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HomeMy WebLinkAboutConservation Comm 11/23/1981MANSFIELD CONSERVATION COMMISSION MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1981 Members Present: Chairwoman Dianne Royle, e`c Paul Boyden, Keith Johnson, Sweet, Doris Webb (arrived Minutes: Jane Shee',1 at 10:15 PM) MOTION: To waive the reading of the Minutes of November 9, 1981 since the Commissioners had received them at home and to accept these Minutes with corrections. (Sweet - Boyden; all in favor) VOTED Correspondence: 1. November 16, 1981 letter from Carl E. Kane formally offering as a gift to the Town three parcels of land. MOTION: To send a letter to Mr. Kane accepting his offer with thanks and to send a letter to Town Counsel Mulcahy requesting that he begin the legal work involved in transferring this land to the Town of Mansfield, with particular attention to the apparent lack of a right of way. (Sweet - Boyden; all in favor) VOTED 2. November 12, 1981 Notice of Intent from Sturdy Hospital for a proposed medical clinic. MOTION: To schedule: (1) an on-site inspection of this proposed project for Friday, November 27, 1981, at 9:30 AM; and (2) a Wetlands Protection Act Hearing for this project for Monday, December 7, 1981, at 8:00 PM. In addition, to send a letter to the applicant listing the following concerns the Commission would like addressed at the hearing: (1) apparent discharge of drainage into Robinson Brook against the flow; (2) lack of catch basins in parking lot; and (3) if possible, supply a cross section of the retention area. Michael Feinman - 1795 West Street: Mr. Feinman came before the Commission to request permission to clean the beach front of his West Street property. Mr. Feinman explained that this work.would be accomplished by two small bulldozers in approximately two hours and that the work involved would actually be .a continuation of the cleaning begun by Tony Caponigro last October under File No. SE211-56. MOTION: To send a letter to Michael Feinman granting him permission to clean the beach front of his 1795 West Street property. (Sweet - Johnson; all in favor)„ VOTED MANSFIELD CONSERVATION COMMISSION MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1981 MINUTES PAGE TWO Mrs. Jellinek - Mill Pond: Mrs. Jellinek, in connection with her opposition to the restoration of Mill Pond, presented several letters to the Commission among which were a letter from Whitman and Howard stating that the restoration of Mill Pond would have no effect on Cate Spring and a letter from the state Director of Accounts stating that a Town Meeting Vote would be required to dispose of the excess materials generated by such a project. Correspondence (cont'd): 3. October 16, 1981 request from Fireside Realty Trust for a one-year extension for the relocation of Back Bay Brook (File No. SE211-65). MOTION: To send a letter to Fireside Realty Trust stating that the granting of the requested extension is contingent upon a progress report on this project. (Project reports were required by Condition No. 12 of the Order of Conditions for this project.) (Sweet - Sheehan; all in favor) VOTED 4. Copy of November 5, 1981 letter from Corps of Engineers to Leon Grant setting forth questions to be answered by Mr. Grant before proceeding any further on his pond. The Commissioners spent a great deal of time discussing this project. Raymond Goddard read a prepared statement requesting the Commission seek an injunction against Mr. Grant to force him to adhere to the letter of the Order of Conditions. In response to a question by Com. Bonvie, Mr. Goddard stated that he felt that the depreciation of his property caused by the encroachment of Mr. Grant's pond development would be regained as soon as the 50 -foot buffer strip is established. MOTION: To grant Leon Grant a one-year extension (until November 25, 1982) for this project (File No. SE211-52), such extension contingent upon the following conditions. Any violation of these conditions will invalidate the extension permit and a new Wetlands Protection Act Hearing will be required. (1) A 50 -foot buffer strip shall be established along the southerly portion of the pond (adjacent to the property presently owned by Raymond E. Goddard). (2) The Conservation Commission shall be notified when the restoration of the buffer F strip is completed and a plan (certified by a Registered Professional Engineer) shall be submitted to the Commission depicting the present and proposed configura- tion of the pond, the depth of the pond, spot elevations along the perimeter of the pond, and distances from MANSFIELD CONSERVATION COMMISSION MINUTES MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1981 PAGE THREE the pond to adjacent properties. No material from the pond or from within 100 feet of the perimeter of the pond shall be removed from the site and/or Grant property until this buffer strip is established and the plan is submitted to and approved by the Conservation Commission. (Sheehan - Sweet; in favor: Boyden, Johnson, Royle, Sheehan, Sweet; opposed: Bonvie; abstained: Webb) VOTED Com. Webb joined the meeting before the final vote was taken on this matter; Com. Boyden left the meeting at this time. 5. November 18, 1981 letter from Mass. DPW stating that the problem cited by Anna Prohodsky is being rectified. 6. November 18, 1981 letter from Executive Office of Environmental Affairs enclosing self-help forms and letters substantiating the statement that Mansfield has no current Master Plan on file. MOTION: To send copies of these letters to Town Planner Folkman with the request that he put the Conservation/ Recreation section of the Master Plan on this top priority list for revision. (Sheehan - Webb; all in favor) VOTED On -Site Inspectiots_ Chairwoman Royle and Com. Sweet reported on the inspection of: (1) 262 Plain Street - will not require a Wetlands Protection Act Hearing since there will be no permanent alteration of a wetland; and (2) Circle C, West Street - no action deemed necessary. Boy Scouts - Stream Cleaning: Secretary MacKay informed the Commission that John Dunn, Mansfield Boy Scout Leader, called in response to the Commission's request for Boy Scout involvement in a stream cleaning project. MOTION: To send a letter to John Dunn thanking him for his interest in this project, stating that the Commission's first priority would probably be the Canoe River, perhaps in the Strese Conservation Land off Ware Street, and offering to have Com. Bonvie attend a troop committee meeting to discuss this project. (Bonvie , Johnson; all in favor) VOTED `a - A d j ournment : MOTION: To adjourn this meeting at 11:07 PM and schedule the next meeting for December 7, 1981.