HomeMy WebLinkAboutConservation Comm 02/02/1981CONSERVATION COMMISSION MINUTES PAGE 1
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1981
Members Present: Chairwoman Doris Webb, Coms. Jane Sheehan,
Charles Meszoely, Stuart Sweet
Minutes: Chairwoman Webb read the Minutes of January 26, 1981 aloud.
MOTION: To accept these Minutes of January 26, 1981 with corrections.
(Meszoely - Sweet; all in favor) VOTED
Correspondence:
1. Copy of Army Corps of Engineers' letter to Carl Nelson of
January 26, 1981 stating that this School Street stockpiling
operation would not require a Corps permit because the work
area is south of the headwaters of Hodges Brook.
MOTION: To send a letter to the Army Corps of Engineers
questioning their determination that this School
Street site is south of the Hodges Brook headwaters.
and asking when they measured the flow of this
area of the brook.
(Sheehan - Sweet; all in favor) VOTED
2. January 30, 1981 letter from J.P. Smith requesting an
extension of time in which to secure permission in writing
from Edward Carl to perform the proposed work on his property.
MOTION: To send a letter to Mr. Smith granting him a 30 -day
extension.
(Sweet - Meszoely; all in favor) VOTED
3. January 22, 1981 letter from Paul Folkman concerning
Beachwood Estates drainage work.
It was agreed that a clarification of this memo should be
requested.
4. January 15, 1981 letter from Judith Pickett, Conservation
Law Foundation, offering to pursue the tree -cutting in
wetlands issue with DEQE for us.
MOTION: To request that the Conservation Law Foundation
make an argument for us before DEQE concerning
the cutting of trees in wetlands.
(Meszoely - Sheehan; all in favor) VOTED
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5. January 12, 1981 Notice of Intent from the Town
of Mansfield for proposed pumping stations.
The Wetlands Protection Act Hearing for this proposal
was scheduled for Monday, February 23, 1981 at 8:00 PM.
Mrs. Jellinek -Road Salt: Mrs. Jellinek again urged the
Commission to consider the hazard posed by the outdoor
storage of road salt.
MOTION: To send a letter to the Board of Health asking if
they have information regarding our drinking water
containing cyanide compounds and requesting the
most recent information regarding sodium chloride
in any/all of our wells.
(Meszoely - Sweet; all in favor) VOTED
MOTION: To send a letter to the Conservation Law Foundation
requesting any information they might have regarding
this problem and asking for the agency which might
provide guidance on such matters.
(Meszoely - Sheehan; all in favor) VOTED
Wetlands By -Law: Each Commissioner was given a copy of the
Wetlands By -Law submitted for inclusion in the Town Warrant.
At Mrs. Jellinek's suggestion, a copy of the proposed by-law
is to be sent to SRPEDD for their legal comments. Copies of
the Sharon, Easton, Foxboro, and Canton Wetlands By -Laws
will also be obtained. A place on the Selectmen's agenda
will be secured in order that the Commissioners might present
this by-law to the Board.
Bi -Monthly Meeting: Com. Boyden was chosen to attend the
Selectmen's Bi -Monthly Meeting to report on the Commission's
activities.
Maple Park Constable: Ted Robinson is apparently interested
in serving as the constable for Maple Park. The Commissioners
suggested'that Mr. Robinson appear before the Commission at
its next meeting to discuss this matter.
Adjournment:
MOTION: To adjourn this meeting at 8:45 PM.
(Sweet - Meszoely; all in favor) VOTED
Accepted by - -,
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