HomeMy WebLinkAboutConservation Comm 10/07/1981MANSFIELD CONSERVATION COMMISSION MINUTES '��
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1981; 9:00 PM PAGE ON P9
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Emergency Meeting to Prepare for and to Discuss Executive Sessirorl--._� �s
with Board of Selectmen Regarding Possible Litigation in Connection
with Grant Pond
Members Present: Chairwoman Dianne Royle, Coms. Ronald Bonvie,
Paul Boyden, Keith Johnson, Jane Sheehan,
Stuart Sweet, Doris Webb (arrived at 9:30 PM)
Chairwoman Royle informed the Commissioners that Steve DiLorenzo,
Corps of Engineers, had called this morning to inform the Commission
that Raymond Goddard has requested the Corps to make an inspection
of this project. Coms. Bonvie and Boyden stated that they would
attend this on-site inspection. In another telephone conversation,
Chairwoman Royle reported, Town Counsel Mulcahy advised against
pursuing this litigation and recommended a compromise. In addition,
Chairwoman Royle explained that after briefly outlining the sequence
of events in this case to Alexandra Dawson and to Greg MacGregor,
two attorneys specializing in environmental matters, both lawyers
indicated that it appeared that the Commission had gone beyond
that required by the law in trying to accommodate Mr. Grant.
MOTION: To recess this meeting at 9:15 PM to join the Board of
Selectmen in Executive Session to discuss this matter.
(Johnson - Boyden; all in favor) VOTED
Com. Webb arrived shortly after this Executive Session began.
At 10:30 PM the Commission resumed its meeting with a round table
discussion of the possible next steps in this case, with each
Commissioner voicing his principal concerns with the project and
the various possible courses of action.
MOTION: To adjourn this emergency meeting at 11:00 PM.
(Webb - Sheehan; all in favor) VOTED
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