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F e b r u a r y 7, 1972
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 j o i n t m e e t i n g w i t h -
th e P l a n n i n g Board . C o n s e r v a t i o n Members p r e s e n t , were : N e l s o n
M c l n t i r e , Chairman , C h a r l e s Walsh , C h a r l e s Z e t t e k , and P a u l D o h e r t y .
Absen t were : Andre w B o a s s , H e r b e r t McKenne y and R i c h a r d T u c k e r .
P l a n n i n g Boar d Member s p r e s e n t were : Joh n D i n e e n , Chairman , S a l l y
M a c i n t o s h , M i c h a e l K e l l y , J o s e p h Pyne , C h a r l e s Z e t t e k and Pran k F a r r e l l .
CONSERVATION COMMISSION BUSINESS ONLY:
Nelso n gav e a cop y of the l e t t e r he r e c e i v e d fro m t he M i l f o r d
Wate r Co. 2/I|-/72 to members to r e a d . It was r e g a r d i n g l a n d owned
b y Joh n Henderso n on G r a n i t e S t. ( t he jun k y a r d ) and t h e i r r e c e i v i n g
a n a p p r a i s a l of $33,700.00 .
I t was v o t e d to sen d Scou t W i l d to t he C o n s e r v a t i o n Camp t h i s
y e a r . Ther e was no one who a t t e n d e d the m e e t i n g c o n c e r n i n g t he
H a t c h A ct in Framingham .
N e l s o n s t a t e d t h a t t h e r e is a m e e t i n g comin g up xtfit h t he
Ashland ^ C o n s e r v a t i o n Commissio n xd.t h S e n a t o r Burk e present.. The
dat e i s ^ F e b r u a r y 2 8 t h . P a u l D o h e r t y s a i d t h a t he woul d a t t e n d .
N e l s o n is to be g u e s t s p e a k e r at the H o p k i n t o n K i w a n i s Monday,
F e b r u a r y l l j . t h and C h a r l e s Wals h is to be g u e s t s p e a k e r at the
H o p k i n t o n Grang e Marc h 1 s t . B o t h men s h a l l speak , on the 1 a n g l e of
th e C o n s e r v a t i o n w i t h t he new b u i l d i n g prgrams .
Ther e was c o n c e r n e x p r e s s e d o v e r t he f a c t t h a t not a l l t he
Commissio n members a re p r e s e n t at the m e e t i n g s . It was s u g g e s t e d
t h a t perhap s P a u l Nordstro m migh t be a goo d c a n d i d a t e as a member
o f the C o n s e r v a t i o n Commission .
I t was v o t e d by t he I). members p r e s e n t t h a t t he C o n s e r v a t i o n
Commissio n is not i n t e r e s t e d in t a k i n g o v e r the Bea r H i l l S c h o o l -
hou s e . . .
C h a r l e s Wals h s t a t e d t h a t he though t i t woul d be a goo d i d e a
t o hav e a f a c t shee t draw n up f or eac h C o n s e r v a t i o n member on t he
c u r r e n t 1). p r o j e c t s b e f o r e t he town .
I t was a l s o s u g g e s t e d t h a t in t he f u t u r e when t h e r e are
e x t r a meeting s w i t h t he P l a n n i n g Boar d t h a t t he e n t i r e C o n s e r v a t i o n
Commissio n not a t t e n d , b ut t h a t U e l s o n and one o t h e r member a t t e n d .
Th e reaso n f or t h i s is t h a t t h e r e are so many more meeting s to
a t t e n d due to t he f o r t h c o m i n g p r o j e c t s comin g b e f o r e t he town .
I t was s u g g e s t e d to t a k e t u r n s .
N e l s o n M c l n t i r e s t a t e d t h a t h e woul d l i k e to get some members
t o g e t h e r and l o o k ove r t he p r o p o s e d S a d d l e H i l l V a l l e y p r o j e c t a r e a .
T h i s is o ff of R a f f e r t y Road . P a u l D o h e r t y and C h a r l e s Wals h s a i d
t h a t t h e y woul d do t h i s on t h e i r own. N e l s o n s t a t e d t h a t he had
a l r e a d y t r i e d to c o n t a c t p e o p l e in the Dept . of N a t u r a l R e s o u r c e
who no doub t x>roul d v e r y much be i n t e r e s t e d and hope d t h a t t h e r e
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woul d b e someon e t h e r e a t t h e ZB A h e a r i n g o n Feb . l f p t h . Th e mai n
q u e s t i o n i s t h e sewerage . I t vms aske d ho w f a r th e tow n wate r
mai n goe s t o . N e l s o n s t a t e d t h a t i t goe s t o W i l s o n S t . an d i s a
12 " main .
H i g h l i g h t s fro m t h e J o i n t 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 :
1 . C o n s e r v a t i o n Commissio n i n v i t e d t o a t t e n d n e x t Monday's m e e t i n
2 . I t wa s s u g g e s t e d t h a t when recommendation s a r e s e n t fro m th e
C o n s e r v a t i o n Commissio n t o t h e ZB A t h a t a l s o t h e P r o j e c t owne r
b e s e n t a cop y a s w e l l a s th e P l a n n i n g B o a r d .
Woodlan d V i l l a g e P r e s e n t a t i o n b y Owner s an d r e p r e s e n t a t i v e
1 . Ther e wa s q u e s t i o n s i n th e tw o departmen t member s a s ho w t o
approv e t h i s p r o j e c t s i n c e i t i s tw o d i f f e r e n t t y p e s o f b l d g s .
condominuim s an d apartments .
2 . S p e a k i n g i n b e h a l f o f t h i s p r o j e c t were : Mr . J o n e s , t h e .
A r c h i t e c t an d Mr . Feldma n hea d o f Hometec k (Woodlan d V i l l a g e
o f f C h e s t n u t S t r e e t ). •
3 . Th e tw o board s wer e g i v e n th e p l a n s , howeve r N e l s o n gav e h i s
bac k f o r when th e c o r r e c t i o n s wer e made .an d the n when complet e
th e p l a n s s h a l l b e r e t u r n e d t o N e l s o n v i a t h e ZBA . Th e tw o
board s wer e e s p e c i a l l y r e f e r r e d t o l o o k i n g i n d e t a i l a t B , C,
D . E an d F a r e no t complete d y e t '
i).. Ther e wa s a q u e s t i o n o f p u b l i c s a f e t y o n a p r i v a t e r o a d w i t h
36 0 f a m i l i e s p l a n n e d .
5- The y s h a l l depen d upo n t h e to\m f o r th e f o l l o w i n g s e r v i c e s :
f i r e , p o l i c e , s c h o o l s an d w a t e r .
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