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CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Minutes of the Meeting - November 5, 1974
Members present; Robert Jones, Charles Meszoely, Fred Rys,IStuart Sweet,
Paul Boyden, Jane Sheehan.
Meeting opened at 9:43 P.M.
Robert Eames and Ernest White met with the Commission to discuss a 31
=acre proposed subdivision.Mr. White and Mr. Eames wanted to get the
Commissions feeling on the possibility of diverting a portion of the
Back Bay Brook. After discussion of a green belt area and possible
effects on abutters, the two developers agreed to consider donating
some of the land along the Brook through the subdivision as a green
belt area to the'Con1mission.' Commission members commended Mr. White
and Mr. Eames' < coming before them while the project was in the plan
ipg stage, rather than waiting until it was underway.
Roscoe Hillman of Bungay Associates, North Attleboro, met with the
Commission to discuss the condition of the shoreline where the Town
of Mansfield was putting the water main through from Witch Pond Well.
He asked that the Commission seegthat the shoreline on the northerly
side of Plain Street be graded properly so that the material would not
wash back into Greenwood Lake; Chairman Jones assured Mr. Hillman that
the project was not yet complete, and when this was, the shoreline
would be done correctly.
There was a discussion of the proposed Camelot subdivision in West Mans-
field. Chairman Jones reported that area residents were concerned about
a drainage ditch in the subdivision. Mr. Jones said that a letter had
been sent from the Commission stating that the drainage plan would have
to be reviewed'by the Commission,' and that'all work relating to drainage
would have to stop.; (Any work ordered by the Planning Board would not
be affected).'
IThelCommission voted unanimously to accept the plan as submitted by the
Town of Mansfield for the Kingman Pond Excavation.
The Commission also voted unanimously to impose the same conditions on
the plan submitted by Robert Chavaree as on the first Order of Conditions
since no new plans or information had been submitted)
On the Application of Tram Construction (Russel Taylor), the Commission
voted to approve the plan,l and that the Order of Conditions state that the
peat and other undesireable material be removed, filled with clean gravel,
and that no septic system be'located within the area to be filled.
There was `further discussion of the Capital Improvement Program and land
acquisition. Charles Meszoely reaffirmed'that a letter should be sent to
again state the position of the Commission on the acquisition of the Sweet
land,and that a copy be 'sent to -the Recreation Commission.
Motion to adjourn by Charles Meszoely at 10:20, seconded by Jane Sheehan,
all in favor.
Approved