HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981-06-22 Board of Survey Minutes June 22, 1981
Meeting of the Board of Survey convened in Room 16, Municipal
Building at 8:45 P.M.
Present were Chairman Cowell , Secretary Wood, Board Members
DeHart, Fallon, Barker and Superintendent Louanis and Assistant
Superintendent Bergeron.
The Board discussed the Bond reduction request on Eastway.
Assistant Superintendent Bergeron submitted a letter from Mr. Charles
B. Wills, Trustee of the Harwill Realty Trust dated June 12, 1981
as well as another letter from Mr. Wills dated June 19, 1981 . Mr .
Bergeron recommended that the Board extend the time for completion
of the Eastway subdivision until October 1 , 1981 , to allow for the
work that must be done in the fall . He also recommended that the Board
reduce the value of the existing performance bond from $38, 500.00 to
the present value of work of $6,300.00 and release $32,200.00 to
Harwill Realty Trust. Mr. Bergeron stated he has inspected the area
and has found everything to be to his satisfaction. Mrs. Wood moved
that the Board reduce the value of the existing performance bond
from $38,500 to the present value of the work at $6,300 and release
$32,200 to Harwill Realty Trust as per the request of Charles B.
Wills, Trustee, and that the time for performance of the remaining
work be extended until October 1 , 1981 . Mr . DeHart seconded and the
motion was voted 5:0.
The next item on the Agenda discussed was a request from Assistant
Superintendent Bergeron to have the Board accept a Three—Party
Agreement for Sunnyside 'Avenue Extension in the sum of $24,500.00.
Superintendent Louanis stated that the department drew up a Standard
Form and made up the estimate for the work that has to be done
($24,500.00) . This is the agreement that should be signed by the
Board. Mrs . Wood moved that the Board of Survey release the
building and conveyance restrictions of lots 36, 36-12, 36-13, 36-14,
36-15 and 36-16 of the Sunnyside Avenue Extension and accept the
Three—Party Agreement in the sum of $24,500.00, said sum being held
by Old Colony Bank and Trust Company of Middlesex County. The
motion was approved 5:0.
The Board reviewed a proposed new subdivision off of
Haverhill Street located just northerly of Charles Street on
property formerly known as the Sherman Greenhouses . Mr. Bergeron
pointed out that the subdivision originally was approved approxi—
mately seven years ago, but never built because of wetland
considerations and the proposed new subdivision is a considerable
reduction from the original . The developer has indicated to the
Department that the subdivision will be submitted requesting a
final hearing shortly.
The Board of Survey meeting adjourned temporarily at 9: 15 and
reconvened at 10:45 P.M. to continue the review of the Board of
Survey Rules and Regulations .
Beginning on page 16 Section 5 C 4, changed to read as follows:
"All surface drainage shall terminate into flowing water or into a
rip rapped ditch section if on the subdivided land or into a ditch ,
section connected to flowing water except when, in the opinion of
the Board, such termination is undesirable. Sufficient easements
must be procured to comply with the requirement" . It was moved,
seconded and voted 5:0. Section 5 G 1 on Page 17 was recommended
by the Department to be deleted. It was moved and seconded to
delete Section 5 G 1 and it was defeated 4: 1 .
It was moved, seconded and voted to continue the discussion of
the Board of Survey Rules and Regulations on June 29th.
The meeting adjourned at 11 :05 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
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Secretary