Timber harvest forest cutting plan on Podunk Road
At a glance
Based on auto-generated captions; names and details may be misheard.
- What: public hearing under state forestry law on a Cassaday Forestry petition for a forest cutting plan on a tree farm on Podunk Road (the agenda copy reads "Photon"; captions also give "Potunk").
- Outcome: approved October 19, 2026, subject to conditions; nothing further is scheduled. Conservation Commission review was to follow that week.
- Conditions: flagged and labeled access points; no stormwater onto the road; stone tracking pads; supported pavement edge at the landing; nothing staged in the right-of-way; regular sweeping, with a mechanical sweeper if needed; $150 driveway permit; $10,000 surety bond; no trucking on Sundays.
- People: forester Chris Cassaday with Tyler Locke; harvest planned for this winter.
- Public comment: none.
Sources
- https://www.sturbridge.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_10192026-450
- Meeting video: 2026-10-19 - Select Board
Discussion time
About 7 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-19 - Select Board | 7 |
Log
- 2026-10-19 - Select Board - Hearing held and closed with no public comment; plan approved subject to the stated conditions.
- 2026-10-22 - Conservation Commission - Staff reviewed the state forest cutting plan and general conditions; Commission voted to recommend approval with conditions to the Select Board (the motion's road names were garbled in the captions).