Mendon Conservation Commission Extends Enforcement Deadline, Continues Lakeside Garage Hearing

Conservation · Meeting of May 18, 2026

Mendon Conservation Commission continued a contested lakeside garage application and split four to two on a final enforcement extension at its May 18 meeting. The commission declined to act on Notice of Intent 80-82 Uxbridge Road, where applicant Bill Shea is seeking to build a 30-by-30-foot garage within 100 feet of Lake Nipmuc, citing the absence of a DEP file number and an incomplete retaining-wall design; members demanded engineered cross-sections, a color-coded buffer plan, and resolution of a dock permit question before any determination. Two requests for determination were approved unanimously: a 20-by-20-foot garage at 18 Dudley Road received a positive 2B and negative 3 finding requiring a Notice of Intent, and tree removal at 17 Sandra Circle received a negative determination conditioned on no stump removal and preservation of a wildlife snag.

On an enforcement matter at 51-53 Washington Street, consultant DeShang Wang's request for a one-month extension of the wetland area impact plan deadline was granted to June 11, with the commission voting four to two and formally notifying property owner John Gannett and agent Gary Smith that no further extensions would be entertained. New Lake Nipmuc homeowner Mitchell Intanarelli appeared voluntarily after an unpermitted sand placement was reported on his shoreline; members declined to issue an enforcement order after he confirmed the material had been removed and agreed to consult staff before any future work.

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Source: the Conservation meeting of May 18, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.