101 North Quinsigamond Avenue Enforcement Order
At a glance
- What: an enforcement order at 101 North Quinsigamond Avenue (near Lake Quinsigamond) over retaining walls not stable enough to withstand construction, site instability and failure to maintain erosion controls.
- Where it stands: Commission members visited in early October 2026. The immediate stabilization step (more erosion control) has been taken; longer-term work is delayed by buried utilities.
- What's next: the owner is expected to update the Commission in November; any change to the final landscaping or permeability (for example a patio instead of the approved vegetation) needs a request to amend the Order of Conditions.
Details
- Added erosion control: a geotextile erosion blanket and silt fence. Staff may ask for wattles along the edges because silt fence that is not trenched in does nothing.
- Delays came from "utility spaghetti": a sewer lateral serving a neighbor was affected during construction, and an electrical conduit feeding the neighbor on the other side was found; a commissioner noted the conduit is on this property so it can be worked around.
Discussion time
About 3 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 - Conservation Commission | 3 |
Log
- 2026-10-20 - Conservation Commission — update during enforcement report: stabilization measures added after early-October site visit; utility conflicts delaying work; owner to return in November, and amendments to final landscaping would need an Order of Conditions amendment.
- 2026-09-15 - Conservation Commission — no substantive update; staff to raise the long non-compliance history and fines with the state environmental agency.