2000-05-03 Conservation Commission Minutes

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READING CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes of Wednesday, May 3, 2000 Town Hall Selectmen's Meeting Room Present: Chair, Nancy Eaton, Members Bethann Matathia (left at 8:45 pm), Vincent Falcione, Will Finch, Mark Gillis (arrived at 8:45 pm), Consultant Lucky Hulse and Conservation Administrator Karen DeFrancesco Notified Absent: Consultant Leo Kenney. No Recording Secretary. Minutes: Bethann Matathia moved and it was seconded that the Minutes of January 5 and February 16 be approved as amended. Vote: 4-0-0. Bethann Matathia moved and it was seconded that the Minutes of April 22, 2000 be approved as written. Vote: 4-0-0. 7:10 PM - Public Hearing - DEP 270-XXX, RGB 2000-17 Walkers Brook Drive - Installation of 4,620 linear feet of sewer pipe. Present for the applicant were Joseph Delaney, Town Engineer, Katherine Nadeau and Lisa Gove from CDM, Consultants. The project proposes installation of 4,620 linear feet of sewer pipeline within the right of way of Walkers Brook Drive and New Crossing Road and at four crossings. Starting with Sheet 1 of the plans, the sewer will be installed in the roadway and haybales will be installed. They will be going underneath the culverts that cross under Walkers Brook Drive. Sheet 2, work will end at the gas line. Haybales will be installed. Sheet 3: Haybales will be placed around and will go cross-country at railroad. Sheet 4, cross- country will be through existing paved area in parking lot. Haybales will be installed at the end to protect intermittent stream. Sheet 5, they will slip sleeve under the railroad tracks. This area will slightly be in the wetlands. The Administrator informed them of that this morning. They are proposing to move the manhole 5' to the south. The Administrator gave her report and said she did an inspection at the railroad crossing this morning. Town Engineer Joseph Delaney described the project. The slopes are critical for inverting the sewer so it flows in the opposite direction to avoid large wetland impact further down. The Chair entered into the record the 1987 USGS quadrant. Staging will be done at the DPW garage and possibly the landfill depending on the progress of the work. Work is expected to start in July depending on obtaining all easement rights. The Chair inquired about erosion controls at the landfill for staging. Mr. Delaney said the Commission could condition that. She also inquired about the flood storage area by the railroad tracks and Mr. Delaney said if they did work or staging near those areas they would place erosion controls but right now they plan to work away from them.