Conservation Commission approves Tappan Street infrastructure overhaul
Manchester Conservation Commission closes hearings, approves Tappan Street utility upgrade. Chair Steve Gang's commission unanimously approved the town's comprehensive Tappan Street infrastructure project featuring a new TideFlex check valve and stormwater treatment unit to prevent saltwater
Conservation Commission · Meeting of April 7, 2026
MANCHESTER BY THE SEA — Manchester Conservation Commission closes hearings, approves Tappan Street utility upgrade. Chair Steve Gang's commission unanimously approved the town's comprehensive Tappan Street infrastructure project featuring a new TideFlex check valve and stormwater treatment unit to prevent saltwater intrusion and reduce harbor debris discharge from 120-year-old cast iron systems. The commission also approved revised home additions at 44 Norwood Avenue, reduced construction at 2 Old Neck Road, and continued seawall work at 18 Boardman.
Certificates of Compliance were issued for Tappan Street and 1 Beaver Dam Road, bringing the total to six permits closed; a $2,492 annual beaver-control maintenance agreement was also approved unanimously.
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Source: the Conservation Commission meeting of April 7, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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