Description
A car has been dumped in the wooded area. The owner has tried to hide it by covering it with brush. This space borders wetlands. This is a violation of the wetlands protection bylaw as well as an environmental hazard.
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Q. What are the items that have been dumped? (Check all that apply)
Α. Other (please describe in the description field)
Α. Other (please describe in the description field)
Q. Is the issue on public or private property?
Α. Public
Α. Public
5 Comments
Town Administrator's Office (Registered User)
Κλειστό Police Department (Registered User)
Reopened Scott (Registered User)
Thank you for the response but your information is not correct. Under the Wetlands Protect Act (MGL 131, §40), no one may “remove, fill, dredge, or alter” any wetland, floodplain, bank, land under a water body, land within 100 feet of a wetland, or land within 200 feet of a perennial stream or river. Both the auto as well as the dumping of vegetation on top of the auto have altered the land within the buffer zone. It is irrelevant that the auto is on private property.
Using the attached map showing the property line and the wetlands, the red 100' line proves that the entire wooded area on this property is within the protected area. Therefore, the location of the auto is against state law.
Police Department (Registered User)
Κλειστό Nicole Larson (Registered User)