HomeMy WebLinkAboutConservation Comm 02/28/1983MANSFIELD CONSERVATION COMMISSION MINUTES
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2.8, 1983 P4GE
Members Present: Chairwoman Dianne Royle, Come. Doris Webb, S
Sweet, and Keith Johnson, d` MAa
The meeting was called to order at 8:02 PM. Z
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11i0TION: To accept the Minutes of February 14, 1983 with corrections, CLERK
(Johnson - Webb; all in favor) VOTED
X95 Footbridges
MOTION: To table further discussion of the footbridge until there is
a full Board in attendance and until such time as Marydee
Flynn can attend a meeting to discuss it also; once the
Commission has gathered all the facts and viable alterna-
tives to the million dollar footbridge proposed by the
State,have been discussed, a letter will be sent to the
Board of Selectmen with full details,
(Webb - Sweet; all in favor) VOTED
jNe!L _Schedule:
POTION: To keep the second and forth Monday of the month meeting
schedule and post any additional meetings rather than to
change it to every -other Monday night, due to possible
confusion.
(Webb - Sweet; all in favor) VOTED
rant Pond:
At the meeting of February 14, 1983, it was agreed that no action be
taken in .regards to the expiration of the Extension permit for Leon
f Crant's pond development, Chairwoman Royle suggested that the Com-
mission should take some action rather than to let it go.
MOTION: To send a letter to Town Counsel, informing him that the
Extension permit expired November 25, 1982 on Mr. Grant's
pond, and that we have had no correspondence from him re-
garding same, and ask his opinion as to the next step the
Conservation Commission should take. (CC: Town Manager)
('Webb - Sweet; all in favor) VOTED
Great Woods Study Committee:
!then Chairwoman Royle asked Marydee Flynn how many members at -large
are required for the Great Woods Study Committee, she asked that we
not, pursue the matter until she has spoken withthd Committee to de-
termine if they should continue as a board, Until we hear further
from Pars. Flynn, no letter will be sent to Charjes Mulcahy regard-
ing appointment of Members at -large,
Correspondence:
1. February 17, 1983 letter from Attorneys Watbtein & Greece in Bos-
ton on behalf of Clinical Science Laboratories,!,Inc, requesting the
issuance of an amended Order of Conditions to change the name of the
applicant from Clinical. Science Labs to Louis A oruso and Stanley
Elfbaum, Clinical Science Laboratories, Inc, f o� tax purposes.
MOTION: To issue an amended Order of Conditi ns to Clinical
Science Labs adding the names of Mr, Amoruso and Mr,
Elfbaum as requested in Attorneys Wa stein & Greece's
letter oT' February 17th,
(Johnson - Sweet; all in favor) VOTED
2, February 17, 1983 memo from Planning Director Folknan that they
are in receipt of the site plans for Peter Saugders - Scientific
Realtv Trust. for apartments on Old Colony Wa.y,,
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3. February 25, 1983 memo from Planning Director Folkman that they are
in receipt of site plans for ISPO on Branch Street. It was agreed
t that the Commission send a Request to Determine form to ISPO, asking
that they fill it out and return it along with a set of plans showing
wetlands and contours. The Commission will inform the Planning Board
that we have sent the. Request to Determine form to ISPO.
4. Copy of a Certificate of Compliance from DEQE to Granada Park,
Pile No. SE211-43 for lots 12 and 14.
5. Copy of "a February 23, 1983 letter from DEQE to the Foxborough
Conservation Commission that they are in receipt of our appeal to
the Michael -Angela Subdivision.
6. February 25, 1983 letter from Amory Engineers, Duxbury, stating that
if we have any engineering questions relating to the new Wetlands Laws,
that they would be willing to advise us.
7. Payroll sheet from Donna Coady for 38 hours of secretarial services
from January 24 to February 25, 1983 in the amount of $152.00.
MOTIONS To pay this bill.
(Sweet - Johnson; all in favor)
VOTED
8. February 11, 1983 letter from the State inviting the Commissioners
to attend a seminar on the new Wetlands Regulations on Thursday, April 7th,
9. February 16, 1983 memo from John McNair, Board of Selectmen, asking
for opinions on the Bi -monthly meetings with the Board of Selectmen, also
offering alternate suggestions. It was agreed that a letter be sent to
John McNair stating that the Conservation Commission is in favor of pro=
posing semi-annual meetings with all the members of the Commission and the
Board of Selectmen.
10. Copy of a February 10, 1983 letter from DEQE to Hatheway-Patterson
regarding an inspection made on January 20th by DEQE to determine the
status of the facility relative to compliance with hazardous waste reg-
ulations, The letter stated that they are in violation of the hazardous
waste regulations. It also made reference to a request by Hatheway-
Patterson for authorization for. a TSD facility,
140TTON: To send a letter to Karl Drown asking if this request is for
a TSD facility they already have, or that they propose to have,
Also, are they currently operating illegally and if so, what
do we, as a Town, plan to do about it?
(Johnson - Webb; all in favor) VOTED
11. February 18, 1983 letter from Attorney Alphonse W. Query, filling
in for Town Counsel Dwyer, stating his opinion 'regarding the Michael -
Angela subdivision in relation to the Kate spring Well, recommending
that the Mansfield Board of Selectmen not eomme1rce litigation, Com-
missioners agreed that a letter should be sent to Attorney Judith
Pickett of the Conservation Law Foundation, giving her an .overview
of the situation and ask for her input also, attaching copies of Mr,
Query's letter, Foxborough's By-law, and our letter to the Mansfield
pa:? of Selectmen asking for their support in ,this appeal.
aryd.ee Flynn: As Mrs. Flynn could not attend the meeting to discuss the
q 495 Footbridge, discussion of the subject was tabled.
Shaw Property - Mill Streets
Chairwoman Royle spoke to Mrs. Shaw on the telephone regarding a water
problem in her development (Cedar Meadows, formerly Colonial Heights).•
Ors, Shaw stated that the drainage problem seem to be worse now than
before, due to a .road going in, with no apparent allowance for drainage,
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1983 PAGE THREE
Mrs. Shaw also stated that there is a stream nearby. Commissioners
wondered whether this was Planning Board or Conservation's problem.*
MOTION: To send a letter to Town Counsel. for advice on what steps
the Commission could take to look into this alleged drain-
age problem as a possible contaminant to groundwater,
(CC: Town Manager)
(Webb -- Sweet; all in favor) VOTED
*In 1979, the Commission determined that no hearing was required for
Colonial Heights (now Cedar Meadows). Now that the Commission has new
data from groundwater .resource maps, it is concerned with protecting
the groundwater.
Appointment of Clerk: Discussion was tabled until. such time as all mem-
bers are present,
Report on Kane Property by Commissioner Sweet:
Commissioner Sweet reviewed the file including deeds dating back to 1840.
These deeds were difficult to decipher and referred to roads as boundaries
that do riot exist anymore. He suggested. that a possibility would be to
put, it on a drafting board, scale it out, and piece the several parcels
of land conveyed in the deed together. It was agreed that a letter be
sent to Town Counsel (CC: Town Manager) asking if a Deed could be drawn
up with the information we have gathered, attaching the complete file
for his information.
11 from Marcia White for $50,00 for research done on the Kane property.
MOTION: To pay this bill out of the Land Acquisition Fund.
(Webb - Johnson; all in favor) VOTED
Report on Canoe River Estates -Sharon by mission
Comer Sweet:
Commissioner Sweet reviewed the data on Canoe River Estates, denied by
the Sharon Conservation Commission. The developer is huing,them for
'400,000. The chain of events was very involved as far as the hearings
with the Sharon Planning Board, its Conservation Commission and its Board
of Health (the Selectmen are their Board of Health),. It was agreed that
a letter be sent to the Sharon Conservation Commission asking what the
status is on this proposed subdivision,
Cyclotech: Discussion was tabled until all. members are present.
Report from Commissioner Durbano on tree cutting in a Wetland areas
This will be given when there is a full Board,
Mrs Margot Jellinek - Cyclotech:
As Chairwoman for the League of Women Voters on Hazardous Waste, Mrs.
Jellinek reported on the history of Cyclotech and Trinity General Corp,
of Framingham. She suggested that the Commission request a copy of the
guidelines for Cyclotech issued by the State, so that the Commission mazy
offer its input and address the concerns specifically.
MOTION: To send a 'letter to Tom Collins, Dept of Environmental Man-
agement, Bureau of Solid Waste Disposal, requesting a copy of the draft
of the guidelines for Cyclotech when!they are available.
(Webb - Sweet; all in favor) VOTED
MOTION: To adjourn at 10:55 PM,
(Sweet - Webb; all in favor) VOTED
Approved by
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