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CONSERVATION COMMISSION MINUTES PACE 1
JUNE 9, 7.980 �1
Members Present: Chairwoman Doris Webb, Paul Boyden, Charles
Meszoely, Dianne Royle, Frederick Rys, Stuart
Sweet
Rebe_cca_W_h_i_te - School-St-reet: A Wetland Protection Act Hearing
was held at. 7:30 PM for Rebecca White's May 5, 1980 Notice of
Intent to grade and seed the land after the stumps have been
pulled for the purpose of farming the land. (File No. SE211-60)
A separate summary is on file; a tape of the hearing is also
on file at the Town Clerk's office. This hearing was continued
to June 23, 1980 at 8:00 PM in order for the applicant to supply
the Commission with the information requested in their letter
of May 12, 1980.
Town of _ Mansfield - Regional and Fruit Street Interceptors: A
Wetland Protection Act Hearing was held at 8:00 PM for the Town
of Mansfield's Notice of Intent dated May 23, 1980 for this
project. (File No. SE211.-61) A separate summary is on file; a
tape of the hearing is also on file at the Town Clerk's office.
Margot Jel_l.inek•Mill._Pond: Mrs. Jellinek cited the Wetland Pro-
tection Act Guide concerning the necessity of a Conservation
Commission's following all the regulations of the statute should
they propose a project which falls within the scope of this law.
She pointed this out in connection with the possibility being
discussed by Com. Boyden and the Selectmen of dredging Mill Pond
and using the resulting gravel for the Sanitary Landfill. At
this point Mrs. Jellinek made an impassioned plea that Mill Pond
not be touched but be retained for conservation and recreational
use.
Great Woods Stuff Committee --Footbridge Parcel: Marydee Flynn,
Chairwoman of the Great Woods Study Committee, r.equest..ed additional
funding from the Commission's 1980 Land Acquisition Fund for the
purchase of the 2.5 acres of Vazza. property. At present, there.
is $4,100 remaining in the 1979 Great Woods budget and Mr.
Vazza's asking price is $7,500. The shortage developed due to
the fact that the Annual Report's wording indicated that this
property would be financed by "the transfer of available Conser-
vation funds" when it was thought to have stipulated that the
money was to be "raised and appropriated."
There was some discussion concerning the importance of this parcel
snrc i -t :;1i-11 serve as an access to other Great Woods parcels.
It was also felt that some price flexibility on other parcels and,
if necessary, the elimination of some proposed acquisitions would
be possible to compensate for this situation. It was also the
consensus that before this project is financed assurances should
CONSERVATION COMMISSION MINUTES
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obtained .from the State that: they will,
bridge over Route 495 in this area. Com
that the necessity for and the cost of a
should be investigated.
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indeed, build a foot-
. Boyden also suggested
ny engineering work
MOTION: If the Commission does, in fact, receive the $60,000
Land Acquisition Fund, $4,000 shall be transferred to
the Great Woods Study Committee to aid in the purchase
of the Vazza property and to cover any expenses incidental
to this purchase.
(Rys - Boyden; all in favor)' VOTED
Karl D. Clenney_ SE?_11_3': Mr. Clemmey appeared before the
Commission to request a one-year extension. on the Order of
Conditions for this project. Mr. Clemmey stated that he would
need this added time in order to coordinate the timing of his
work with that of the State's relocation of Route 140 in this
same area.
MOTION: That the Conservation Commission issue an extension
permit in the proper form requiring Mr. Clemmey to
register this extension and return the book and page
numbers upon filing to the Commission. Any changes
to the drawings or the project shall necessitate Mr.
Clemmey's returning to the Commission for a determination
as to whether a new Wetland Protection Act Hearing will.
be necessary.
(Boyden -- Sweet; all in favor) VOTED
Marc Wiese --2 Oak Street: Chairwoman Webb and Coms. Boyden,
Meszoely, and Sweet, who had visited the proposed location for
this house, stated that they did not feel. that there is any
problem with this house being located 72 feet from Hodges Brook.
Com. Rys cited the Wetland Protection Act Guide which indicated
that the Commission does not have the authority to waive a
hear-ing if a project falls within the scope of the Statute.
Gom. Royle po;ntcd out that hearings have been held in the past
for similar proposals.
MOTION: To hold a Wetland Protection Act Hearing on Monday,
June 16, 7.980 at 8:00 PM for Mr. Wiese's proposal to
move a house to a location 72 feet from Hodges Brook.
(Meszoely - Rys; Webb, Meszoely, Royle, Rys, and Sweet
in favor; Boyden abstained) VOTED
3_00 West Street: The Commissioners discussed at some length the
condition of the filled land at this address.
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MOTION: To send a letter to Mr. Kenneth Rezendes, the contractor
who is going to remove this fill, with a copy to Donald
B. Kaufman, attorney for Ramu Patel, the owner of the
property, stating that the Conservation Commission has
voted that a1.1 unsuitable material, including blacktop,
shall be removed from the land at 300 West Street.
(Boyden Royle; Webb, Boyden, Royle, 1?ys, and Sweet
in favor; Meszoely opposed) VOTED
868 West -Street: It was the consensus of the Commissioners who
viewed the site that this is a marginal situation and, while it
probably should be monitored, no action is necessary at this time.
Clyde Phillips -_Pratt Street:
MOTION: To send a letter to Mr. Phillips reminding him that he
is under a cease and desist order and that tie cannot
resume work on this land until he either comes before
the Commission to explain his project or files a Notice
of. Intent. Also to extend an invitation to Mr. Phillips
to appear before the Commission at a meeting so that
the situation can be discussed.
(Rys - Meszoely; all in favor) VOTED
Lincoln IlolskeL Jr. --Elm Street/ Elm Terrace:
MOTION: To send a letter, to Mr. Holske reminding him that it has
been several months since he was issued a cease and
desist order on this project and requesting him that he
inform the Commission as to what he proposes and/or to
visit the Commission at his earliest convenience.
(Boyden - Sweet; all in favor) VOTED
Karl C_1_emm_ey--File No. S_E211-33: Com. Royle reported that she
contacted the Eminent_ Domain Division of the Department of the
Attorney General in response to their letter of May 22, 1980
requesting a copy of this file. Com. Royle agreed that the
Commission would send the. Eminent Domain Division copies of the
Orders of Conditions on Mr. Clemmey's projects and suggested
that plans and any other information would be available through
DEQE.
Correspondence:
1. Copy of Notice of Appeal of the Commission's Order of Conditions
for Wind Chime Acres signed by 1.0 Mansfield residents.
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JUNE 9, 1980
2. Copy of Notice of Appeal of the Commission's Order of Conditions
for Wind Chime. Acres by Ronald S. Bonvie Corp.
3. May 22, 1980 letter- from Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ammidown, 63
School Street, and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hicks, III, 71 School
Street, concerning an ineffective drainage runoff between
their houses. This letter had been shuttled to the Town
Manager without comment and returned to the Commission in the
same manner.
MOTION: To return the letter to the Town Manager with a cover
letter stating that the Conservation Commission feels
that this is a Town maintenance problem and therefore
out of the Commission's domain and requesting the
Town Manager to act accordingly.
(Boyden - Royle; all in favor) VOTED
Copy of
Jut -1e 3, 1980 letter from White & Kelly, attorneys for
REWLEW
Trust, Woodland Park, to Chris Tilden, DEQE, requesting
an extension
for Pile No. SE211.-44 and also requesting per-
mission
to do some additional filling.
MOTION:
To send a letter to DEQE with copies to Atty. Kelly
and Chadwick Maurer stating that the Conservation
Commission cbjects to an extension for this project
because the applicant is already in violation of the.
Superseding Order of Conditions. Also, the Commission.
feels that an extension should not be granted until.
the problem is corrected. Moreover, the filling of
the area mentioned in this letter or any other
additional work requires a new Wetland Protection
Act Hearing by the Mansfield Conservation Commission.
(Boyden -- Meszoel.y; all in favor) VOTED
5. May 30,
1980 response from Garrett G. Hollands, IEP, to Dr..
Carr's
critique of IEP's Cabot Pond report. It was agreed
that a
copy of this Letter should be forwarded to the Planning
"n"grd .
Minutes:
MOTION: To dispense with the reading of the Minutes since they
were sent to the Commissioners at home and to accept as
written the Minutes for May 19, May 22, May 26, anti June 2.
(Royle - Meszoely; all in favor) VOTED
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Com. Meszoely mentioned that his summer teaching schedule will
leave him free only on Wednesday evenings and he would therefore
request that some of the Commission's meetings be held on
Wednesday evening. It was the consensus of the Commission that
this would be feasible. Chairwoman Webb suggested that this
would be taken into consideration when future meetings were
planned.
Woodland Park: Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Di Iulis, 200 Fruit Street,
who are experiencing water difficulties, apparently due to the
Woodland Park project, requested and received a copy of the: Order
of Conditions and the Superseding Order of Conditions for Chis
project.
MOTION: To adjourn the meeting at 1.0:40 PM
(Meszoely, Rys; all in favor) VOTED
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Accepted by
Date to Town