Millbury conservation board reopens, continues Lake Singletary hearing

Conservation · Meeting of February 18, 2026

Millbury Conservation Commission reopens Lake Singletary hearing, weighs wider wetland setbacks. The board voted 5-0 by roll call to open, then continue to March 4, a Notice of Intent hearing on aquatic herbicide treatment and winter drawdown at Lake Singletary, with member Stacey Reed and Conservation Agent Donald Flynn presenting research questioning whether targeted plants are truly invasive. Resident Terry Burke Dotson asked the panel to back her proposal replacing a "51-year-old" zoning setback rule with a 50-foot buffer covering intermittent streams and wetlands, but Chairman Ronald Stead said the commission would not lobby the independent Planning Board.

Clerk Paul DiCicco pressed on how the change would hit homeowners: "How is this going to affect these people?" The commission also gave a Sycamore Street property owner until March 18 to address illegal dumping before considering an enforcement order, and continues to await a town counsel letter regarding an unpermitted retaining wall at 8 Primrose Lane.

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