LYNNFIELD — The Select Board appointed Rubin and Rudman as Special Town Counsel regarding the ongoing issue with Lynn’s Conservation Commission and Judge Road.

Lynn Commissioner Mike Toomey started the discussion in November 2025 during a public hearing about Lynn’s enforcement order against Lynnfield. The order alleged a breach of the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act on Judge Road, which abuts Nells Pond/Cedar Creek wetland between Lynn and Lynnfield.

The enforcement order stated that the Town performed work that destroyed wetland vegetation, increased erosion in the area without erosion control measures, breached a drainage control berm, and, as a result, increased storm damage, all while violating the MA Stormwater Management regulations under the WPA. It also violated the City of Lynn Wetlands bylaw.

“Just so everybody knows, this is an area that has a backup that continually happens, but it’s in Lynn. And that’s why the issue comes along… It needs to be taken care of properly,”  Chair Philip Crawford said.

Rubin and Rudman specialize in this type of work and will be defending the Town before the Lynn Conservation Commission