Conservation Commission approves deck expansion; self-storage hearing continued.
Wakefield Conservation Commission unanimously approved a deck expansion and continued a storage facility hearing. The commission endorsed a negative Determination of Applicability for a 12-by-20-foot deck at 16 Wicker Lane, located 50 feet from a wetland resource area, with erosion-control
Conservation Commission · Meeting of June 16, 2026
Wakefield Conservation Commission unanimously approved a deck expansion and continued a storage facility hearing. The commission endorsed a negative Determination of Applicability for a 12-by-20-foot deck at 16 Wicker Lane, located 50 feet from a wetland resource area, with erosion-control conditions. The public hearing on Pack Self Storage's proposed 22,900-square-foot five-story facility at 50 Quannapowitt Parkway was continued to July 7 to allow Town Engineer Bill Renault to review stormwater updates and neighboring comments.
The commission is drafting an Enforcement Order for an unauthorized fill violation at 10 Fourth Street on town property and reorganized, unanimously retaining Chair Paul F. Wendelgass and Vice Chair Eleanor Axelrod.
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Source: the Conservation Commission meeting of June 16, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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