Clinton Conservation Commission Tables Copier Bill, Approves Rouser Farm Spending

Conservation · Meeting of June 24, 2026

Clinton Conservation Commission tables copier bill, flags major Coin Street 40B redesign. Members voted unanimously to table a disputed $654 Konica Minolta invoice pending an itemized breakdown, and approved $2,200 for a purple loosestrife beetle program plus $1,242.50 in Rouser Farm signage. Volunteer Jim described a fireworks-sparked brush fire near the Rouser Farm barn during a drought-level Fourth of July stretch, saying "we suddenly heard what sounded like a shotgun blast" before crews and the fire department extinguished it.

The board said a 23 Coin Street project, once a roughly seven-unit subdivision, has returned as a 40B application with about 23 or 24 units, likely requiring a new notice of intent. Member Dave, a working wetlands consultant, noted developers can use isolated wetlands for stormwater "all the time" because Clinton has no local wetlands bylaw. Members also revived plans for a second attempt at that bylaw after an earlier version was rejected at town meeting.

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