Billerica Conservation Commission continues pool and WL French wetland hearings to June 22

BILLERICA -- June 8, 2026, Billerica Conservation Commission continued three active wetland hearings and issued one order of conditions at its June 8 meeting. The most debated case involved 12 Kamea Drive, where environmental consultant Mary Cadeau presented a Notice of Intent for an in-ground pool on a Concord River lot for applicant Michael Simmons; commissioners flagged missing contour lines, a pool discharge plan, erosion controls, and a required variance for a fence encroaching into the 25-foot buffer zone before voting unanimously to continue to June 22. The commission also voted unanimously to issue an order of conditions for a sunroom addition at 32 Sheridan Street after consultant Maureen Harold of North Environmental returned with all requested plan revisions. The longest and sharpest exchange came on 14 Sterling Road, a commercial project associated with WL French, where project representative Kyle Hampton confirmed the design remains unchanged despite prior commission concerns; Chair Bill Raburn pressed the applicant to justify in writing why retaining walls are not viable, and multiple members flagged an area behind the property, apparently used for vehicle and material storage, that was never part of the original application. That hearing was continued to July 20. Staff member Isabel Antonis also clarified that a split vote from the prior meeting on file DEP 109-1619 / BBL-1619 constitutes approval under the local bylaw and denial under the state Wetlands Protection Act.