The Needham Conservation Commission took the following formal votes at its Feb. 13, 2025 meeting.

- Continue hearing: 914 Charles River Street, DEP file 234‑944 — motion to continue to Feb. 27, 2025 (pass). Roll‑call: Fred (aye), Sue (aye), Reid (aye), Paulina (aye), Bill (aye), Chair Dave Harrer (aye).

- Continue hearing: 40 Highland Ave / 14–16 Riverside St, DEP file 234‑945 — motion to continue to Feb. 22, 2025 (pass). Roll‑call: Fred (aye), Sue (aye), Bill (aye), Reid (aye), Paulina (aye), Chair Dave Harrer (aye).

- Close hearing and issue order: 35 Meadowbrook Road, DEP file 234‑942 — hearing closed and order of conditions issued (pass); waivers granted for limited work in the 25‑foot no‑disturb zone and fee waiver (pass). Roll‑call votes for each motion: Bill (aye), Fred (aye), Sue (aye), Paulina (aye), Reid (aye), Chair Dave Harrer (aye).

- Issue order and grant waivers: 0 Cheney Street, DEP file 234‑943 — combined waiver for bank, bordering vegetated wetland and 25‑foot zone granted (pass); order of conditions issued (pass). Roll‑call: Fred (aye), Sue (aye), Reid (aye), Bill (aye), Paulina (aye), Chair Dave Harrer (aye). The commission noted the project is a town project and exempt from filing fees; contractors must submit a dewatering plan and provide MBTA approvals for work beneath the railroad.

- Continue/adjourn procedural matters: Keolis vegetation management plan was deferred to the March 27 meeting by applicant request (no hearing opened); commission did not vote on the matter at today’s meeting.

- Certificates of compliance granted:
• 1616 Great Plain Avenue, DEP file 234‑900 — full certificate of compliance issued (pass).
• 103 Wayne Road, DEP file 234‑910 — partial certificate of compliance issued (pass) (second‑year monitoring for plantings remains outstanding).

Each motion that required a roll‑call was recorded with commissioners voting aye as summarized above. Several hearings were continued to allow staff to prepare draft orders or for applicants to revise planting lists and submit required documentation. The commission included special conditions or follow‑up requirements in each order where staff noted technical items (e.g., monitoring reports, dewatering plans, registry‑of‑deeds recording).