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Meeting report · Conservation Commission Upcoming

Conservation Commission — August 5, 2026

WhenWed, August 5, 2026 · 6:15 PM–11:59 PM
Starts in4 days
FormatIn person
Where5 West Main Street Chicopee, MA 01020
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Commission to discuss airport security fencing and a residential garage addition.

The commission will hold a public hearing regarding a Notice of Intent (NOI) for Westover Metropolitan Airport. The project involves installing approximately 8,000 linear feet of 5-foot-tall chain-link security fencing near 255 Padgette Street, which includes clearing about 2,940 square feet of vegetation from a buffer zone to an inland bank.

Additionally, the board will review a Request for Determination of Applicability (RDA) for a residential project at 173 Bridle Path Road. The proposal involves constructing a 672-square-foot garage/addition within a Terrace Escarpment (TE) Soils Buffer Zone.

Source posted agenda4 agenda items

On the ⁠agenda

Items scheduled for discussion, from the posted agenda.
  1. 1
    Installation of 8,000 linear feet of security fencing at Westover Metropolitan Airport
  2. 2
    Vegetation clearing of 2,940 sf at the Metropolitan Airport property
  3. 3
    Construction of a 672 SF garage/addition at 173 Bridle Path Rd.
  4. 4
    Discussion regarding a City Council Order for a staircase down to the Chicopee River edge at Granby Rd.

Why this matters

Residents may be interested in the scale of vegetation removal and fencing installation at the airport, as well as the impact of residential construction on protected soil buffer zones. The meeting also includes a discussion on a proposed staircase project at the Granby Road river edge.

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