Conservation

Lenox Conservation Commission continues disputed hotel floodplain hearing and orders after-the-fact fuel tank permitting.

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Lenox Conservation Commission pushes back on lakefront expansion and finds a gap in its pesticide rules.

LENOX — June 17, 2026 — Lee Conservation Commission continues review of a proposed 74-room Marriott Hotel in a floodplain zone. The commission voted unanimously at its June 17 meeting to continue the Notice of Intent hearing for Garden Management Incorporated's proposed four-story, 11,577-square-foot hotel

LENOX — June 17, 2026 — Lee Conservation Commission continues review of a proposed 74-room Marriott Hotel in a floodplain zone. The commission voted unanimously at its June 17 meeting to continue the Notice of Intent hearing for Garden Management Incorporated's proposed four-story, 11,577-square-foot hotel

LENOX — June 9, 2026 — Lenox Conservation Commission debates wetland mitigation fund over replication at Rattlesnake Mountain Road culvert project. The commission heard a preliminary Notice of Intent presentation from GZA GeoEnvironmental and the Housatonic Valley Association for a grant-funded replacement of a failing 24-inch culvert on Rattlesnake Mountain

LENOX — June 3, 2026 — Lenox Conservation Commission orders peer review of proposed 75-room Housatonic Street hotel. The commission voted unanimously at its June 3 meeting to require an independent technical review of a notice of intent filed by Garden Management Incorporated for a four-story, 75-room hotel at

LENOX — May 26, 2026 — Stockbridge Conservation Commission sets June 30 special meeting to break Loveless property conservation restriction impasse. The commission voted unanimously at its May 26 meeting to convene a special public session with the Stockbridge Land Trust and the Laurel Hill Association after a years-long dispute over

LENOX — May 12, 2026 — Lenox Conservation Commission approves stormwater permit for redesigned Marian Fathers parking lot. The commission voted unanimously Tuesday to issue the permit for a 30-space lot at the Marian Fathers property, conditioned on a downhill-first construction sequence recommended by consulting engineer David, who said temporary

LENOX — April 28, 2026 — Lenox Conservation Commission approves stormwater permit for large Interlaken Road development's first phase. The commission voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a stormwater management plan for 35-37 Interlaken Road Realty Trust under the town's local stormwater bylaw, the first formal approval for