Rutland Conservation Commission Continues Cornerstone Bank Hearing to June 17

Conservation · Meeting of June 2, 2026

Rutland Conservation Commission approves beaver dam removal and opens its first local wetlands bylaw case. The commission voted unanimously June 2 to issue a 30-day emergency certification allowing licensed trapper Rick Merchant to breach beaver dams at 200 Pomegranate Road, where resident Glenn Coppola said rising pond water had shorted out his electric livestock fence. The commission also continued a public hearing on a Notice of Intent from Cornerstone Bank, 91 Main Street, to June 17 after engineer David Feist of CMG presented plans to remove a drive-through lane, reduce impervious surface by just over 1,000 square feet, and line a drainage ditch with two-to-three-inch river rock; members noted the May 21 filing makes it the first application subject to the town's newly enacted local wetlands bylaws.

The commission separately directed staff to draft letters flagging non-functioning erosion controls at Bear Hill Estates and at 37 Palma Gusset Road, and voted unanimously to recommend reappointing current member Melissa Danza through July 31, 2026, with David Clinch to begin August 1.

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Source: the Conservation meeting of June 2, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.