Whitman Conservation Commission Races to Hold Bylaw Hearing Before Town Meeting

WHITMAN — February 17, 2026 — Whitman Conservation Commission scrambles to schedule a public bylaw hearing before town meeting. Meeting for just eight minutes on February 17, the commission confirmed that newly revised wetlands bylaws have been submitted to the town administrator and the attorney general's office, but a mandatory public forum must be held — and advertised in a local newspaper at commission expense — before the Bylaw Study Committee reviews the package and it reaches town meeting. The chair plans to consult with a town official identified as Kathy about the number of required hearings and the logistics of scheduling a standalone session, with venues including the library and the recreation department office under consideration. A site inspection at 159 Auburn Street remains on for February 27, with a hearing to follow at the March 3 regular meeting, after the property owner declined to delay. Enforcement orders for Wild Turkey Lane and Columbia Auto were not yet issued, with the chair citing email issues and two feet of snow on the ground.