The Conservation Commission members may attend a remote meeting on the Queen Lake Invasive Plant Treatment with the DCR Monday May 11, 2020 at 10:00 am

DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION
DIVISION OF WATER SUPPLY PROTECTION
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


Notice is hereby given that the Department of Conservation and Recreation will hold a public hearing on an Application for Variance under the Watershed Protection Act and Regulations, MGL c. 92A 1/2 and 313 CMR 11.00.
Queen Lake Association, owner(s), and Timothy Haley, applicant, have requested a Variance Decision for a project located for Queen Lake, in Phillipston, Massachusetts to apply herbicides, algaecides, benthic barriers, and hand/suction harvesting for aquatic weed control.  The hearing is intended to address the issue of whether this Variance may be issued without impairing the quality of the water in the Ware River Watershed.  In order to comply with the current Commonwealth COVID-19 State of Emergency limiting public gatherings, the hearing will be held remotely on Monday, May 11, 2020 at 10:00 AM.  If you would like to access this hearing, please send an email to allan.rantala@mass.gov.
Written Statements may be submitted to Dan Clark, Regional Director at the Department of Conservation and Recreation, 485 Ware Road, Belchertown, Massachusetts.