Conservation Commission approves tree removal, harbor project delayed for more data
Plymouth Conservation Commission voted to remove three disease-damaged white pines while delaying a major harbor resilience project. Acting Chair Walter Morrison, III, presided as commissioners approved a 4-1-1 vote allowing Susan Holland to remove trees from 15 Oar & Line Road with arborvitae
Conservation Commission · Meeting of May 5, 2026
Plymouth Conservation Commission voted to remove three disease-damaged white pines while delaying a major harbor resilience project. Acting Chair Walter Morrison, III, presided as commissioners approved a 4-1-1 vote allowing Susan Holland to remove trees from 15 Oar & Line Road with arborvitae replacement, departing from staff recommendation for in-kind species. The Commission unanimously approved a single-story addition at the Visitor's Center and three amended orders for residential projects.
A major Town Wharf project by the Massachusetts Department of Fish & Game, designed to install floodwalls, raise parking, and reconstruct seawalls at Plymouth Harbor, was voted unanimously to continue to May 19, 2026, pending additional engineering on stormwater filtration and parking lot elevation impacts.
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Source: the Conservation Commission meeting of May 5, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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