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Minutes of Wednesday, February 21, 1996
Town Hall Selectmen's Meeting Room
Meeting No. 05
PRESENT: Chair Nancy Eaton, Vice-Chair Stephen Chapman (arr. 8:02), David Danis (arr.
7:20), Harold "Lucky" Hulse, Michelle Keating, M. Clifton Proctor; Associate Members Leo
Kenney and Joan Nickerson; and Conservation Administrator Donald Nadeau
ABSENT: Joshua Drexler, Recording Secretary Carla Gerber-Weintraub
7:00 PM The meeting was called to order.
Public Meeting - Route 129 reconstruction, RGB# 1996-01 Town Engineer Joseph Delaney
presented the following proposal to add sidewalks mostly on existing gravel shoulders, with
Buffer Zone work near six wetlands. Some catchbasins would be adjusted and standard sumps
would be added to those, but there would be no new outlet pipes, enlargements or other changes
of that nature. Stormwater runoff curves would be about the same as existing curves. The
construction sequence would protect the wetlands and includes the provision of haybales. Minor
grading outside the right-of-way could be reduced by moving tree lawn to outside of curbing the
outside of the sidewalks. John Pineau of 236 Salem Street asked that the Commission require
trees to provide continuous shade including the gutter, to prevent increased wetland water
temperatures.
8:00. Mr. Delaney accepted the proposed denial of the removal of a 24" oak shown on the plan
by Station 40+00 on the condition that it would be reconsidered if new information were
submitted.
Motion made and seconded to close the public meeting Route 129 reconstruction, RGB#
1996-01. VOTED 6-0-0
Motion made and seconded to issue a Negative Determination for the Route 129 reconstruction,
RGB# 1996-01, with conditions as enumerated, including the denial of the tree removal.
VOTED 6-0-0
The public in attendance was asked, and voiced no objection to "no notice" for any
reconsideration of the 24" tree removal.
Continued Public Hearing - Cory Lane Estates, DEP# 270-280, RGB# 1995-34 Paul
Finocchio presented the following revised proposal. Plan Sheets 1 and 2 had no changes; he
extended the drain easement to the BVW on Sheet 3; on Sheet 4 he added the vegetative plot
circle by_BVW flag 9, "ss3", "ss4"_in the north comer,, straightened the_BVW line from flag 6 to
flag 7, and added the words "vernal pool"; and on Sheet 5 he added an equalizer pipe to the dry
well field detail. The plan show a four lot development with a detention basin in the cul-de-sac,
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pumped sewer and a water line to the hydrant. He agreed to correct the deletion of the BVW line
label, and to correct the wetlands zoning line. John Rivers asked that the grading plan as shown
be approved, with modifications to be handled as plan changes.
Motion made and seconded to close the Continued Public Hearing - Cory Lane Estates, DEP#
270-280, RGB# 1995-34 pending receipt of revised plans. VOTED 6-0-0
Continued Public Hearing - 51 Mill Street, "Marion Road", DEP# 270-279; RGB# 1995-29
Ken DeRaffael requested to continue the Public Hearing to March 20, 1996 due to having
experienced delays. Terry Bastion, President of the Ipswich River Watershed Association, urged
that at least 100 feet be preserved as a wetland buffer, preferably including 150 feet from the top
of bank as proposed in the River Protection Bill, because the section of River in question is the
most stressed in the entire watershed. Others urged 100-foot Buffer Zone setbacks; one urged
that a Conservation Restriction be required.
Motion made and seconded to continue the Continued Public Hearing - 51 Mill Street, "Marion
Road", DEP# 270-279, RGB# 1995-29 to March 20, 1996 at 8:30 p.m. at the request of the
applicant. VOTED 6-0-0
9:30 Motion made and seconded to approve the minutes of 10-25-95 as corrected.
(S. Chapman and M.C. Proctor abstained) VOTED 4-0-2
Motion made and seconded to approve the minutes of 11-8-95 as corrected.
(H. Hulse abstained) VOTED 5-0-1
Motion made and seconded to approve the background for Article 11 df the 1996 Annual Town
Meeting in concept, allowing N. Eaton and D. Nadeau to refine it. VOTED 6-0-0
It was the consensus of the Commission for the Chair to write a letter to the Board of Selectmen
requesting the removal of Joshua Drexler for cause and based on his verbal representation to
resign given to N. Eaton and S. Chapman, and for lack of attendance.
N. Eaton paid and signed-up J. Nickerson, D. Nadeau, S. Chapman and herself for the 1996
MACC Annual Meeting.
10:44 Motion made and seconded to adjourn. VOTED 6-0-0
Respectfully submitted,
Donald Nadeau
ConservationAdministrator