Halifax Conservation Commission Continues Amanda's Way Hearings, Directs New Wetlands Filing

Conservation · Meeting of March 10, 2026

Halifax Conservation Commission welcomes new agent, orders new wetlands filing at 16 Old Summit Street. Chair Edward Lane opened the March 10 meeting by introducing Dan Levesque as Halifax's new conservation agent, then presided over five unanimous 5-0 votes in a session that lasted just 35 minutes. The most substantive action came on a cease-and-desist complaint at 16 Old Summit Street, where engineer Dave Klenert of Collins Civil Engineering Group told the commission that a required silt fence was never installed, debris has been pushed to the edge of and into the 50-foot buffer zone, and the disturbance is "substantially larger" than the original approved plan.

The commission directed the owners to file a new Notice of Intent for cleanup before work begins, keeping the original order of conditions active for the septic system only. Two hearings tied to duplex construction at Amanda's Way — an RDA for Building 3 and a Notice of Intent for Building 6 (DEP No. SE-171-0603) — were both continued to May 12, 2026.

The commission also approved a certificate of compliance for 105 Palmer Mill Road and affirmed $200 in Express Newspaper bills, while deferring the February 10 meeting minutes to March 24.

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Source: the Conservation meeting of March 10, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.