Board continues Calvary Street hearing to Oct. 8

Conservation Commission · Meeting of September 24, 2026

WALTHAM — The Waltham Conservation Commission continued two pending hearings and heard that the Community Preservation Committee approved $505,368 for historic preservation projects. Chair William Doyle led the 4-0 roll-call votes continuing both a 234 Calvary Street Notice of Intent, where Bob Bibbo of Bibbo Brothers represented applicant George Sarris, and a 231 Second Ave parking lot application from Devin McArthur, each pushed to October 8. Conservation Agent Julia Abbott said the Department of Environmental Protection has not assigned a file number to the Calvary Street project and still has unresolved technical comments.

Member Frank Fitzgerald reported the Community Preservation Committee approved $50,768 for First Parish Church steeple repairs, $104,600 for window and siding work at the 20 Felton Street community day center, and $350,000 for 43-window restoration at Gore Place. Principal Office Assistant Christopher Daly said the city's law department delivered nine draft conservation restrictions, including one for the Fernald property, for staff review ahead of a recommendation expected by October 8 or 22.

In the full story:

• Request for Determination of Applicability: 231 Second Ave
• Notice of Intent: 234 Calvary Street
• Commission Business and Correspondence
• Site Visit Reports and Committee Reports
• New Business: Draft Conservation Restrictions
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 1,854 words

Source: the Conservation Commission meeting of September 24, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.