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HomeMy WebLinkAboutConservation Comm 09/29/1980i CONSERVATION COMMISSION MINUTES Rr E' GE i MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1980 OCT 9 -1980 TOWN CLEr Members Present: Chairwoman Doris Webb, oy en, a.rles Meszoely, Dianne Royle, Freder.ickjRys, Jane Sheehan Woodland Park'; Com, Boyden reported that Ted Kaegael of DEQE has invited members of the Conservation Commission to attend an on-site inspection of the Back Bay Brook relocation project of Rewlew Trust at its Woodland Park subdivision. Also in attendance at this meeting, which will begin at the Morse residence, 253 Branch Street,' at 9:00 AM on Tuesday, September 30, 1980, will be Mr. Lewis, Attleboro attorney for the Morses, and James Kelly, attorney for Rewlew'Turst.' Coms. Boyden and Meszoely will attend on behalf of the Commission, Com. Boyden reiterated the Commission's position that there shall be no spreading of the stockpiled material along the relocated brook without a Wetland Protection Act Hearing. MOTION: To send a previously dictated memo to Bertram Cook, Building Inspector, requesting an outline of the zoning by-laws pertaining to the square footage requirements of wet, and dry land per house lot that were in effect at the time the preliminary plans (May 23, 1974) and the definitive plans (November 23, 1975) for Woodland Park were submitted (Rys - Boyden; all in favor) VOTED Margot Jellinek - Mull Pond: Mrs, Jellinek requested that the summary of her comments concerning Mill Pond recorded in the Com- mission's Minutes of August 11, 1980 be modified to 'indicate that ..only a small portion (a sliver about. 90 feet wide) of the land being offered by the Fish and Game Association in exchange for Mill, Pond had already been deeded to the Town of Mansfield by the Austin, in the '1950's" MOTION: To attach Mrs. Jellinek's comments to the Conservation Commission's Minutes of August 11, 1980. (Rys,- Boyden; all in favor) VOTED Mrs. Jellinek also cited the 1972 Mansfield Annual Town Report: which listed the Special Town Meeting Article concerning this land. Correspondence: 1. Bill for secretarial services. in the amount_ of $100 from Patricia E. MacKay. MOTION: To pay this bill in the amount of $100. (Royle Sheehan; all in favor) VOTED CONSERVATION.COMMISSION MINUTES PACE 2 MONDAY; SEPTEMBER 29, 1980 { 2. Town of Weston "Wetland Regulations" returned ,by Marydee Flynn, who, after studying them, suggested that it is difficult to'i assess just how comprehensive their planks without the "Wet -lands and Flood Plain Protection Districts, 1980" referred to in their regulations. MOTION: To request a copy of this "Wetland and Flood Plain Protection Districts, 1980" from the Weston Town Clerk. (Sheehan - Royle; all in 'favor); VOTED 3. September 22, 1980 letter from Leo E. Peloquin requesting a Certificate of Compliance for the work at 227 Franklin Street (SE211-50) for which an Order of Conditions was issued on October 22, 1970. Com. Boyden and Town Engineer Stanzione will inspect the work. 4. September 1.6, 1980 Notice of Executive Office of Energy Resources drawing attention to the Anemometer Loan Program. 5. Copy of September 23, 1980 letter from the Norton Conservation Commission to the Board of Selectmen concerning Alternative' Sludge Disposal. Kelton Potter -- East Street: Com. Boyden conveyedtke message from Town Counsel Mulcahy that his first step in looking into this matter will be to contact Kelton Potter's attorney, Edward Modiste. Ash Gravel Removal Project: Before the hearing was officially opened, Mrs. Jellinek brought to the attention of the Commission the fact that the newspaper publication of the notice of this hearing did not include the time at which the hearing was scheduled. Mrs. i Jellinek, therefore, stated that the hearing; could not be legally field. It was the 'consensus of the Commissioners that this secretarial oversight should riot penalize the Ashes who have already agreed to two continuances of this hearing, which began on July 28, 1980. The continuance of the Wetland Protection Act Hearing was held at 8:00 PM for Charles P, and Hazel F. Ash's July 10,;1980 Notice of Intent to remove gravel from about 5.8 acres of land off Gilbert Street (File No. SE211-63). This hearing was begun on July 28, 1980 and continued on August 11, 1980. A separate summary is ,on file; a tape of the hearing is also on file at the Town 'Clerk's office. Airs. Robert Waters - Willow Tree: Com. Rys reported that on Saturday, September 27, 1980, he had dug up the willow tree offered to the Commission by Mrs. Waters and planted ,it on the Sweet Conservation Land. The Commission will send a thank you note to the Waters. o'c Com. Boyde" left .the meet_int, at this .time. CONSERVATION COMMISSION MINUTES PAGE 3 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1980 Michael Davidson Eagle Scout: Chairwoman Webb informed ,the Com- mission that she had discussed the proposed fishing pier project for Sweets Pond with Michael Davidson as a possible Eagle Scout project. Com. Rys pointed out that such a structure might pose' an attractive nuisance and suggested that the proposal be reviewed by Town Counsel Mulcahy. MOTION: To send a 'letter to 'Gown Counsel Mulcahy with a copy to Town Manager Maurer requesting his legal opinion of having Eagle Scout Davidson construct a Fishing pier on Sweets Pond. (Rys - Meszoely; all in favor) VOTED Mama Vista iI: In order to keep the Commission abreast of the; latestdevelopments in this subdivision, Town Engineer Stanzione informed the Commission that Konstantinos Boutas has agreed to make modifications requested by the Town Engineer to the drainage of Lot Nos. 16 and 17 on Tanya Drive. In'order ,`to insure that this drainage problem is corrected, Town Engineer Stanzione has requested the Board of 'Health make this corrective work one of their stipula- tions.' As far as can be ascertained since the complete file is not available (A copy of. some of the material will be supplied by the State.), the Commission's restriction on Lot No. 16 has not been removed. MOTION: To send a letter to the Board of Health with copies to the Town Manager and the Town Engineer stating that Lot No. 16 should not be released until the drainage problem is corrected as outlined by Town Engineer Stanzione (Meszoely- Sheehan; all in favor) VOTED Pasulo Pr�crty - Kin}; Street: Com. Royle circulated a photograph of the mater.j.a1 stockpiled on this property taken on September. 22, when Com. Royle and Tom Engineer Stanzione visited the property. While some automobiles have been removed from the vicinity, none of the household articles and other debris which are within '100 feet of the Rumford River have been removed. MOTION: To send a letter to ter. Fasulo requesting that he remove thel unsuitable material from his King Street property by October 15, 1980. (Royle Rys; all in favor) VOTED F Ben Flint - Field Adjacent to Bristol Arms: Town Engineer Stanzione explained the project at Bristol Arms which was expanded to minimize the water problems experienced by the Fouracres and which is now to include th( ;placement of the twin 36 -inch culvert under Erick Road with a 48 -inch squashed pipe. The retention area (100 feet by CONSERVATION COMMISSION MINUTES PAGE 4 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1980 50 feet with an average depth of three feet) will hold approximately 1-44,000 gallons of water. This is not as important, in the Town Engineer's opinion, as is the cleaning of the stream and the larger culvert to be installed at the proper invert, both of which will move the water along more quickly and at a more uniform rate, Town Engineer Stanzione therefore suggested to Mr. Flint that his best protection from water problems would be for him to clean out and maintain the stream as it passes through his field. The Town Engineer stated that the culvert under Route 106 is adequate. It was suggested that a note be placed in the Bristol Arms file stating that upstream drainage is now creating problems on the Flint property and that any future development upstream of tile Flint land should be viewed in the light of these problems and that a complete downstream evaluation of the impact of any such building would be in order. Ben Flint agreed that Mr. Stivaletta had done as much as he could at the present time. Mr. Flint did, however, voice his disappoint- inent that the abutters had not been notified of the error in the calculations of the capacity of the retention area. Mr. Southwick, the engineer for the project, had quoted a capacity of 1.6 million gallons at the hearing and later had changed this figure to 160,000 gallons. Mr. Flint's main concern, however, is that future develop- ment will cause more problems on his property. Ben Flint - Sludge Disposal: Mr. Flint is concerned with the plans of Camp, Dresser & McKee to bury the sludge from the Wastewater Treatment Plant in'a sanitary landfill. It has been proven to Mr. Flint's satisfaction that this sludge can be used most effectively as a fertilizer and that although there are not the 250 acres of crop land in Mansfield stipulated by the engineering firm, there certainly are many farms in the general area which could use this sludge as fertilizer. Mr. Flint also pointed out that while farmers could only use the sludge for about two months out of the year, this material could be stockpiled and composD--d the rest of the year and would then be a very saleable item. MOTION: To send a letter to Camp, Dresser & McKee recommending that the agricultural use of sludge be given serious consideration. (Sheehan - Meszoely; all in favor) VOTED Carl Nelson -_School Street: It has been reported to the Commission that Mr. Nelson is continuing to stockpile material on his School Street property. Since the industrial park is the source of this material, Com. Rys suggested that he speak with Paul Dalton of Cabot, Cabot & Forbes. CONSERVATION COMMISSION MINUTES PACE 5 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1980 i MOTION: To send a letter to Carl Nelson to clarify the 'Commission's Cease and Desist Order which states that "no further work shall be performed until a public hearing has been held and an order of Conditions has been issued to regulate said work."' (Rys - Sheehan; all in favor) VOTED Little Lea ueL MOTION: To send a'letter to Mr. Richard Ryan, President of the Mansfield Little League, asking for a status report on the Little League fields to he built on the Sweet property. (Rys - Royle; all in favor) VOTED Adjournment: MOTION: To adjouni this; meeting at 9:40 PM. (Meszoely- Sheehan; all in favor) VOTED Accepted by Date to Town Clerk'