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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-05-14 Conservation Commission MinutesMinutes, Reading Conservation Commission, May 14, 2003 Minutes of the Reading Conservation Commission " g %,t-~. ~tA, Selectman's Meeting Room, Town Hall MASS. Wednesday, May 14, 2003 : 3 Present: Doug Greene, Chair; Will Finch, Larry Goulet, Commissioners; Harold Hulse, Consultant; Fran Fink, Administrator; Kelley Meier, Recording Secretary. Absent: Pat Lloyd, Vice-Chair; Thad Berry, Karen Schneller, Commissioners; Leo Kenney, Consultant. The meeting was called to order at 7:07 PM. A quorum was not present. All public hearings scheduled for this meeting were continued to the next meeting on May 28, 2003. Applicants had been notified in advance. Members of the public who appeared for specific hearings were informed as they arrived of the postponements. Old/New Business Reading Memorial High School - Josh Alston of Judith Nitsch Engineering was present to request a letter from the Conservation Commission to School Building Assistant Board concerning proposed renovations at the High School. He passed out a letter and preliminary site plans and described proposed alterations. Keith Hoffses, the architect for the project, was also present and helped to describe the plan. The football field is located in the Riverfront Area and will be converted to artificial turf. The track will be redone with a rubber surface. The front end of the building will be demolished, with the "C" building in the back remaining, and new structures built. Other playing fields and the tennis court may be refurbished. They expect to file a Notice of Intent for the project. Ms. Fink will like to see some drainage improvements incorporated in the plan. The Commissioners reviewed the letter that had been sent to the SBAB for the new elementary school. They revised several sentences and asked Ms. Fink to send the letter with revisions to Mr. Alston. Mr. Goulet reported that he had passed in Ms. Fink's evaluation to Peter Hechenbleikner. He also had attended the Eagle Scout ceremony for Jim Kirlin. Land between 51 and 67 Sanborn Lane, Massapoag Realty Trust Jim Harrington, Trustee, and Steve Eriksen, engineer, presented a preliminary plan for single-family house on the Sanborn Lane lot. The plan showed a smaller house than the one denied by the Commission under a previous Notice of Intent. Mr. Eriksen asked the Commission for an informal decision to see if this project would be acceptable, and noted that the Trust continues to pursue approval under Chapter 40B for a 4-unit condominium development on the site. The next hearing with the ZBA will be May 22, 2003. The Commission noted that there was not a quorum present and no decisions could be made. Several Commissioners expressed personal opinions and concerns.