PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
Fairhaven Conservation Commission
Monday, January 5, 2026 at 6:00pm
Fairhaven Town Hall, 40 Center Street
Fairhaven, Massachusetts
Pursuant to Chapter 20 of the Acts of 2021, this meeting will be conducted in person and via remote means, in accordance with applicable law. This means that members of the public body as well as members of the public may access this meeting in person, or via virtual means. In person attendance will be at 40 Center Street, and it is possible that any or all members of the public body may attend remotely, with in-person attendance consisting of members of the public. MGL, Ch. 30a, § 20(f) requires anyone that intends to record any portions of a public meeting, either by audio or video, or both, to notify the Chair at the beginning of the meeting.
Anyone wishing to access the meeting via remote means may do so in the following manner:
Join Zoom Meeting:
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Meeting ID: 869 5315 5076
Passcode: 633695
Or call: 1-929-205-6099
In-person attendance is permitted for the public at Town Hall at 40 Center Street
The Fairhaven Conservation Commission will hold the following Public Hearings pursuant to the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act (M.G.L. c. 131, s. 40) and the Code of the Town of Fairhaven Chapter 192, Wetlands:
a. CON 023-542, SE 023-1517: 1 Pavillion Way, Map 29, Lot 4H Notice of Intent filed by John & Sylvia Collins to clear a 10-foot-wide walking path approximately 468 S.F. through vegetation to allow for access to the beach area. The construction of a 6-foot-high property boundary fence is also proposed as shown on the accompanying site plan. Work to take place within Land Subject to Coastal Storm Flowage, Coastal Dune, Coastal Beach, and the buffer zone to Salt Marsh and Bordering Vegetated Wetlands.
b. CON 023-543, SE 023-1518: 483 Bridge Street, Map 31, Lot 6K Notice of Intent filed by Donna Jackson-Motta to construct a single-family dwelling with gravel driveway, septic utilities, and limited landscaping. A small portion of the proposed on-site soil absorption system and associated grading is located in the outer riparian zone. The proposed house and gravel driveway is proposed outside the riparian zone.
c. CON 023-544: 32 Water Street, Map 7, Lot 1 Request for Determination of Applicability filed by Old South Wharf Realty, LLC in order to obtain a Waterways license for the future uses at the facility & to authorize change in use for water dependent industrial & supporting uses on filled tidelands of the new Bedford Harbor, pursuant to Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, Chapter 91 regulations. No work is proposed as part of this submission.
d. CON 023-545: 6 Fisherman Road, Map 43A, Lot 115 Request for Determination of Applicability filed by Michael Bousquin to construct a 4’x 6’ deck within Land Subject to Coastal Storm Flowage, FEMA Flood Zone, VE (El.18’).
e. SE 023-1369, CON 023-255: 10 Diamond Street Amendment request filed by Jamie & Ruby Medeiros to pave the garage driveway with asphalt or concrete. The proposed work to take place in a buffer zone to Bordering Vegetated Wetland (BVW) & Land Subject to Coastal Storm Flowage (LSCSF), FEMA Flood Zone AE (El.14’).
The agenda will be posted on the Town’s website at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.
Copies of the applications and site plans may be viewed at the Conservation Office in Town Hall, located at 40 Center Street, Fairhaven, MA and links to the applications are on the Town Website under current filings.
Brandon J. Estrella, Chair, Fairhaven Conservation Commission
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