Panel approves West Street home, OKs 61B release
The Ludlow Conservation Commission approved a Notice of Intent for a new West Street home and received warnings about Eversource's proposed WT11 transmission corridor project.
Conservation Commission · Meeting of October 7, 2026
LUDLOW — The Ludlow Conservation Commission approved a Notice of Intent for a new West Street home and received warnings about Eversource's proposed WT11 transmission corridor project. Engineer Mike Pickers presented the Sprega family's single-family home design, which the board approved under MassDEP file 2070685 along with a standard order of conditions. Members also voted to release a 2,221-square-foot parcel on Munsing Street from Chapter 61B and issued certificates of compliance for three older projects, including a 1987 filing at 67 Brookhaven Drive.
Shutesbury Planning Board member Jeff Weston and resident-group representative Michael DeChiara submitted letters warning the Eversource project could permanently remove "278 acres of forest and alter 371 acres of land" across 11 towns, with a final environmental report due to the state in December 2026. The board also scheduled an October 17 site inspection to review a wetland-encroachment complaint on Moore Street, an issue members said echoes a dispute "decades ago" involving the same construction company.
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Source: the Conservation Commission meeting of October 7, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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