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City of Malden
Massachusetts
City of Malden
215 Pleasant St.
Malden, Massachusetts 02148
co********************@**********en.org
CONSERVATION COMMISSION
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 131, Section 40, Wetlands Protection Act (as amended) of the Massachusetts General Laws that a Hearing of the City Of Malden Conservation Commission will be held on Monday, May 19, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. via remote participation, Hearing of a Request for Determination of Applicability (RDA) for the review of the wetland map(s) along the railroad Right-of-Way (ROW) within the City of Malden as part of the renewal of the five-year Vegetation Management Plan (VMP). The Objective of the VMP is to eliminate, control and manage vegetation along the ROW that represents “any real or potential condition that can cause injury, illness, or death; damage to or loss of the facilities, equipment, rolling stock, or infrastructure of a public transportation system; or damage to the environment” as required by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and Federal Railroad Administration (FRA).
On March 28, 2025, Governor Healey signed An Act Extending Certain COVID-19 Measures Adopted During the State of Emergency that permits state and local public bodies to conduct public meetings in a hybrid or remote format through June 2027. This meeting will be conducted via remote participation only.
In person attendance by members of the public is prohibited, and all effort will be made to permit public attendance of this meeting, in the manner specified below, via remote access by internet, telephone, and if available via public broadcast of the meeting by Urban Media Arts on public access television channels. Public access will also be provided by posting minutes, and/or a transcript, recording, or record of the meeting on the City of Malden website at cityofmalden.org as soon as practicable after the meeting.
Additional information/guidelines for the public can be found here:
https://www.mass.gov/service-details/updated-guidance-on-holding-meetings-pursuant-to-the-act-extending-certain-covid-19-measures
Information regarding how to join the meeting will be provided on the Conservation Commission Agenda posted on the City’s website at cityofmalden.org at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.
Isaac Slavitt
Chairman
May 9, 2025
