HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning 06/26 1972MANSFIELD PLANNING BOARD
AGENDA
June 26, 1972
1. Call to order (7:30PM)
2. Clerks Report
Minutes of June 19, 1972
Correspondence
3. Warrant
4. 8;OOPM - Public Hearing - Home Developers, Inc.
5. 8:30PM - Meeting with Finance Committee and Board of Selectmen
to review Town Meeting Articles
G. Zoning By -Law
7. Adjournment.
MANSFIELD PLANNING BOARD
MINUTES
June 26, 1972
The Mansfield Planning Board met at the Town Office Building on Monday,
June 26, 1972 at 7:3013M
Present: Chairman Mendes, Clerk Grant
Planners: Wellington, Latham, MacFarlane and Zaffini
Town Planner Maurer
1. Motion: To approve the warrant in the amount of $126.70
(Latham -Grant, all in favor) VOTED
2. Letters were read from the following:
Town Planner Maurer to William F. D'Annolfo regarding attachment on certified
checks being held by the Town.
Paul M. Dalton, Cabot, Cabot & Forbes regarding the purchase of flow meters.
Anna Prohodsky regarding the need of a permit for the removal of gravel from
a site.
Mrs. Carol Thomas regarding review of materials for the Comprehensive
Plan by Wayne Torkington
Board of Health regarding Canoe River Acres percolation tests.
Town Planner Maurer to Douglas A. King regarding installation of aluminum pipe.
Town Planner Maurer to Mr. James Antosca and Mr. John Smith regarding Camile
Gardens preliminary subdivision plan
Town Planner Maurer to Paul Dalton regarding the preliminary subdivision plan
for the extension of ;Forbes Boulevard.
Town Planner Maurer to Town Counsel Grady regarding court decision of Rizzo
vs. Bedard etal
Town Planner Maurer to Board of Appeals regarding application of Dorothy M.
O'Shea
Board of Appeals Decisions:
Application of Brockton -East Shopping Plaza, Inc. - Found relief may be
granted with restrictions.
Application of Carol Ann Realty Corporation - Found relief may be granted
subject to restrictions.
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3. Public Hearing was held at 6PM for Home Developers Inc, on Willow Street.
Engineer James Freeman represented the applicant. Minutes of the meeting are
on File.
Minutes
June - 2 -
4, It was the consensus of the Board to allow Home Developers Inc, to go
ahead with a Definitive Plan for the lots showing the connecting toad
between their development and Weldor Realty development straightened
somewhat. The plan ;will be ready for review on July 10.
5, Engineer Ralph Maloon requested the Board send a letter to the Department
of Public Works regarding their approval of the New Mansfield Estates plan
showing 401 curb radius.
6. Board met with J. Secher and A, Caponigro of the BoardofSelectmen and.P. Burke,
F. Basch and R. Secher of the Finance Committee to discuss the articles for
the Special Town Meeting on July 29;
Article I - Enlarge, Electric Lighting plant - Planning Board is in favor
of this article.
Article 2 - Hall Street Reconstruction - it was the consensus of the three
Boards to recommend approval of this project provided that the project
was done in its entirety. The Planning Board agreed to only present the
facts relating to the project at the Town Meeting and to let the residents
of the area sell the project to the voters.
Article 3 - Land Acquisition for the new Town Hall'- Mr.-Caponigro advised
the members present that his committee will withdraw the article.
Article 4 - Funds for architechtural drawings for the new Town Hall - The
consensus of the three Boards was that these funds be appropriated.
Article 5 - Demolition of the Town Hall foundation - Consensus of the three
Boards was that these funds be appropriated,
Article C— Engineering Study for Hodges Brook - Mr. Caponigro advised those
present that the Board of Selectmen will withdraw this article.
Article 7 - Flow meters on Hodges 'Brook - The Planning Board advised that
this article will be withdrawn due to the offer from Cabot, Cabot & Forbes
to purchase the flow meters.
Article 8 - Funds for the engineering planned for the Sanitary Landfill Area.
Consensus was that this article be approved.
Article 9 - Acceptance of a portion of Forbes Boulevard - Consensus of the
three Boards was that this be approved.'
Article 10 and 11 - The swapping of land between the Mansfield Conservation
Commission and the Mansfield Fish and Game Association, Inc. - Planning
Board noted that they were not in favor of this article as they felt that
the land should be held in Town ownership with a lease given to the Mansfield
Fish and Game Association. The Planning Board will present an amendment`
to these two articles at the Town Meeting.
Article 13 - Funds for Layout and Construction of the Old Colony Way - It
was agreed between the Finance Committee and Planning Board that sufficient
planning had not gone into the project and that they could not 'recommend
approval of $100,000 without the plan. The two Boards will recommend that only
additional engineering money be appropriated.
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Article 14 ~ Funds for the Great Woods Study Committee ~ Planning Board was
concerned over the Fact that appraisal was not part of the responsibility
of the Committee given to them by the 1972 Town Meeting. The Planning Board
felt that money should be granted For the necessary map work. The Planning
Board will recommend against money for an appraisal^
Meeting adjourned l0PM
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