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Minutes of Wednesday, May 21, 1997 Town Hall Selectmen's Meeiifi ltoom
PRESENT: Chair Nancy Eaton, Members; Vice Chair Stephen Chapman, Clifton
Proctor, H. "Lucky" Hulse, Mark Gillis, Conservation Administrator Donald Nadeau, and
Recording Secretary Kathy Morgan.
ABSENT: David Danis, John Kilborn and Consultant Leo Kenney (prior notice given).
7:12 PM Meeting was called to order.
7:12 PM Continued Public Meeting - 57 Lilah Lane RGB# 1997-11 The owner,
Mr. Cerbone presented his plans for a 15 x 30 in ground pool with a 4' deck around the
pool with a 5' stockade fence immediately beyond the pool. He also wants to construct a
1' retaining wall on the front and rear of the pool. The owner is willing to put haybales or
a silt fence up. The Administrator stated that the work appears to be in the existing yard
area. Chair read the site visit notes of 5/16/97 into the record. The Administrator also
mentioned that there is a mulch pile and a woodpile in the 20' ZNV and has advised the
owner to relocate them. A motion was made and seconded to close the Public Meeting.
VOTED: 5-0-0. A motion was made and seconded to issue a negative determination
with conditions; the conditions being a line of silt fence or haybales be installed at the
downstream limit of work, the edge nearest the wetland, and the applicant agree to file an
as-built plan and Certificate of Compliance on the open order. Also remove the mulch and
woodpile away from the ZNV. VOTED: 5-0-0.
The Administrator mentioned, regarding the aforementioned property, that the owner had
asked permission to remove a rotted pine tree which was located 100' from his house.
After the Administrator inspected the tree and found it to be rotted, he gave permission to
the owner to remove the tree for hazard reasons.
7:34 PM Public Hearing - Draft Land Use and Management Plan, Sledge Woods
Conservation Area, Pasture Road, elf-Help #18 The Administrator gave the attendees
a brief explanation of the procedure and requirements of preparing the plan. He advised
that partial maintenance may be done by DPW but that the Commission would rely mostly
on neighbors and organizations like the Boy Scouts.
Chair asked for comments and questions from the attendees on the drafted plan. The
Administrator explained liability issues to the abutters. Victor Gilbert, Pasture Rd., was
concerned with motorized vehicles and asked that signs be posted to exclude them.
H. Hulse and S. Chapman agreed with Mr. Gilbert that something should be mentioned in
the plan about motorized vehicles. The Administrator also suggested that the police be
educated on the site. Jack Rivers spoke on behalf of Mr. Mattucci an abutter. He asked if
_ the paths on Mr. L-arkin's diagram were permanent easements. He stated that
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Mr. Mattucci was concerned that his property was sandwiched between two easements
and that eventually people would start encroaching on his property. The Administrator
went over the existing paths and others that had been discontinued.
The Chair pointed out that the Conservation Commission would become an
abutter to the Mattucci property. She then went over with the attendees the exact
location of the land that Conservation would acquire. She went on to say that at this point
they were just working on this document which would explain how the land will be
managed. She explained the on going process of acquiring lands in town and that this was
the first attempt for dialog with land owners and abutters.
The kind of material that would be used for a posted sign and the name of Sledge Wood
Conservation area was discussed. The Administrator stated that the Historical Society
requested that the name Sledge Wood remain.
The Administrator stated that Mr. Bud Margozia was concerned with trash issues.
S. Chapman stated that trash barrels can be more of a hindrance. H. Hulse agreed saying
he favors the "carry out" policy and suggested fines for littering.
Mr. Ferla, 48 Pasture Rd., questioned the subject of parking. Chair explained to him
where the designated area for parking was. Mike Vaccaro, 155 Van Norden Rd,
questioned the fire truck turnaround and whether cars would be parking there. Chair
stated the area was designed for a fire truck to turnaround but possibly cars would also be
turning around there. Mr. Vaccaro advised the Commission that he didn't mind people
crossing the back of his property to access the vernal pool, but he felt that his neighbor,
Mr. Hitchcock, wouldn't agree to it. The members fully reviewed the draft plan for
contents and structure. The Administrator is to draft a revised plan for the next meeting
for review by the members.
10:20 PM A motion was made to adjourn.
Respectfully submitted,
Kathy Morgan
Recording Secretary