Mattapoisett Selectmen appointed Chapman Dickerson to the Conservation Commission and, with Planning Board members, appointed Janice Robbins and Gail Carlson to two seats on that board.

Multiple people submitted applications for both groups, and the board interviewed all but one applicant on Tuesday.

In addition to Dickerson, Diane Tsitsos, Janice Robbins, Michael Stiles and Bernice Kaiser sought a place on the Conservation Commission, and Selectmen said all five were qualified.

The chosen applicant described himself as a “native son of Mattapoisett” and said he would vote in line with the Wetlands Protection Act, the set of laws by which the commission makes decisions, and not based on personal opinion.

“I’m not gonna tell you how to raise your kid. I’m not going to tell you what to do with your property,” said Dickerson, who also said the commission should be more reactive than proactive.

Among the other applicants were Tsitsos, who has applied before.

“I think the nature of the job is reactive in the sense that we respond to requests for various permitting activities. I don’t see the role of the commission as going out and finding issues,” she said.

Robbins, a lawyer with a background in real estate, sent a letter of interest for both open boards. She served on the Zoning Board after Hurricane Bob, and said if she were on the commission, she wouldn’t take an appeal to the Department of Environmental Protection personally.

“I don’t think how I feel is how I react, but I would be trying to figure out what they saw differently than we did,” said Robbins.

Ultimately, the Selectmen liked Robbins for the Planning Board position.

Sites, a former lawyer, had the most practical experience with 16 years on the Easton Conservation Commission, 15 as its chair. He was also a president, director and instructor for the Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions.

The final applicant was Bernice Kaiser, who formerly worked with the United States Department of Agriculture/Middlesex Conservation District and that she is an “avid conservationist” who would want to visit sites if selected for the commission.

“I believe in protecting the land,” she said.

For the Planning Board, a total of four people were considered for two vacant spots.

Along with Robbins, the Planning Board and Selectmen voted Carlson to be on the board.

She has attended Planning Board meetings for a while, in part because of issues at the Brandt Point Village development where she lives. When asked why she applied, the former Lakeville resident said, “Basically, it’s because I want to be of service to the town.”

The other applicants were Todd Philie, who said he has been in property management for 20 years, and Paul Osenkowski, who is an admittedly vocal member of the Planning Board audience.

Osenkowski was on vacation, but sent in a letter that the town administrator read.

“I remain the same person that I’ve always been. I’m extremely opinionated, loud and obnoxious,” he wrote.

In a joint vote between the Planning Board and Selectmen members, Robbins was chosen unanimously while two of the three Selectmen, Paul Silva and Jordan Collyer, voted “nay” for Carlson. The two Planning Board seats were appointed until the May 2017 election.