Upton Conservation Approves Peppercorn Hill Boardwalk Project
Upton Conservation Commission approves environmental applications with conditions. The board unanimously approved a 96-foot boardwalk at Peppercorn Hill Conservation Area for an Eagle Scout project, narrowing the design to two feet to mitigate wetland impact after state Department of Environmental
Conservation Commission · Meeting of March 25, 2026
Upton Conservation Commission approves environmental applications with conditions. The board unanimously approved a 96-foot boardwalk at Peppercorn Hill Conservation Area for an Eagle Scout project, narrowing the design to two feet to mitigate wetland impact after state Department of Environmental Protection review; approved a stormwater permit for new construction at 15 Kiwanis Beach Road with required silt fence and raingarden; and issued a Negative Determination for a deck at 56 Shore Drive on Taft Pond with conditions requiring a five-foot native shrub buffer and cleanup of materials. Conservation Administrator Mary Overholt directed the boardwalk design strategy.
The Commission also authorized $1,500 to delineate property lines on the Robertson Family Conservation Restriction trail to enable possible trail relocation.
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Source: the Conservation Commission meeting of March 25, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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