The DEC generally conducts business at their regularly scheduled meetings twice a month on the first Thursday after the first Tuesday of each month and the last Tuesday of each month. This page contains information on all meeting notices, Records of Decision for recently approved projects, annual reporting and other administrative requirements.
- Public Hearing/Meeting Notices and Staff Reports
– Current Agenda
– September 11, 2025 Public Hearing and Meeting Information
– September 17, 2025 Public Hearing and Meeting Information
– September 30, 2025 Public Hearing and Meeting Information
- DEC Unified Permit Application Submission Schedule
- FAQs for DEC and the Public Hearing Process
- DEC Virtual Public Hearing and Meeting Archive
- Development Project Updates
– Devens Project Updates August 2025
– UMASS Donahue Institute: Devens Profile and Economic Contributions – 2020 - Meeting Minutes Archive
- Recent Records of Decision
– 36 Saratoga Wetland RDA January 28, 2025
– 8 Charlestown Addition December 5, 2024
– 57 and 75 Jackson Amended Parking November 25, 2024
– 111 Hospital Road Sign Waiver September 12, 2024
– 33 Lake George New Construction May 28, 2024
– 33 Jackson Road Flammable May 6, 2024
– Harvard Water Connection February 8, 2024
- Record of Decisions Archive
- Devens By-Laws
Go to the Table of Contents for links to chapters and subsections, or use the search function to locate specific information quickly. - Rules and Regulations
Go to the Table of Contents for links to chapters and subsections, or use the search function to locate specific information quickly. - Devens Historic Commission
- Devens General Provisions, Police, Fire and Traffic
Details for on-street parking, traffic control, police, fire, animal control and other general community matters in Devens that are enforced by MassDevelopment:
– General Regulations (946 CMR 4.00)
– Traffic Rules (946 CMR 5.00)
– Fire and Police (946 CMR 7.00)
- Devens Commercial Development Cap Background Information
– Commercial Development Cap Presentation
– 2008 Notice of Project Change Application — May 15, 2008
– 2008 MEPA Notice of Project Change Certificate — July 11, 2008
- Devens Open Space & Recreation Advisory Committee Meeting
4-29-2020, 4:00 PM
- The DEC's 2024 Annual Report Is Now Available in Two Formats!
- Annual Reports Archive
- Devens Five-Year Development Review Reports
- Approved FY2026 Budget
- DEC Audit 2024
- MA Office of the State Auditor - Final Report 2024
- Devens Enterprise Commission Organizational Structure
Review past DEC virtual public hearing and meeting materials here
The DEC acts as the local Historic Commission and coordinates all historical project reviews with the Massachusetts Historical Commission. Projects with the potential to impact historic resources must go through the DEC permitting process. DEC partners with the Fort Devens Museum to preserve and celebrate the history of Devens.
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Agenda
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Devens Open Space and Recreation Plan
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Devens Forward Climate Action Plan Overview
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Devens Open Space Carbon Sequestration
We accomplished a lot in 2024 and are already off to a great start in 2025! View our recently released graphic report and the full text report.