland Restoration Plan to Peer Review
HALIFAX — June 23, 2026 — Halifax Conservation Commission continues contested Old Summit Street wetland restoration case, orders peer review. The commission voted unanimously Tuesday to continue the Notice of Intent hearing for 16 Old Summit Street — DEP file SE-171-0607 — where roughly 1,300 square feet of bordering vegetated wetland
Halifax Conservation Commission corrects prior RDA ruling, clears tree removal at Elm Street
HALIFAX — June 9, 2026 — Halifax Conservation Commission corrects an RDA error and flags a lakefront dumpster complaint at June 9 meeting. The commission unanimously reversed a positive Determination of Applicability issued the prior week for tree removal at 399 Elm Street, with agent Dan LeVangie acknowledging the original finding would
Halifax Conservation Commission issues positive ruling on 399 Elm Street tree removal request
Halifax Conservation Commission orders 399 Elm Street homeowner to file a Notice of Intent before removing 22 towering pines.
Halifax Conservation Commission Approves Solar Array, New Home Near Monponsett Pond
HALIFAX — May 12, 2026 — Halifax Conservation Commission approves solar array, lakeside home, and a 20 percent fee hike at May 12 meeting. The commission unanimously approved an RDA for a 1.5-megawatt solar array at 69 Summit Street, finding that all proposed work would remain at least 65 feet
Halifax Conservation Commission Tells Lakefront Homeowner to Hire Engineer Before Any Erosion Work
HALIFAX — April 28, 2026 — Halifax Conservation Commission presses for formal engineer filings on two troubled properties while floating a 30 percent fee hike. At the April 28 meeting, Chair John Guiod and the two other members present — Secretary Edward Haworth and Member Edward Lane — told Jack Selvaggio of 1 Seventh
Halifax Conservation Commission Seats New Leadership, Flags Wetland Crisis at Old Summit Street
HALIFAX — April 14, 2026 — Halifax Conservation Commission reorganized its leadership and heard an urgent update on wetland contamination at 16 Old Summit Street in a seven-minute meeting Tuesday. John Guiod was elected Chair, Paul Doucette Co-Chair, and Edward Haworth Secretary, each by unanimous 5-0 votes, with nominations
Halifax Conservation Commission clears 85 Thompson Street with unanimous vote
Halifax Conservation Commission approves certificate of compliance for 85 Thompson Street in a three-minute session.
Halifax Conservation Commission Continues Amanda's Way Hearings, Directs New Wetlands Filing
Halifax Conservation Commission welcomes new agent, orders new wetlands filing at 16 Old Summit Street. Chair Edward Lane opened the March 10 meeting by introducing Dan Levesque as Halifax's new conservation agent, then presided over five unanimous 5-0 votes in a session that lasted just 35 minutes.
Halifax Conservation Commission approves 9 Eighth Avenue yard restoration plan
Halifax Conservation Commission clears a lakeside yard restoration and pushes Amanda's Way duplex hearings to February.