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Meeting Minutes
March 11, 2009
Roger
Jewell, Wyatt Mills, Andrew Chagnon, Cheryl Peckham and JoAnn Teachout were in
attendance. Terry Bradley was
absent. Barbara Kinney, Conservation Administrative
Assistant, was also present.
Mr.
Mills opened the meeting at 7:00PM.
Citizen’s Forum
There was no one
present for Citizen’s Forum.
Proposed Regulations
promulgated under the Town of
Mr. Mills reviewed
the changes that were made with Ms. Teachout, per her suggestions, because she
was not present the last time this was discussed at the January 2009 meeting.
Motion made by Ms.
Peckham and seconded by Mr. Jewell. The
Conservation Commission voted 5-0 to accept the Northbridge Bylaw Rules and
Regulations as written.
(01-RDA-2009)
Proposed construction and grading of a
twelve-foot wide driveway within the buffer zone for a single-family
dwelling. The applicant is J & F
Marinella Development Corp. represented by Heritage Design Group,
Cheryl Peterson of Heritage Design Group gave
a summary of what is proposed. A small
portion of the entrance of the driveway is within the 100 foot buffer zone of
the wetland across the street. It is
approximately 20 to 30 feet of the driveway and there will be some
grading. The contours shown on the plan
are the original contours prior to stockpiling.
The Commission asked if there were any trees left on the lot and Ms.
Peterson was not sure. The Conservation
Commission suggested that hay bales be placed on the downstream side of the
lot. The erosion controls from the construction
of the roadway should be refreshed.
Motion made by Mr. Chagnon and seconded by
Mr. Jewell. The Conservation Commission
voted 5-0 to issue a negative determination.
Minutes
September
24, 2008
Motion
made by Mr. Chagnon and seconded by Mr. Jewell.
The Conservation Commission voted 4-0-1 (Mr. Mills abstained) to approve
the minutes of September 24, 2008 as written.
October
8, 2008
Motion
made by Mr. Chagnon and seconded by Ms. Peckham. The Conservation Commission voted 4-0-1 (Mr.
Jewell abstained) to approve the minutes of October 8, 2008 as written.
December
10, 2008
There
was no quorum to vote on these minutes.
January
14, 2009
Motion
made by Mr. Chagnon and seconded by Mr. Jewell.
The Conservation Commission voted 4-0-1 (Ms. Teachout abstained) to
approve the minutes of January 14, 2009 with the changes made by Mr. Mills.
Old / New Business
Standard
Conditions
– Review
Mr.
Mills stated that he has only started to review these standard conditions and
would like to continue this to a future meeting.
Other
Mr. Mills stated
that he contacted Susan Landau at DEP regarding the enforcement order to Mr. Caya. He informed her of the Conservation
Commission’s decision to not pursue and alternative to a DEP imposed fine. She indicated DEP would proceed with that
approach.
The Conservation
Commission scheduled a site visit for Core
Mark , per
the request of the engineer, on Monday, March 23, 2009 at 6:00PM. The Conservation Commission informed the
engineer that the pile of dirt on the property at
Cheryl Peterson
explained that the Order of Resource Area Delineation (ORAD) for Woodside at Northbridge (248-549) expires
in June 2009 and is looking for an extension for more than one year due to the
economic times. The Conservation
Commission stated that three years is fine with them. Heritage Design Group will file the request
for the extension with the Conservation Commission.
The Conservation
Commission members present performed administrative
tasks (signed Orders, etc.) that were needed.
Motion
made by Mr. Chagnon and seconded by Mr. Jewell.
The Conservation Commission voted 5-0 to adjourn the meeting at 7:50PM.
Respectfully
submitted,
Barbara
A. Kinney
Conservation
Administrative Assistant