Foxborough Conservation Commission Approves Septic Addition, Clears Mountain Bike Boardwalk Replacement

Conservation Commission · Meeting of July 27, 2026

Foxborough Conservation Commission approved a home addition and septic upgrade near the Neponset Reservoir, cleared a major trail boardwalk replacement at Governor's Meadow, and continued a contentious new-home hearing at 90 Mill Street at its July 27 meeting. Cameron Gray of Bay Colony Group won unanimous approval of an order of conditions with standard conditions for David and Christina Baker's roughly 1,060-square-foot addition and FAST septic replacement at 36 Neponset Heights Avenue, a lot sitting almost entirely within the 100-foot wetland buffer zone. The commission also issued a Negative Determination Number 2 allowing the Southeast Massachusetts Chapter of the New England Mountain Biking Association, represented by Chris Patrick, to replace three flood-damaged boardwalks totaling about 76 feet with a single 200-foot pressure-treated structure at the Sally Property, Governor's Meadow — a trail rendered impassable by beaver flooding since roughly 2022.

The 90 Mill Street new-construction hearing was continued to August 10 after MassDEP told commission agent Craig that expired intermittency permits for the abutting stream cannot be used to avoid Riverfront Protection Act review; Gray must now submit a written alternatives analysis, a native planting plan, and fresh site stakes before the commission will vote.

In the full story:

• Background and stakes
• The question before the body
• Substantive content
• The deliberation
• Procedural steps and outcome
• Implications and what is next
• The complete report — 2,872 words

Source: the Conservation Commission meeting of July 27, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.