Conservation Commission ratifies emergency response to beaver dam flooding
Methuen Conservation Commission authorizes emergency beaver dam intervention. The commission unanimously ratified an emergency certificate authorizing Conservation Officer Christopher Parsons to breach a dam at 34, 36, and 38 Oaks View Street that has caused residential flooding; the certificate
Conservation Commission · Meeting of July 2, 2026
Methuen Conservation Commission authorizes emergency beaver dam intervention. The commission unanimously ratified an emergency certificate authorizing Conservation Officer Christopher Parsons to breach a dam at 34, 36, and 38 Oaks View Street that has caused residential flooding; the certificate allows Parsons to intervene approximately once or twice weekly for 30 days. The commission also approved a like-for-like parking lot resurfacing at 4 Gleason Street and tabled a Certificate of Compliance for 175 Pelham Street pending completion of site-plan items, including documentation of a 13,000-gallon waste oil tank discovered on-site.
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Source: the Conservation Commission meeting of July 2, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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