Conservation

Government · Conservation

Scituate Conservation Commission Continues Two Humarock Coastal Hearings to July 6

Scituate Conservation Commission continues two Humarock coastal cases and closes two others at its June 1 meeting.

Townbrief reporting · Jun 1

Government · Conservation

Scituate Conservation Commission Approves Shed in Wetland Buffer, Plans Brook Study

SCITUATE -- May 18, 2026, Scituate Conservation Commission issues two negative determinations and debates how to prevent wetland buffer violations before they happen. The commission voted 4-1 on May 18 to allow a concrete

Townbrief reporting · May 18

Government · Conservation

Scituate Conservation Commission Clears Town Water Main Work, Orders Deck Conditions at Condo Site

Scituate Conservation Commission issued a negative determination for two municipal water main replacement projects and closed a hearing on deck additions at a 17-unit condominium development.

Townbrief reporting · May 4

Government · Conservation

Scituate Conservation Commission Closes Four Hearings, Sends Julian Street Plans Back

Scituate Conservation Commission closed four public hearings and continued two others at its April 15 virtual meeting.

Townbrief reporting · Apr 15

Government · Conservation

Scituate Conservation Commission continues four hearings, backs three conservation land donations

Scituate Conservation Commission defers a coastal rebuild, backs three land donations, and tightens enforcement amid repeated post-approval violations.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 30

Government · Conservation

Scituate Conservation Commission Closes Contested Turner Road Coastal Dune Hearing

SCITUATE -- March 16, 2026, Scituate Conservation Commission closes contentious Turner Road dune hearing after three rounds of peer review. The commission voted 5-0 on March 16 to end the public hearing on a

Townbrief reporting · Mar 16

Government · Conservation

Conservation Commission reappoints Snow as chair, Collins as vice chair in 6-0 votes

Scituate Conservation Commission voted 6-0 across the board Monday to reappoint leadership and approve a wetland-adjacent septic repair.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 9

Government · Conservation

Scituate Conservation Commission Continues Turner Road Barrier Beach Rebuild Hearing

Scituate Conservation Commission continued a contested coastal dune raze-and-rebuild hearing at 164 Turner Road and closed four other wetlands cases at its March 2 remote meeting.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 2

Government · Conservation

Scituate Conservation Commission Rejects 42 Crescent Mitigation, Weighs Enforcement

Scituate Conservation Commission stalls on 42 Crescent enforcement while closing two residential hearings.

Townbrief reporting · Feb 2

Government · Conservation

Conservation Commission Continues Coastal ADU Case Again, Closes North River Addition

Scituate's Conservation Commission continued a long-disputed coastal ADU application to March 16 and closed a scaled-back North River addition at its January 21 virtual meeting.

Townbrief reporting · Jan 21