Plymouth: Stop the Airport Expansion!
Click Here to Send Comments to MEPA and EPA on Plymouth Airport Expansion Using Our Letter Writing Campaign. The Plymouth Municipal Airport is located on South Meadow Road in West […]
Plymouth & Carver: Stop the Airport Expansion! Informational Flyer
Airport Expansion Flyer Get the Information Flyer here: Stop the Airport Expansion The Plymouth Municipal Airport is in West Plymouth on South Meadow Road and extends into Carver. The Airport […]
Plymouth: Attorney General Slams Selectboard and ZBA for Open Meeting Law Violations; CLWC continues to demand compliance, transparency at Town Hall
On August 4, 2023, the Attorney General slammed Plymouth Town Officials for Open Meeting Law Violations. Read the Press Release and Decision below. CLWC is continuing its campaign for accountability […]
Plymouth: ZBA, Conservation Commission challenged for approving 348-unit apartment complex on 16 acres in Colony Place
The Plymouth Selectboard made a deal with Claremont Developers behind closed doors in late 2022. In exchange for a special permit from the Zoning Board of Appeals Claremont will gift up to $3 million to the town for a water booster pump. This is a short term, 5-year solution to the town's water crisis, according to the Town Manager. Selectman Bletzer lobbied the ZBA for the permit, publicly. Claremont is deep in a web of questionable dealings. In addition, a lawsuit has been filed challenging the ZBA permit issued as part of the deal.
Plymouth: Water Supply Issues
Plymouth’s water shortages caused by overdevelopment and poor planning cannot be ignored any longer. Three reports by the Town’s own consultant, Environmental Partners demonstrate a need for a moratorium on […]
Press Release: July 22, 2023 Rally to Stop Sand Mining in Southeastern Massachusetts
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 24, 2023 Contact: Meg Sheehan, environmentwatchsoutheasternma@gmail.com Community Land and Water Coalition Holds Rally in Wareham To Stop Sand Mining in Southeastern Massachusetts Groups and residents […]
Community Land & Water Coalition hosts Indigenous Resources Collaborative at Plymouth’s Herring Festival!
We had a great time on April 22, 2023 at the annual Herring Festival in Plymouth! We collaborated with Indigenous Resources Collaborative and others to present interactive and family friendly […]
Plymouth: TL Edwards asphalt/concrete batching and mining site violates the law says group
February 22, 2023: CLWC files request for enforcement of Zoning Bylaw.
Cranberry Country Corruption & “Earth Removal” Scams in Southeastern Massachusetts
Pulling back the curtain on the sand and gravel industry in Southeastern Massachusetts and the Town boards and officials complicit in the schemes - whether its "cranberry agriculture" or a "subdivision road" that requires leveling the town's highest hill the operation on Route 44 in Carver -- it is a scam. This exposes our drinking water to contamination, destroys our forests and poisons people with cancer-causing silica dust.
Plymouth: Spencer-G. Lopes Construction, Inc. mining operation continues along Route 3; includes MassDOT land
Why is are Plymouth Town officials, the Planning Board, ZBA and Planning Department going along with Scott Spencer's earth removal scam on Route 3? Who is benefitting from this? Not the Town and not our drinking water or environment.