Southwick conservation approves housing and lakefront projects
Southwick Conservation Commission approves housing and lakefront projects unanimously. The board approved a single-family dwelling at 4R Rising Corner Road with a $10,000 bond, requiring lawn treatment within the wetland buffer zone. The commission also approved a Notice of Intent for lakefront
Conservation Commission · Meeting of July 20, 2026
Southwick Conservation Commission approves housing and lakefront projects unanimously. The board approved a single-family dwelling at 4R Rising Corner Road with a $10,000 bond, requiring lawn treatment within the wetland buffer zone. The commission also approved a Notice of Intent for lakefront restoration on Mountain Road, involving removal of a failed retaining wall and placement of rocks along Lake Congamond shores.
Chairman Norman Cheever's commission additionally issued a friendly enforcement order at 25 Island Way for slope stabilization using Geocells and a retaining wall, and ratified an Emergency Certification for removal of hazardous trees at 18 Brayton Drive. All actions passed 5-0.
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Source: the Conservation Commission meeting of July 20, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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