Kingston orders developer to file missing permit
Kingston's Conservation Commission ordered a developer to file overdue paperwork on a completed subdivision.
Conservation · Meeting of July 22, 2026
Kingston's Conservation Commission ordered a developer to file overdue paperwork on a completed subdivision. The commission voted 5-0 to compel Donald Gillespie and Welby Builders LLC to file a certificate of compliance for the Jones River Estates development by September 24, 2026, or face fines of $300 a day. Conservation Agent Matt Piniella said unfinished permit closeouts are "a pattern" among Kingston developments.
The panel also approved, 5-0, a Coastal Zone Management-funded stormwater retrofit for Drew and Seaver avenues after Delano Avenue resident Gene Sullivan objected that construction trucks will worsen flooding on Cedar Street, which he called "probably the biggest stormwater issue in Kingston." A rebuild at 17 Old Orchard Lane was continued to August 12 after a member declined to vote while the application mischaracterized a nearby waterway as an unconfirmed intermittent stream.
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Source: the Conservation meeting of July 22, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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