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HomeMy WebLinkAboutmin conservation com 12/11/00 r r Mansfield Conservation Commission REC~WEO \eE Minutes of Meeting - December 11, 2000 'rO\N\\~ c\ ftn<S OFt I Present: Commissioners Carol Matthew, Jack Smith, Shirley Hanlon, Jf)t~a'\Ch~ ~~~r, and Diane Ready; Dick Lewis, Environmental Planner , i '1.' S C \ E L D liA'\kuSETTS Meeting called to Order at 7:45 P.M. Mf.\SSt\ 1. Motion [Boyer/Smith] to appoint Shirley Hanlon as Acting Chair. Voted 4-0-1 [Ready not present, Hanlon Abstains]. 2. Abbreviated Notice of Resource Area Delineation Hearing, William Wolf, Gilbert Street. Walter Galuska, Tibbets Engineering, presented the revised plan, which shows the new flagging per the earlier comments of the Commission. D. Lewis has walked the site and viewed the new flags that were plac~. All of the changes look okay, but there is still a question in his mind with flags 9D and E, and whether there are wetlands extending out from these flags. In addition, the question of a possible connection between the flagged bvw line and the isolated area remains. Commissioner Bean and Comissioner-to-be C. Flass, asked about an opportunity to view the site. It was determined that a second site visit will be scheduled. Motion [Boyer/Smith] to continue the hearing until January 8, 2001, at 7:30 p.m. Voted 6-0-0. Following the vote, and after Mr. Galuska and Mr. Wolfhad left the room, Sam Andrews, CFO ofDoranco Company, asked a question about the hearing process and the site walks. It was explained that site visits are not formal COmponents of the public hearing process, therefore the applicant does not have to allow access to abutters. A general discussion, for which Mr. Wolf was present, began on a possible date to walk the site. A walk was scheduled for Friday, December 2200 at 8: 15 in the morning. Tibbets Engineering will be contacted to try to arrange to have the wetland person present. 3. Reservoir Place, LLC - Continued Notice of Intent hearing SE 211-638 Re: Reservoir Street, near South Main St. The Engineer for the applicant contacted the Commission office to state that the revised plans are not yet ready and the applicant is planning on re-filing with the Planning Board for the Special Permit soon. A request for a continuation until February is requested. Motion [Bean/Ready] to continue until 2/12/01 at 7:45 P.M. Voted 6-0-0. 4. Michael Trowbridge - Request for Determination of Applicability Re: South Main Street, Assessor's Map 16, Parcel 24. Review of Wetland boundary. D. Lewis reports that he has walked the line and reviewed a plan prepared for an adjacent parcel that shows a different wetland boundary than what is shown on the submitted plan. In order to resolve these differences, the applicant will be getting another wetland person to review the site. That work will be performed, hopefully, in the near future. Motion [Smith/Boyer] to continue the hearing until 8:20 p.m. on 1/8/01. Voted 6-0-0. 5. r Requests for Certificates of Compliance a. William McDermott, Lot 12, Cobbler Rd. SE 211-632; everything is completed except the final landscaping; Motion [Smith/Boyer] to issue a Partial Certificate of Compliance; voted 5-0-1 [Hanlon abstains] rT r r r b. Jack Riccio, Lot 30 and 39, Mill Farm, SE 211-518; both lots are upland; Motion [Boyer/Bean] to issue Partial Certificates; vote 6-0-0. c. Lot 5, Stillbrook Rd., SE 211-592; Order is for the subdivision work and everything is okay. Motion [Ready/Matthew] to issue a Partial Certificate; voted 6-0-0. d. Lot C, Lauren Lane, SE 211-544 and 613. Orders are for subdivision and individual order respectively; final stabilization of lawn is necessary; Motion [Boyer/Smith] to issue the Partial Certificates; voted 6-0-0. e. Stillbrook Farm, Fruit St., Lot 5; SE 211-623 The work has been completed and everything is okay. Motion [Ready/Smith] to issue a Certificate of Compliance; voted 5- 0-0. 6. Minutes a. October 30, 2000; Motion [Ready/Smith] to accept as written; voted 4-0-2 [Hanlon and Bean abstain]. b. November 13,2000; Motion [Ready/Bean] to accept as written; voted 4-0-2 [Hanlon/Boyer abstain]. 7. Other Business a. The Commission reviewed draft of the letter to Dean Mill regarding signage for vernal pools on Lot 4, Homefield Farm. Letter okay and Dick 1. will send out. b. There was discussion on the Enforcement Order issued by DEP to the Town's Water Department for the work at the new Morrision Well Site off of Plain Street. D. Lewis has prepared a response to the Order that will be submitted to DEP by the town's Water Consultant. D. Lewis was walked the area and found some minor cutting of vegetation, but there was no significant impacts. No one from DEP has claimed responsibility for being behind the issuance of the Order. Based on the comments and impressions ofD. Lewis at the site walk, it was agreed that the response memo was appropriate and everyone agreed to send it out. Co There was discussion on the issues of the work on the Clemmey property on Chauncy Street. D. Lewis has walked the site several times and provided the COmmission with a memo outlining the events and issues. Questions about the area were asked, and D. Lewis explained that he found the area to be a small isolated pocket with a limited watershed. It was finally agreed that Mr. Clemmey should be informed that D. Lewis would meet him in the :filed to establish a limit of work and explains what additional work can occur to complete the project. Any additional work beyond that will require some sort of application. d. Discussion on the proposed Capital Budget. D. Lewis presented two options. After some discussion, it was agreed to forward to the Capital Improvements Committee a request for $25,000 for next years capital program and to include mention of the intent to proceed with the a proposal to pass the Community Preservation Act for the town. Motion [BeanIBoyer) to Adjourn at 8:50 p.m. Voted 5-0-0. Approved ~J.. --1 ~ LGvJ~ (.J~II 01 2 r I