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Town o Readln, CIEIVEO <br />16 Lowell Street TOWN CLERK <br />Reading, MA 01867-2683 RE,` M G, MASS. <br />Phone: 781-942-6612 <br />Pax: 781-942-9071 ~j l ' <br />Email: jdelios@ci.reading.ma.us 2011 JUN 2r1 <br />Community Planning and Development Commission <br />CPDC MINUTES <br />Meeting Dated: November 29, 2010 <br />Location: Selectmen's Meeting Room Time: 7:30 PM <br />Members Present: Joseph Patterson (JP), Secretary; David Tuttle (DT); Nicholas Safina (NS); and Paul <br />Bolger (PB). <br />Members Absent: John Weston (JW), Chairman <br />Associate Members Present: George Katsoufis (GK) <br />Also Present: Jean Delios (JD), Town Planner; and Michael Schloth (MS), Recording Secretary. <br />Mr. Matt Casey, Patch.com <br />Mr. John Crafts, Nardone Electric, 100 Winchester Street, Medford, MA <br />As the Chair was notable to attend, Joseph Patterson took on the Chair's duties. <br />There being a quorum the Chair called the meeting to order at 7:42 PM. <br />Request for Minor Modification to Approved Site Plan Decision <br />320 Haverhill Street <br />Applicant intends to install an emergency generator and an underground vault containing a tank for <br />propane gas to fuel the generator. John Crafts appeared for the applicant. The property is located <br />between Killam School and St. Athanasius Church. <br />The Board expressed concern that the generator and propane tank may be too close to the school, the <br />playground, and wetlands. Mr. Crafts said the generator and tank would be located as far as possible <br />from those areas and assured the Board that the underground tank would be encased in concrete. The <br />Board noted that the Fire Department had signed-off on the plans. <br />The Town Planner reported that she had encouraged the applicant to inform the School Department of <br />the project. Mr. Crafts said he had tried to reach someone in the school department over the summer but <br />no one had ever responded to him. <br />The Town Planner noted that the generator must be tested frequently and is noisy when on. She <br />suggested the Board add a condition requiring the applicant to coordinate the scheduling of the testing <br />times with officials at both Killam School and St. Athanasius Church. The Board agreed. <br />DT moved the Board determine the proposed installation of the emergency generator and propane <br />tank is a minor modification to the original site plan review decision. NS seconded and the motion <br />carried 4:0:0. <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />