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HomeMy WebLinkAboutConservation Comm 07/21/1980CONSERVATION COMMISSION MINUTES PAGE 1 MONDAY, JULY 21, 1980 ` Members Present: Chairwoman Doris Webb, Dianne Royle, Jane Sheehan, Stuart Sweet Minutes: MOTION: To dispense with the reading of the Minutes of June 23, 1980 and to accept these Minutes with additions. (Royle - Sweet; all in favor) VOTED MOTION: To dispense with the reading of the Minutes of July 14, 1980 and to accept these Minutes as written. (Sheehan - Royle; all in favor) VOTED Kenneth H. Torman - Fulton Pond: Chairwoman Webb reported that Kenneth H. Torman, 86 Rumford Avenue, had approached Com. Boyden about placing a pump in Fulton Pond to provide water for his lawn sprinkler. Com. Boyden suggested that Mr. Torman obtain any water he needed from the Pond with buckets rather than with the aid of a pump. Although Com. Sweet disagreed with this decision, the instructions to Mr. Torman were backed by the other Commissioners. Fulton and Kingman Pond Dams: Com. Royle reported that Constable Lambos telephoned he'r to report problems he has noted at the dams for both Fulton and Kingman Ponds. A. Apparently, Constable Lambos stated, when the Fulton Pond dam was built, not enough concrete was used in the construc- tion and at present gravel is flowing through the dam. B. A dead poplar tree near Kingman Pond dam is attracting many youngsters and it is presenting a hazard to their safety. Mrs. MacKay gave Chairwoman Webb a copy of a memo dictated to the Town Manager by Com. Boyden concerning the dead tree near Kingman Pond dam. MOTION: To send a letter to the Town Manager reporting Constable Lambos' observations at the Fulton Pond dam:and requesting that appropriate action be taken. (Royle - Sheehan; all in favor) VOTED Northeast Corridor Improvement Project• Chairwoman Webb reported that Robert S. DeSanto of DeLeuw, Cather/Parsons & Associates, Northeast Corridor Program Managers, has offered to conduct a walking tour of the area covered by the Federal Railroad Admini- stration's project. It was the consensus of the Commissioners CONSERVATION COMMISSION MINUTES PAGE 2 MONDAY, JULY 21, 1980 t that a Saturday morning would be most convenient for this on-site inspection which, the Commissioners felt, could take place either before or after the hearing which is scheduled for Monday, July 28. Com. Sheehan suggested that the following people be sent copies of the hearing notice together with information concerning the on- site inspection: Anthony G. Stanzione, Town Engineer W. Chadwick Maurer, Town Planner Thomas Bonome, Mansfield Department of Public Works Camp, Dresser & McKee, Inc. Whitman & Howard Joseph T. Cronin, Mass. Department of Public Works, Taunton David Chareth, Mass. Department of Public Works, Expediter for Routes 140 and 495 It was also decided that due to the large number of abutters to this project a special notice to all abutters and interested citizens inviting them to the hearing should be published in the MANSFIELD NEWS together with the usual hearing notice. Ash Gravel Removal Project: The Wetland Protection Act Hearing for this project was scheduled for Monday, July 28, 1980 at 9:30 PM. Rewlew Trust - Woodland Park: James Kelly, attorney for Rewlew Trust, and Nancy Eames came before the Commission at the suggestion of Ted Kaegael, DEQE. DEQE has granted Rewlew Trust an extension "limited to the relocation and modifications of the Back Bay Brook proper, and does not include work related to filling in the area of the original brook bed or the placement and removal of the existing stockpiled spoil material. Any other work ... shall require a new filing." Mr. Kelly contends that the filling of the original brook bed was part of the original plans filed with the Commission and the subject of the Superseding Order of Conditions issued by DEQE after the Commission's Order of Conditions was appealed. More spoil material was generated than anticipated so that while grading of all of this excess material would not allow the stated elevations to be maintained, stockpiling of this material would allow for its future use on the roads of the sub -division. The decision most hoped for by Rewlew Trust would be that without a new Wetland Protection Act Hearing they would be allowed to fill in the brook bed, push back the material stockpiled near the brook to prevent pollution, and to stockpile the remaining excess material in a cul-de-sac on-site where trees have already been removed. was the consensus of the Commissioners that this CONSERVATION COMMISSION MINUTES PAGE 3 MONDAY, JULY 21, 1980 work was probably covered by the original plans submitted for the hearing and that, therefore, a new hearing should not be required. It was agreed that DEQE staff members would be consulted concerning this matter when they are in Mansfield on Thursday, July 24, 1980 on another matter. Old Colony Motors, Inc. Margot Jellinek, with flood plain map in hand, stated that the land across the Rumford River from the Town Hall, for which Old Colony Motors, Inc. has been granted a variance to use as a lot for cars, is in the flood flow and thus should not be developed. While the Commissioners could not be sure from the flood plain map whether or not the land acutally is in the flood flow, they were most concerned because the land falls within 100 feet of the Rumford River. MOTION: To send a letter to Messrs. Sarro and Porfido explaining the Commission's concern in this project and informing them that they have been placed on the Commission's agenda for Monday, July 28, 1980 at 7:30 PM. They should also be requested to bring any drawings they have of their plans. (Sheehan - Sweet; all in favor) VOTED Henley -Lundgren Earth Removal Project: The Commissioners studied the plans for this project at some length. MOTION: To send a memo to the Planning Board stating that after review and discussion, the Commissioners feel that no Wetland Protection Act Hearing will be required for the excavation of the buffer zone between the Clemmey-Gray properties. (Royle - Sweet; all in favor) VOTED Correspondence: 1. July 14, 1980 memo from Municipal Airport Commission inviting members of the Conservation Commission to join a Citizens Advisory Committee to discuss and formulate a Master Plan. 2. Environmental Notification Form for Wind Chime Acres. It was agreed that the Commission would submit its comments to the Executive Office of Environmental Affairs as soon as the Notification form is published in the ENVIRONMENTAL MONITOR. 3. July 3, 1980 Public Notice from the Army Corps of Engineers seeking public comment on the Chavaree-Willis Cabot Pond Project. The Commissioners decided to send a copy of the Commission's CONSERVATION COMMISSION MINUTES PAGE 4 MONDAY, JULY 21, 1980 f ` Order of Conditions for this project (SE211-54) to the Army Corps of Engineers. 4. Letter from Massachusetts Natural Heritage Program requesting expert help in an aquatic systems classification and inventory project. The Commissioners referred this to Com. Meszoely. 5. Forms for the 1981-82 Capital Improvement Program Requests. Com. Rys will be consulted concerning these forms. 6. Planning Board Minutes of July 2, 1980. Adjournment: MOTION: To adjourn this meeting at 10:21 PM. Accepted by Date to Town Clerk !7-A)f - Pd