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HomeMy WebLinkAboutConservation Comm 08/24/1981MANSFIELD CONSERVATION COMMISSI N�INUTES MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 1981 a GE ONE TOWN CLERK Members Present: Chairwoman Dianne Royle, Coms. Ronald Bonvie, Keith Johnson, Jane Sheehan, Doris Webb, Stuart Sweet Minutes: The Commissioners read the Minutes of August 17, 1981 :,loud. MOTION: To accept the Minutes of August 17, 1981 as written. (Webb - Sweet; all in favor) VOTED The Commissioners perused the Minutes of July 27, 1981. MOTION: To accept the Minutes of July 27, 1981 as written. (Sheehan - Sweet; all in favor) VOTED Correspondence: 1. August 24, 1981 request from Town Manager Maurer for a two- year extension of the Order of Conditions for the Mansfield Interceptor (File No. SE211-61) MOTION: To grant a two-year extension of the Order of Conditions for File No. SE211-61, noting that since this work will not be ready to go out to bid until early 1982, the Commission felt that a two-year extension would be in order. (Sweet - Sheehan; all those Commissioners voting, in favor, Com. Johnson abstained due to a possible conflict of interest) VOTED 2. August 11, 1981 letter from Mansfield Little League outlining the progress of the West Mansfield Little League complex. Due to the slower than expected pace of the project, Com. Sweet suggested that he contact the Little League and request that the "Conservation Land" sign be returned to the Commission for safe keeping until the work has been completed and the sign can be reposted. 3. August 17, 1981 letter from Mansfield Recreation Commission requesting permission to remove 150 yards of loam from the West Mansfield Little League complex for use on the Motocross Track and at Memorial Park. MOTION: To send a letter to the Recreation Commission with a copy to the Town Manager and to the Little League stating that since the work is in its early stages, the Commission hesitates to allow any loam to be MANSFIELD CONSERVATION COMMISSION MINUTES MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 1981 PAGE TWO removed at this time, suggesting that other sources, e.g., the airport, be explored, and that if nothing else in town in available, the Commission would contact the Little League to determine whether this loam could be provided. (Bonvie - Sweet; all in favor) VOTED Peter DiGirolamo - 150 Mill Street: Mr. DiGirolamo appeared before the Commission on behalf of Rene Chevalier of 150 Mill Street, who would like to pipe (using a 4 -inch pipe) a spring which runs under the corner of his house approximately 100 feet to the Canoe River and to fill in a depression (about 50 feet from the River) at the rear of his property to prevent ponding. Chairwoman Royle gave Mr. DiGirolamo a "Request for a Determination form to be filled out and agreed to visit the site together with Coms. Bonvie and Webb on Tuesday, August 25, 1981, at 1:00 PM. Peter DiGirolamo - East Street: Chairwoman Webb asked Mr. DiGirolamo if the violation on his East Street property has been rectified. Mr. DiGirolamo stated that, while the brush has not yet been removed, he is planning to do it. Chairwoman Royle requested that it be done as soon as possible and that the Commission be notified as soon as the violation has been removed. Correspondence (cont'd): 4. Bill in the amount of $168.93 from Patricia E. MacKay for 36 hours of secretarial services and supplies. MOTION: To pay this bill in the amount of $168.93. (Sheehan - Webb; all in favor) VOTED 5. Notice of Intent from Whitman & Howard for water main work along Willow and School Streets to be done by the Town. MOTION: To schedule the Wetlands Protection Act for this project for Monday, September 14, 1981, at 8:00 PM. (Johnson - Webb; all in favor) VOTED 6. August 4, 1981 memo from Town Manager Maurer concerning the installation of a fence between Fulton Pond Park and the Signoriello property. It was agreed to postpone consideration of this matter until n Com. Boyden could look into the matter. MANSFIELD CONSERVATION COMMISSION MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 1981 MINUTES PAGE THREE 7. Bill in the amount of $90 for annual dues to the Mass. Association of Conservation Commissions. MOTION: To pay the $90 annual dues to the Mass. Association of Conservation Commissions. (Webb - Sheehan; all in favor) VOTED 8. Copy of August 10, 1981 Certificate of Compliance from DEQE of Lots 5 and 18, Granada Park, File No. SE211-43. 9. Copy of August 10, 1981 Extension Permit from DEQE for Lots 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14,` 15, 16, and 17, Granada Park. 10. Copy of August 3, 1981 Certificate of Compliance from DEQE for Woodland Park, File NO. SE211-44. 11. Public notice from the Corps of Engineers concerning the Town of Mansfield's request for a permit to place 40 cubic yards of riprap along the Three Mile River in Norton. 12. Notice from DEQE of an on-site inspection of Wind Chime Acres on Thursday, August 27, 1981 at 10:00 AM to determine whether an extension should be granted for this project. (File No. SE211-6; Com. Bonvie indicated that he had requested such an extension from the Conservation Commission as a matter of courtesy. 13. Open Letter to Mansfield Residents from the Hazardous Waste Advisory Committee requesting a list of suspected hazardous waste sites. MOTION: To send a letter to the Hazardous Waste Advisory Committee listing the following possible hazardous waste sites in Mansfield: Hathaway Patterson, County Street Compo Chemical, Branch Street Riechold Chemical Sweet Manufacturing Mansfield Sanitary Landfill Stearns Avenue Hill Dump Former Tannery across tracks from Milhaus Apts. Mansfield Bleachery (Sweet - Webb; all in favor) VOTED 14. Superseding Order of Conditions from DEQE _ denying Carl Nelson's School Street project (File No. SE211-64). MANSFIELD CONSERVATION COMMISSION MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 1981 Chairwoman Royle stated that she had of this Order from Chris Tilden, who Superseding Order prevents Mr. Nelson MINUTES PAGE FOUR requested a clarification explained that this from filling horizontally th wetlands nn his Droperty, i.e., encroaching any further on e 14. August 9, 1981 letter from Peter Weikel, Boy Scout, requesting permission to open and clean the Rumford River for canoeing and recreational fishing. MOTION: To send a letter to Peter Weikel commending him on his proposed project, encouraging him to undertake the work as outlined in his letter, and indicating that Com. Bonvie would be willing to offer him some assistance in his endeavor. (Bonvie - Webb; all in favor) VOTED 15. Request for Capital Improvement Programs information from Paul Folkman. The Commissioners jointly answered the questions concerning the proposed capital improvements for the next five years. Self -Help Funds: MOTION: In response to the Mass. Association of Conservation Commissions' request for a list of possible conservation land purchases for which self-help funds would be sought, to send along the following list of possible land purchases: 1. a 50 -acre parcel - $25,000 2. a 15 -acre parcel - 12,000 3. a 10 -acre parcel adjacent to land already owned by the Town and which would complete access to the Great Woods - $10,000 4. an 8 -acre parcel - $3,000 VOTED (Webb - Sheehan; all in favor) Norman Gray - Rezoning Proposal: MOTION: To send a letter to Mr. Gray thanking him for his presentatic of August 17, 1981 informing the Commissionof his intentions (Bonvie - Sweet; all in favor) VOTED Highland Street Tree Cutting: Chairwoman Royle indicated that althou€ she has not heard from Sandra Smith of Grossmans concerning the clean- up of this area, the Fire Chief has approached her about having the Forestry Management Department clean up the area. The Commissioners agreed that this would not be desirable since it is private property and the responsibility of the owners. MANSFIELD CONSERVATION COMMISSION MINUTES MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 1981 PAGE FIVE Town Engineer: MOTION: To send a memo to the Town Manager, in response to a newspaper article, reaffirming the Commission's urging that a Town Engineer be hired and suggesting that a part-time engineer be hired in order to stay within the budget while still employing a highly qualified engineer. (Sheehan - Bonvie; all in favor) VOTED Leon Grant's Pond Development: MOTION: To send a memo to the Board of Selectmen informing them that the Commission cannot take any action concerning this matter until they hear from the Town Counsel regarding the results of his meeting with Peter O'Brien, Building Inspector Cook et al and that they will pass on whatever information they receive as soon as possible. (Johnson - Sheehan; all in favor) VOTED Adjournment: MOTION: To adjourn this meeting at 10:00 PM. (Johnson - Sweet; all in favor) VOTED 7 Accepted by Date to Town Clerk pem