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M c l n t i r e , Chairma n p r e s i d i n g . Thos e p r e s e n t were : Andre w B o a s s , C h a r l e s
Z e t t e k , P a u l Doherty , B r i a n Holde n an d N e l s o n M c l n t i r e .
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th e mont h f o r th e member s t o r e a d . I t i n c l u d e d t h e f o l l o w i n g ; l e t t e r s
fro m .th e tw o boy s wh o a p p l i e d f o r th e C o n s e r v a t i o n Camp, W i l d l i f e n o t i c e
o f $o0.00 b a l a n c e an d r e q u e s t i n g name o f bo y wh o i s a t t e n d i n g , l e t t e r fro m
Dept . N a t u r a l Resourc e p e r t a i n i n g t o th e W h i t e h a l l S p i l l w a y , Pyne's P e r m i t ,
M i d d l e s e x C o n s e r v a t i o n D i s t r i c t o n Strea m Stud y o n t h e A s s a b e t an d Ceda r
Swamps, l e t t e r an d newspape r a r t i c l e o n M i a r a s f a m i l y wh o too k a cano e t r i p
o n th e C h a r l e s R i v e r .
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t h a t i t woul d b e w i s e t o w r i t e an d r e q u e s t a cop y o f t h e i r f i n d i n g s o f th e
s t u d y v i a t h e Selectmen . H e s a i d t h a t i t woul d no t b e p r i n t e d u n t i l J u l y
1 s t . H e a l s o s t a t e d t h a t t h e y ma y a d v i c e t h a t th e l e v e l o f Ech o Lak e
b e r e a i s e d 2 6 f e e t . Ech o Lak e i s a s o u r c e o f t h e M i l f o r d Wate r S u p p l y .
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Th e C o n s e r v a t i o n Camp wa s d i s c u s s e d an d i t wa s d e c i d e d t h a t N e l s o n
woul d f i r s t chec k w i t h th e W i l d bo y an d se e i f h e wer e a l r i g h t t o go . Th e
W i l d bo y ha d j u s t broke n h i s l e g a mont h ago . I f i t i s i m p o s s i b l e f o r hi m
t o a t t e n d t h e camp , the n Joh n Nobl e off^Eas t Mai n S t ., woul d b e s e l e c t e d .
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t h a t h e c o u l d no t a t t e n d t h i s y e a r .
C h a r l e s Z e t t e k spok e o f th e jun k c a r s i n th e wood s o n r o u t e 8 5 nea r
th e Southbor o l i n e . N e l s o n s t a t e d t h a t a l e t t e r woul d b e w r i t t e n t o th e
Selectme n i n Southbor o s e e i n g wha t ca n b e don e s i n c e I t i s nea r th e brook .
N e l s o n i s t o ge t t h e name an d f o r w a r d i t t o t h e S e c r e t a r y t o w r i t e a l e t t e r .
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Ceda r Swamp s t u d y . N e l s o n s t a t e d t h a t h e woul d l i k e t o g o i f someon e e l s e
woul d b e w i l l i n g t o d r i v e . A Mr . P a o l i n i wa s i n t o u c h w i t h hi m wh o p l a n s
t o w r i t e t o th e P l a n n i n g Boar d a s k i n g f o r a m e e t i n g w i t h t h e P l a n n i n g B o a r d ,
th e Selectme n an d th e C o n s e r v a t i o n Commissio n p e r t a i n i n g t o a n Environmen t
Stud y -o f Lan d Us e t h a t h e woul d l i k e t o d o o n H o p k i n t o n . I t wa s no t know n
i f i t woul d tak e th e p l a c e o f t h e p r e s e n t M a s t e r P l a n . Th e c o s t woul d b e
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th e f i l l i n g in of Ceda r Swamp on t he Wasserma n P r o p e r t y has bee n stoppe d
an d t h a t v e r y s h o r t l y t he two dumps may be c l o s e d . At p r e s e n t the Dept .
o f N a t u r a l Resource s is makin g a s t u d y of IgA-a V J h ? t h a l l p e r t a i n i n g to the
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I t was aske d who check s up on Joh n Glenn's G r a v e l r e m o v a l .ds It was
answere d t h a t the Selectme n a re r e s p o n s i b l e w i t h the F i r e C h i e f , I n s p e c t o r .
As to the f i n a l outcome , i t was unsur e wha t was agree d on.
Ree d Par k P r o j e c t in W o o d v i l l e was d i s c u s s e d . N e l s o n s t a t e d t h a t the
P i n e Grov e woul d hav e to be wipe d ou t f or an a r e a . f o r t he c h i l d r e n to p l a y
b a l l i n . The c o s t of removin g th e ree s woul d be a p p r o x i m a t e l y $ll).00-$l500 .
N e l s o n s a i d t h a t $350 0 has bee n a p p r o p i a t e d to s t a r t the P a r k . The Wate r
Commissio n w i l l g i v e t h e i r t i m e and Ton y P e t r a c c a has g i v e n a v e r y low
p r i c e f or p i p e s . N e l s o n though t i t - w o u l d be of v a l u e to hav e a wate r v a l v e
a t the end of the roa d f or maybe sometim e a barbecu e or whateve r is p l a n n e d .
C h a r l e s Z e t t e k d id not l i k e th e thugh t of the P i n e t r e e s b e i n g removed ,
an d the n he made a phon e c a l l i m m e d i a t e l y to t he owner , C h a r l e s Reed , s e e i n g
i f he woul d be w i l l i n g to s e l l a , s m a l l p a r c e l of l a n d a d j a c e n t to Ree d P a r k ,
s o t h a t the P i n e t r e e s c o u l d be saved . He was s u c c e s s f u l and Nelso n is to
ge t in t o u c h w i t h Mr. Ree d t h i s S a t u r d a y and to see wha t c o u l d be worke d out.
N e l s o n s t a t e d t h a t a s p e c i a l m e e t i n g may be hav e to be h e l d p e n d i n g the
developmen t of h is meetin g w i t h Mr. Ree d on a d d i t i o n a l l a n d o n Ree d P a r k . • The nex t m e e t i n g is to be Tuesday , J u l y 6th, 8:00 p.m. at the F i r e
t a t i o n .
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