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Novembe r 1 , 197 1
Th e H o p k i n t o n C o n s e r v a t i o n Commissio n h e l d a m e e t i n g a t t h e
H o p k i n t o n F i r e S t a t i o n Monday , Novembe r 1 , 197 1 a t 8:0 0 p.m . w i t h
N e l s o n M c l n t i r e , Chairman , p r e s i d i n g . Thos e p r e s e n t were : C h a r l e s
Walsh , Andre w Boass , P a u l D o h e r t y an d N e l s o n M c l n t i r e .
Th e f o l l o w i n g Correspondenc e came i n th e p a s t mont h an d N e l s o n
d i s t r i b u t e d i t f o r t h e members t o r e a d :
1 . Mass . Landscap e Surve y P r o j e c t h a v i n g a S u r v e y an d aske d
t h a t a for m b e f i l l e d ou t f o r them . N e l s o n s t a t e d t h a t
t h e f o l l o w i n g H o p k i n t o n p l a c e s migh t b e o f i m p o r t a n c e :
C o l l e g e Rock , th e I c e Hous e Pond , B e r r y A c r e s an d Tunnne l
Rd . (Pon d S t . ).
2 . C h a r l e s R i v e r Watershe d A s s o c i a t i o n Lan d Us e Comm. R e p o r t
f o r 10/6/7 1
3 . I n v i t a t i o n t o 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 Annua l
M e e t i n g , Monday , Novembe r 8 , 197 1 i n C o n c o r d .
]+. Propose d ne w d i s t r i c t f o r Refus e D i s p o s a l t o i n c l u d e
M a r l b o r o , B e r l i n , G r a f t o n , H o p k i n t o n , Hudson , N o r t h b o r o ,
Shrewsbury , S o u t h b o r o , Upto n an d Westboro .
N e l s o n the n brough t th e f o l l o w i n g t o p i c s f o r d i s c u s s i o n an d
d e c i s i o n :
1 . I t migh t b e w i s e t o i n v e s t i g a t e an d loo k i n t o a F l o o d
P l a n Z o n i n g .
2 . O n Nov . 6 t h , Bo y Scou t Troo p # 2 (Andre w P a r a d i s aske d
N e l s o n ) wante d t o d o a on e da y p r o j e c t . I t wa s s u g g e s t e d
t h a t t h e y t o u c h u p t h e a r e a t h a t t h e y c l e a r e d a t B a r r y P a r k .
A l s o N e l s o n s t a t e d t h a t F r e d G r a n t 's Bo y Scou t t r o o p ha s
a n a n n u a l p r o j e c t h e l p i n g t h e C o n s e r v a t i o n Commissio n Program .
I t wa s s u g g e s t e d t h a t th e t r a i l a t C o l l e g e Roc k c o u l d b e
c l e a n e d o u t .
3 . Town P r o j e c t e d Budget - C a p i t a l Improvemen t Committee -
N e l s o n e x p l a i n e d t h a t t h i s mean t an y c a p i t a l e x p e n d i t u r e
f o r o v e r $3 J 000.0 0 i n a p e r i o d o f 6 y e a r s . I t wa s
s u g g e s t e d t h a t perhap s th e I c e Hous e Da m migh t b e i n c l u d e d
i n t h i s .
i ;. Th e H o p k i n t o n H i s t o r i c a l Commissio n an d i t s problem s wer e
l i g h t l y d i s c u s s e d m a i n l y p e r t a i n i n g t o t h a t a C o r p o r a t i o n
migh t b e s e t u p an d o v e r N e l s o n b e i n g approache d b y Mr .
M o l l o n e y o v e r hi m w a n t i n g t o t u r n o v e r t h e o l d m i l l o n
N o r t h M i l l S t . t o t h e H i s t o r i c a l Comm, o r t h e C o n s e r v a t i o n
1
Commission . I t wa s s u g g e s t e d t o w r i t e t o t h e C o n s e r v a t i o n
La w Committe e o n a n answe r t o th e O l d M i l l q u e n t i o n a s w e l l
a s th e Ol d Bea r H i l l Schoolhous e an d t h e O l d Hayde n Rowe
f i r e h o u s e .
P a u l Dohert y spok e o f th e Workshop s t h a t h e an d S a l l y M a c i n t o s h
o f th e P l a n n i n g Boar d a t t e n d e d . The y wer e t h e f o l l o w i n g workshops :
S o i l S u r v e y an d s u g g e s t e d t h a t perhap s i t m i g h t b e w i s e f o r t h i s t o
come fro m th e P l a n n i n g B o a r d . P l e a s e se e l a s t month's minute s f o r
mor e c o n c r e t e d e t a i l s (10/I|./71 ) • o n t h i s S o i l S u r v e y . A l s o P a u l
spok e o f th e P l a n n e d U n i t D i v i s i o n . P a u l s t a t e d t h a t h e woul d hav e
a d d i t i o n a l c o p i e s o f t h i s r e p o r t made u p t o b e a v a i l a b e t o t h e
C o n s e r v a t i o n Commissio n members . A l s o P a u l spok e o f th e Wate r Work
sho p an d i t . wa s s u g g e s t e d t h a t t h e b e s t wa y t o ge t r i d o f weed s i n
th e l a k e s woul d b e t o d r a i n them , c u t ou t t h e weed s an d h a r v e s t .
(3 )
A l s o emphasi s wa s brough t ou t o n t h e amoun t o f wate r b e i n g
use d an d th e amoun t o f w a t e r a v a i a l b l e .
Nelso n s t a t e d t h a t Westo n N u r s e r i e s ha s o f f e r e d t o th e Town
p i c k u p l e a v e s i n th e c e n t e r o f th e Town , a t v e r y l i t t l e c o s t
t h e town .
Th e m e e t i n g a d j o u r n e d a t 9:0 0 p.m .
Th e n e x t m e e t i n g s h a l l b e Monday , Decembe r 6 t h .
R e s p e c t f u l l y s u b m i t t e d ,
(^Ou^ 'W)C>rudt^
B e a t r i c e M c M u l l e n , S e c r e t a r y
JOIN T MEEIBI G - 11/1/7 1
P l a n n i n g Boar d - Wate r Boar d - C o n s e r v a t i o n
PRESENT: P l a n n i n g Boar d - J . Deneen,•R.Adam 8, F . F a r r e l l , C.Zette k
S . M a c i n t o s h , J . Pyne , H. K e l l y .
Water . Boar d - J . Donovan , J . B a r t l e t t
C o n s e r v a t i o n - N . M e l n t i r e
B l d g . I n s p e c t o r - T . Robso n
Plannin g Boar d Busines s - 6 : P.M.
1. l e t t e r rea d fro m Davi d Terry , e n c l o s i n g copie s o f
T" t."!', i fj t " *v i c ue t;pr."0" „ O r t o b r ." 197 1 f o r t h u Town
-t... * wi L t j,r.4.>- w \- I W J ^ J . v ^ j - wo u'-^ u J y » __,/ f i p x V I u J iv 1 U W 11
o f Hopkinton . Prepare d b y Mass . Dept . o f Communit y
A f f a i r s , Burea u o f P l a n n i n g Programs .
Copie s give n t o members , an d w i l l a l s o b e give n ou t t o
a l l Town Boar d members .
I n orde r to'b e prepare d f o r J o i n t Meetin g w i t h Wate r
Department , th e P/B d i s c u s s e d th e n e c e s s i t y o f havin g
some k i n d o f procedur e i n d e a l i n g w i t h developer s
wantin g t o b u i l d garde n apartments , town.houses , e t c .
i n Hopkinton . A . chec k l i s t wa s proposed , a s w e l l a s
a sub-committe e t o handl e th e p r e l i m i n a r y p r e s e n t a t i o n s .
Othe r t o p i c s d i s c u s s e d w e r e : - s o i l a n a l y s i s survey , e t c .
I t wa s decide d t o h o l d a s p e c i a l meetin g December,6t h
f o r f u r t h e r study . !
Th e f o l l o w i n g development s w e r e . l i s t e d :
Pro p oso d Unit:;
. Feldma n - Ol d Colon y T r u s t " 76 "
" - f u t u r e propose d p l a n s 50 0 <<
. Hopkinto n Housin g f o r E l d e r l y 6 0 S^\^^ ,
G a l l a g h e r - Camelo t 12 0 .c-v^<-«
Thaye r Height s 7 8
Walcot t Garden s 6 0 ~
Mahone y 5 8 • rf T"
Brown . 1 2 Q, r> r^
" - f u t u r e proposed : .plan s 28 8 •>/
W h i t e h a l l 5 0 <n-
C o l e l l a 10 6
L i l l y - Dat a R e a l t y 20 0 K^ku /H
A roug h estimat e o f 14 2 0 u n i t s wa s use d b y th e Boar d
a s a springboar d f o r d i s c u s s i o n s w i t h Wate r Board .
* • • /
J o i l l t Meetin g Novembe r 1, 197 1
Th e Wate r Boar d and C o n s e r v a t i o n Commissio n wer e b r i e f e d on the
, f a c t t h a t approximatel y 580 u n i t s w i l l be b u i l t w i t h i n the nex t
year , and 1400 w i t h i n the nex t few y e a r s . Thre e developer s cornin g
i n nex t Monday , Novembe r 8 t h , to p r e s e n t s i t e p l a n s :
Feldma n - C h e s t n u t & Ash S t r e e t s - Approx . 17 acre s
, p l a n n i n g 76 u n i t s now, 500 l a t e r .
Gallagher-"Camelot " - Off Rte . 13 5 - F r a n k l a n d Roa d
Cros s S t r e e t are a - 3C a c r e s , p l a n n i n g
12 0 u n i t s
L i l l y - Dat a R e a l t y - o f f E a f f e r t y Road-Wilso n S t.
+ 45 a c r e s , p l a n n i n g 200 u n i t s ,
J . Donova n and J. B a r t l e t t e x p l a i n e d t h a t the tow n consumed :
196 7 t 127,000,00 0 g a l l o n s wate r
197 0 152,000,00 0 " "
I n orde r to handl e the estimate d i n c r e a s e I n usag e by new developmen t
th e tow n w i l l hav e to hav e a new w e l l , as t h e r e i s v e r y l i t t l e buffer -
l e f t in presen t s u p p l y .
Aske d i f the tow n owne d enoug h l a n d aroun d e x i s t i n g wate r shed , the
Wate r Boar d w i l l c o n s u l t w i t h engineer s f or t e s t s of wate r source .
Th e nee d of goo d communication s betwee n the tow n board s was d i s c u s s e d
because , of g r e a t e r burden s bein g p l a c e d on F i r e , P o l i c e , Boar d o f
H e a l t h , and a l l othe r boards . The nee d of a Genera l Meetin g v/as
d i s c u s s e d , and a reques t w i l l be made to Bd . Selectmen,t o arrang e
date .
C l e r k aske d to i n v i t e Boar d of H e a l t h to a t t e n d -meetin g -.nex t Monday ,
Novembe r 8 t h . J. Pyn e w i l l ask F i r e C h i e f A r t h u r Stewar t a l s o to
a t t e n d .
NEXT MEETING : Novembe r 8, 1971