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Saturday, October 31, 2026 Topsfield, Massachusetts · Change town
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Commission amends enforcement orders for Johns Lane property

Topsfield Conservation Commission approves nine permits and amends enforcement orders with June 24 deadline. The commission approved Certificates of Compliance for four residential properties, issued an Order of Conditions for a deck expansion and kitchen garden at 76 Campmeeting Road, and

Conservation Commission · Meeting of June 10, 2026

Topsfield Conservation Commission approves nine permits and amends enforcement orders with June 24 deadline. The commission approved Certificates of Compliance for four residential properties, issued an Order of Conditions for a deck expansion and kitchen garden at 76 Campmeeting Road, and retroactively approved emergency certifications for a beaver-dam flow device and a hazardous tree removal. The commission amended three long-standing enforcement orders at 20R, 21, and 25 Johns Lane, setting a June 24 deadline for photographic evidence of completed native plantings with daily fines for continued noncompliance.

Property owner Ray Lawton was directed to appear at the July 8 meeting to discuss status.

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Source: the Conservation Commission meeting of June 10, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.

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