Conservation Commission
The Melrose Conservation Commission is a 7-member volunteer board created under the authority of Massachusetts General Law Chapter 40 Section 8c “for the promotion and development of the natural resources and for the protection of watershed resources.” It is principally involved in administering the MA Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. Ch. 131 sec. 40 originally passed in 1972, the 1996 Rivers Protection Act and the City of Melrose Wetland ordinance Chapter 231 (Ord. No. 07-008, 5-7-2007). Under these laws, no one may “remove, fill, dredge, or alter” any wetland, floodplain, bank, land under a water body, or land within 100 feet of a protected resource (the “Buffer Zone”) without obtaining a permit from the Conservation Commission.
Staff Contacts
Name | Title | Phone |
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Currently Vacant | Conservation Agent | (781) 979-4312 |
Commission Members
Name | Position | Term |
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Michael Paiewonsky | Chair | February 2025 |
Paul Moore | Vice Chair | February 2024 |
Forrest Tiedeman | Treasurer | February 2023 |
Jason Jancaitis | Member | February 2026 |
Charles McCabe | Member | February 2026 |
Craig Molway | Member | February 2024 |
Emily Anderson | Member | February 2025 |
Andrea Dorian Rose | Member | February 2025 |
Sydney Hy | Associate Member | February 2024 |