No Build Wetlands Buffer Zone Delayed

One of our neighbors wrote a letter and email message to the Millbury Conservation Commission requesting that a “no build wetlands bylaw” be instituted in the town of Millbury. The members of the board felt this was something that they should discuss. The Millbury Conservation Commission chairperson, Ronald Steed, directed staff to add this topic to the Wednesday, February 15, 2023, agenda.

The Millbury Conservation Commission staff did not add the “no build wetland buffer zone” topic to the Wednesday, February 15, 2023, agenda as instructed to by the chairperson.

After the publishing of the Wednesday, February 15, 2023, agenda, another neighbor called the Millbury Conservation Commission chairperson, Ronald Steed, who confirmed that he did in fact direct staff to add the “no build wetlands bylaw” to the agenda but did not know why the topic was not on the agenda. Ronald Steed ensured our neighbor that the “no build wetlands bylaw” would be on the next Millbury Conservation Commission’s agenda following the February 15, 2023, meeting.

It should be noted that the deadline for town warrant articles is March 2, 2023, for the Annual Town Meeting, therefore, it would not be possible for the Millbury Conservation Commission to submit a Millbury Wetlands Bylaw prior the 2023 Annual Town Meeting deadline.