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Government · Conservation

Commission schedules Fox Lane enforcement hearing

The Conservation Commission set a Nov. 17 enforcement hearing on shed and retaining wall work at 20 Fox Lane. Conservation Administrator John Janelle said he believes the shed, three retaining walls and grading sit on a coastal bank and were not permitted.

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Conservation · Meeting of November 3, 2026

ORLEANS — The Conservation Commission set a Nov. 17 enforcement hearing on shed and retaining wall work at 20 Fox Lane. Conservation Administrator John Janelle said he believes the shed, three retaining walls and grading sit on a coastal bank and were not permitted. Jonathan Polony of Sennion Associates, representing the owner, asked for more time to produce a site plan.

Associate Member Dave Lyttle said "some sort of accurate site plan is necessary to make any determination." Earlier, the commission found two Archer Lane projects in substantial compliance and kept an Eastern red cedar in a Burnett tree-work request. It also released a $5,000 escrow on Mill Pond Road.

In the full story:

  • ORLEANS — November 3, 2026 —
  • Call to order and roll-call procedure
  • Clendon request for determination
  • Certificates of compliance at Archer Lane
  • Burnett administrative review
  • Buck administrative review
  • Enforcement order for 20 Fox Lane
  • Mill Pond Road escrow release
  • Public comment and adjournment
  • Who Was There
  • Organizations And Documents Referenced
  • The complete report: 2,050 words

Source: the Conservation meeting of November 3, 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.

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