Panel OKs Second Ave. stormwater plan, adds condition

Conservation Commission · Meeting of August 13, 2026

WALTHAM — The Waltham Conservation Commission approved a watershed stormwater plan and pressed the city over an unresolved conservation restriction. Members voted 5-0 to issue a determination allowing an underground stormwater system at 153 Second Ave., near Cambridge's Hobbs Brook Reservoir, after adding a condition requiring the applicant to record the maintenance plan at the registry of deeds. The panel also voted 5-0 to let Conservation Agent Julia Abbott sign off on a three-unit development prospectus at 51 Bacon Street.

Separately, Chair William Doyle said of the Fernald golf facility permit, "The project was approved. It's not at a standstill," even as staff confirmed the city has not responded to a request justifying why no conservation restriction has been placed on the 200 Trapelo Road parcel. Secretary Gerard Dufromont said the restriction issue has recurred "for 20 years."

In the full story:

• Development Prospectus: 51 Bacon Street
• Commission Business: Approval of July 16, 2026 Minutes and the Fernald Correspondence
• Correspondence
• Site Visit Reports
• Committee Reports: Paine Estate Forest Management Plan and the CPC
• New Business: 404 Wyman Street
• Old Business: 200 Trapelo Road Conservation Restriction Compliance
• Adjournment
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,513 words

Source: the Conservation Commission meeting of August 13, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.