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In addition, the Conservation Commission worked with and provided assistance to other Town
Boards and Committees, including the Planning Board, the Land Committee, and the Storm
Water Advisory Committee.

The Commission contributed to the Town’s compliance efforts relative to its Phase 2 Municipal
Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit by distributing education and outreach materials,
coordinating an elementary school seminar on watersheds, and hosting a presentation by the
Ipswich River Watershed Association on water conservation, private wells and the on-going
drought.

Conservation Commissioners and Staff

Peter Delaney was re-elected Chair of the Commission and Lana Spillman was re-elected Vice-
Chair.

Commission members devote numerous volunteer hours in the review of proposed projects, site
visits, meetings, training, and attendance at conferences, including the fall and spring MACC
Conferences. Several Commission members also have joint appointments on other Town boards.
Joint appointments include Natasha Grigg on the Community Preservation Committee and Land
Advisory Committee, and Mark Mitsch as a liaison to the Lakes Ponds and Streams Committee.

The Conservation Commission staff consists of Ross Povenmire as Director of Conservation,
and Judi Stickney as the Commission’s Minutes Secretary. Leanne Mihalchik provides part-time
clerical assistance.

Conservation Commission members (term ends): Peter Delaney, Chair (6-30-17); Lana Spillman,
Vice-Chair (6-30-18); Frank DiLuna (6-30-17), Natasha Grigg (6-30-19), Alan Fowler (6-30-
19), Mark Mitsch (6-30-19), Paris Beckett (6-30-18).
CONSERVATION COMMISSION

The Boxford Conservation Commission is composed of seven volunteer members appointed by
the Board of Selectmen for renewable three-year terms, and is supported by a full-time Director
and a Minutes Secretary.

The Commission holds public meetings on the first and third Thursdays of each month, or as
otherwise announced. Meetings normally begin at 7:30 p.m. The Commission’s office is
located at Town Hall, 7A Spofford Road, Boxford, MA 01921, and the telephone number is
(978) 887-6000, extension 181.

The Conservation Commission administers several types of permit review processes
under the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act and the Town of Boxford Wetlands Protection
Bylaw.

Activities in 2015

2015 saw work begin on the Boxford Common community recreational project located off
Middleton Road in the East Village. The Commission is very much involved in the monitoring of

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