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What was decided

The Conservation Commission reviewed multiple Requests for Determination of Applicability and a Notice of Intent for projects including canal wall repairs, a gas main replacement, tree removals, and a septic system. It issued negative determinations or orders of conditions for most projects, continued two applications to September 9, 2026, and ratified enforcement orders for properties on Epirus Drive and at Rynne Beach.

Decisions recorded

• Continued the Request for Determination of Applicability for 10 Old Ferry Road to the September 9th meeting. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Continued the CSX Transportation Request for Determination of Applicability for the Lowell Train Track Right-Of-Way to the September 9th meeting. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Closed the public hearing and issued the standard Lowell Order of Conditions for the Wexford Science & Technology commercial building project at 256.2 Market Street. p. 3page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Issued a -3 determination for the Broadway Street Holdings Pawtucket Canal wall repair at 706 Broadway Street.
• Issued a -3 determination for the Boott Hydropower channel stabilization at 55 Kearney Square (Boot Valve Island Channel).
• Issued a -3 determination, with a condition requiring written assurance that debris be captured, for the Boott Hydropower canal wall repair at 145 Pawtucket Street (North Canal Waste Gatehouse). p. 7page 7 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Issued a -3 determination for the Berl Engineering septic system replacement at 31 Pemberton Street. p. 7page 7 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Issued a -3 determination for the Boston Gas Company gas main work on Stockbridge Ave ROW.
• Issued a -3 determination for the Green family's removal of 10 trees at 40 Eljer Drive.
• Issued a -3 determination for Donna Greenhalge's partial tree removal at 752-762 Varnum Avenue.
• Issued a Certificate of Compliance for Patrick Myers' project at 35 Bowl Road under DEP #206-0848. p. 10page 10 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Ratified the Enforcement Order against 4 Epirus Drive and continued the matter to the September 9th meeting. p. 11page 11 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Ratified the Enforcement Order against the Massachusetts DCR for violations at 300 Pawtucket Blvd. (Rynne Beach). p. 11page 11 of the minutes (opens in new tab)

The full text is in the city's PDF, linked below.

Minutes posted on the city website (PDF, 296 KB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved October 12, 2026.

Agenda

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Terms used here

Notice of Intent

An application to the Conservation Commission, under the state's Wetlands Protection Act, for work in or near wetlands, rivers, or the coast.

Order of Conditions

The Conservation Commission's permit for work in or near wetlands, with the conditions the work must follow.

ZBA

Zoning Board of Appeals.

All the terms in the glossary

Source

This meeting's agenda in the City of Lowell's Agenda Center (opens in new tab). First recorded by Lowell Publick on October 12, 2026.