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HomeMy WebLinkAboutConservation Comm 03/28/1983MANSPIh-LD CONSERVATI@N COMMISSION MINUTES MONDAY, MARCH 23, 1983 PAGE ONE/, Picnbers Present: Chairwoman Royle, Coins, A. Dur-bano, K. Jotx�SG Lo Andrews, D. Webb*. '��li�l� Executive Session was called to order at 7:32 PM. MOTION a To go into Executive Session to discuss possible litiga- tion in the case of the Leon Grant Pond Development and discuss house lots on East Street (.#1030 and #1036) for- merly owned by Kelton Potter, (Durbano - Johnson; all in favor) VOTED NOTION: To adjourn Executive Session. (Durbano - Johnson; all in favor) VOTED MOTION: To open the regular meeting at 8;20 PM. (Johnson - Durbano; all in favor) VOTED Minutes 0 / MOTION: To accept the Minutes of March 17, 1983 with one correction, (Durbano - Johnson; all in favor) VOTED Correspondence: 1. Voucher for Commissioner Durbano for a five dollar fee for a Wetland Workshop held March 2.9., 1983, MOTIONS To pay this foe. (Johnson - Andreas; foAr in favor) VOTED Durbano abstains 2. Letter dated March 25, 9.983 from Thomas Coughlin requesting an Extension Permit for File No. SE211-74. MOTION: To table fu.ct,her discussion on this until another inspec- tion of this East Street property is made, requesting that Mr. Coughlin be present. also, (Andrews - Durbano; all in favor) VOTED A letter will be sent to Mr. Thomas Coughlin informing him that an on-site inspection of his property will be held on Saturday, April 9, 1983 at 9:OOAM to determine if an Extension Permit is in order, also stating that his presence at this inspection is preferred. 3. Copy of a March 17, 1983 letter from the Planning Board to Bert Cook regarding a Surplus Material Permit 'request for Park Street, housing for the elderly' also requesting that he inspect a site on Ware Street where this excess loam is being stored, 'A memo will be sent to the Building Inspector asking; for the, exact location on Ware Street and to whom the Planning Board is Tefgrring in this letter. Mr Kevin Delano - 779 Ware Streets Mr. Delano came before the Com- mission with his Request to Determine form for the installation of an inground pool on his property which will be 0ithin 100 feet of,a stream. He notified abutters and DEQE and sent a cops% of his Request bp Deter- mine form to DE`aE also. It was stated that the proposed 16'x34' pool will be 20' from his house, and when finished, will be 70' from the stream; there won't be any fill in the area „and that the septic sys- tem is closer to the stream than the pool, A Building Permit has al- ready been obtained.. MOTIONS That no Wetland Hearing is required. (Durbano - Andrews; all in favor) VOTED A Determination form will be sent to Mr. Delano with a copy to DEE. Tony Cupeni,rc�Hidden Hollow: Mr. Caponigro was asked to come In to MANSFIELD CONSERVATION COMMISSION MINUTES MONDAY, MARCH 28, 1983 PAGE TWO discuss his house lots on School Street in West Mansfield, as they are within 100' of a stream, Mr. Caponigro stated that the cellars have remained dry and that he has not disturbed the land near the stream. Commissioner Durtano verified that the land has not been disturbed. Commissioners felt that all pertinent questions had been answered. Corres ondence Cont'd: March 23, 1983 notice from the Dept. of Environmental Management regarding the gypsy moth policy (original was sent to the Board of Sel- ectmen), stating that they recommend the use of BT as a control material„ as it is bacterial, not chemical. 5. Copy of a March 16, 1983 letter from WI-,i.tman & Howard to Michael Coppola, Foxboro Planning Board, regarding the Michael -Angela Estates. This was sent after Chairwoman Royle contacted the Foxboro Planning Board inquiring as to the study done by Whitman & Howard. The letter stated that they found numerous problems relative to the impact of the proposed development on the Cate Spring Well; specifically, insufficient data points for watertabl.e depth, insufficient crater quality criteria and questions as to total impervious surface and volume of runoff. 6. March 1.8, 1983 letter (copy) from the Foxrboro Planning Board to Joseph Volpicell.i, developer of Michael Estates I1, asking them to contact Whitman & Howard for the additional information needed tb assess the situation, then forward it to the Planning Board. It was agreed to send a letter to DEQE, attention of Mr. John Lawrence reiterating our concern over the proposed subdivision, substantiating it with the following data: 1. Soil Conservation Service Development Plan Review 2. Environmental Impact Repott 3. Metropolitan Area Planning Council Report 4. Copy of Whitman & Howard's Match 16 letter 5. Copy of Foxboro Planning Board's March 18 letter Copies will'be sent to Mansfield's Board of Selectmen and Foxboro's Conservation Commission. 7. Planning Board Minutes of March 9, 1983 and March 16, 1983 8. Board of Health Minutes of March 2, 1983 hla�lynn - footbridge over I-49 : Mrs, Flynn came before the Com-, mission to discuss the proposed footbridge over 495. It was agreed that all. the criteria outlined in the letter dated October 14, 1977 from the Commonwealth has been met, therefore, the Commission should request an update on the State's commitment to build a footbridge over I-495 thus providing access to the Great Woods. MOTIONS To send a letter to the Mass. DPW regarding the footbridge.,, asking that a representative come to our next meetingo April 11, 1983 to discuss the details of this bridge, (Andrews w Johnson; all in favor) VOTED A ropy will be sent to the Board of Selectmen, MOTION: To go into Executive Session to discuss financial nego- tiations® (Andrews - Johnson; all in favor) VOTED MOTIONS To adjourn Executive Session, (Andrews - Johnson= all in favor) VOTED MOTION: To go into regular Session,.at 9:30 PM. (Durbano -- Johnson; all in favor) VOTED MANSFIELD . CONSERVATION COMMISSI014 MINUTES MONDAY, MARCH 28, 1983 PACE THEE Mrs. Jellinek - Hercules Powder Company: Mrs, Jellinek cited 'Whitman & Howard's Groundwater Resource Management Study Report, page 39, stating that the property that is presently Conservation land in Maple Park, (old Copeland Drive) was used as a solid waste dump site for their ex- plosives manufacturing: It was suggestedl*that whenever Hercules is to look into their. Stearns Avenue site, that they should be requested to look into this site also. It was agreed not to discuss this further until the Town Manager comes in to report on it also, Correspondence Cont'd: 9. Conservation Law Foundation Annual Meeting Tlotice. 10, Notice from U -Mass Cooperative Extension Service regarding their '4-H Conservation School. Chad Maurer Hercules Powder Company: Before discussion of Hercules Powder Company, the Town Manager briefly discussed the following: 1. Michael ••• Angela Estates II: specifically, that the study referred to in Whitman & Howard's letter of March 16, 1983 was not the study that the Town of Mansfield agreed to split the fee an with Foxboro. 2. Landf511: Mr. Maurer stated that last June, the Selectmen re- ceived a report from Whitman & Howard regarding a study of the leach- ate from the landfill area. Once it is determined how fast the plume moves,�hey can decide on where the monitor pipes should be installed to do testing. Mr. Maurer is waiting for the cost proposals on the pipes and wells fleforo determining what the next step is. Hercules - Maple Park: Mr. Maurer stated that. 25 years ago, two pieces of land were given to the Town by Hercules Powder Company. This land is now Conservation property in Maple Park. Another piece of property further up belonged to the Chocolate Factory and was used as disposal beds, This land is now the parking lot for. Maple Park. Hercules had proposed lagoons for a liquid dumpsite but this plan was abandoned. There were lagoons on Stearns Avenue for dumping pentaerythritol and the Town landfill was also used for some dumping. It was stated that no filter cakes were dumped in the upper area of Maple Park. *Commissioner Webb leaves the meeting for the evening. When the Town had. the wells sampled in Maple Park, there were no traces of what was found on Stearns Avenue.; In response to the Commission's request to have some test holes dug in the area of the Hercules clump site in Maple Park to determine If there is hazardous waste, Town Man- ager Maurer stated that there would be no problem to excavate for evi- dence of possible hazardous waste. Kane Property Stearns Avenues An on-site inspection is scheduled for Saturday, April 9, 1983—atY0:00 AM, meeting at the corners of Stearns Ave, Chestnut Street and Mill Street. Telephone (:ells received bey C11ai_rsaoman Royles 1. Royle received a call from Mr. Hovey regarding property next to 1100 East Street where a, bulldozer has created a strip of land, Com- missioners will look at, this area Saturday, April 9th after an on-site inspection. 2. Royle received a call. from Marylou Anderson of Campbell Street stating that the new Route 1140 has created a pond near her home. Due ' to the recent heavy rain, it would be difficult to determine just what has caused this ponding. Barravella Property - East Street: Commissioner Webb spoke to the owner of this property, but Commissioners still feel thatthe value of this piece of property should be determined before any !further discussion. **by Firs. Jellinek MANSFIELD CONSERVATION COMMISSION MINUT'ES' MONDAY, MARCH 28, 1983 PAGE FOUR It was brought up that parcels abutting the Baravella property are "unknown It was agreed that one of the Commissioners should look into unknown parcels, As the Assessor's Office is going to start procedures on handling unknown parcels, Commissioner Johnson agreed to attend their meeting to learn more about this, MOTION: To adjourn at 10:50 PMB (Andrews - Johnson; all in favor) VOTED 4— r , Approved by Date to Town Clerk ��_ 1 ,) '_-'7' djc