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Sunday, Feb 26 at 3:11 PM
From: Bill Hecht <billhechtsr@verizon.net>
To: phechenbleikner@ci.reading.ma.us
Cc: james.maughan@ch2m.com
Subject: material for Selectmen's meeting 2/28/2012
Peter,
Jamie and I met and here are our thoughts
1. We are through numerically most of the key changes
2. We have a few hard ones left. they are: Definition and regulations of an isolated
Wetland; Fees; and Waivers.
3. We have a process in which at each meeting we examine a set of regulations in open
meeting. We will once we have reviewed all the regulations and come to consensus
hold an addition public hearing to review and vote on all of them.
4. We have finished Minor Projects, Vernal Pools; the substitution of State definitions for
many of the current regulations, thus eliminating the local regulations or simplifying them.
5. We have found it to be a much more lengthy process due to conflicts and fuzziness in
State Regulations. Further there are some state regulations which conflict with the
EPA/Corp of Engineers regulations to add to the confusion.
6.2 Small examples: Minor Projects ( shorten regulations, create check list available on
line as living product); Vernal Pool Regulations where there was serious conflict among
state regulations.
7. The public meetings of the Ad- Hoc Committee over the summer have added to our
understanding but have led us to be careful in revision to actually simplify the regs.
Peter these are the outline thoughts. I will try to review them in brief and expect to take no
longer than about 10 minutes before questions.
Bill Hecht
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UPDATE FOR THE SELECTMEN 2/28/2012
Progress on Regulations:
Done to date:
1. Side slope
2.Minor Projects
3.Notice of Intent -No change follow state regs already
4. ORAD
S.Vernal Pools
6. Wildlife Habitats
7.Plans and Technical data
8. Definitions
Yet to be done:
9. Fees
10. Isolated Wetlands
11. Variances
Process has been to discuss these at open meetings until we get all points out. someone drafts a
position. We then at the following meeting discuss and edit the position until it is resolved,( often a few
meetings are required)
Note very little if any public participation even though the topic is listed in the Call.
Schedule going Forward
We expect to continue through April with the tough ones. Do a final check then a public meeting
for the whole revision. We expect to be completed by mid May, barring further complications.
W. J. Hecht Sr 2/28/2012