Commission approves invasive weed eradication and home construction with conditions
Wenham Conservation Commission cleared invasive weed treatment and imposed tree-removal conditions on home construction. The Commission unanimously issued a negative determination allowing Adam Ross to treat Japanese knotweed at 28 Batchelder Park with AquaNeat herbicide, subject to dry-condition
Conservation Commission · Meeting of August 10, 2026
Wenham Conservation Commission cleared invasive weed treatment and imposed tree-removal conditions on home construction. The Commission unanimously issued a negative determination allowing Adam Ross to treat Japanese knotweed at 28 Batchelder Park with AquaNeat herbicide, subject to dry-condition applications only. In a separate decision, it unanimously approved an Order of Conditions for Thomas Carnevale's single-family residence at 6 Nicole Avenue, represented by engineer Bob Griffin, contingent on prior inspection and determination of mature tree removal within the 30- to 50-foot buffer zone.
Commissioner Kenneth Whittaker offered to conduct a site visit to identify affected trees.
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Source: the Conservation Commission meeting of August 10, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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