Conservation Commission approves four tree removal projects
Topsfield Conservation Commission approved four tree removal projects involving 37 trees, along with utility pole and fireworks authorization for the Topsfield Fairgrounds and enforcement action for unauthorized wetland work.
Conservation Commission · Meeting of September 9, 2026
Topsfield Conservation Commission approved four tree removal projects involving 37 trees, along with utility pole and fireworks authorization for the Topsfield Fairgrounds and enforcement action for unauthorized wetland work. The commission voted to approve Determinations of Negligible Impact for hazardous and dead tree removals at 4 Pine Ridge Road (6 trees, Sander Gilaj), 8 Brady Lane (3 trees, Scott Kornusky), 86 Ipswich Road (21 trees, Chad Gordon and Kate Strovink), and 22 High Street (7 trees, Millie Manning, who recused from voting on her own property). Additional approvals included a utility pole for permanent fairgrounds parking-area lighting and a fireworks display on fair opening night, an Order of Conditions for a failed septic system replacement at 50 Timber Lane, and an Enforcement Order for unauthorized fill at 4 Pine Ridge Road.
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Source: the Conservation Commission meeting of September 9, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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