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Conservation Commission redoes votes on three permits

Peabody's Conservation Commission re-voted on three permits to correct a January 14 procedural error. Chairman Mike Rizzo said the special meeting was called because an alternate member had taken part in the original motions, though all votes passed without the alternate. No testimony was taken.

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Conservation Commission · Meeting of January 29, 2026

Peabody's Conservation Commission re-voted on three permits to correct a January 14 procedural error. Chairman Mike Rizzo said the special meeting was called because an alternate member had taken part in the original motions, though all votes passed without the alternate. No testimony was taken.

The commission voted 7-0 to issue the order of conditions for the Raising Cane's riverfront drive-through project, which includes 57 local conditions plus DPS conditions and peer review. It voted 5-2 for the city's 61 Pine Street flood project, with Secretary Amanda Greene voting no, and 6-1 for a driveway reconstruction at 36 Aborn Street. The meeting adjourned at 6:17 p.m.

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Source: the Conservation Commission meeting of January 29, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.

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