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Home My Public Portal About19721106 - Conservation Commission - Meeting MinutesCONSERVATION COMMISSION. H o p k i n t o n , M a s s a c h u s e t t s Novembe r 6, 197 2 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 Boar d o n Monday , Novembe r 6 , 197 2 a t 8:0 0 p.m . a t the - Town H a l l i n th e Selectmen's O f f i c e . C o n s e r v a t i o n member s p r e s e n t were : C h a r l e s Z e t t e k , C h a r l e s Walsh , Andre w Boass , Jame s Whalen , H e r b e r t McKenney , P a u l Dohert y an d N e l s o n M c l n t i r e . N e l s o n M c l n t i r e , Chairma n presided'. P a u l Manning , a g u e s t , spok e o n th e WETLANDS ZONING BILL S i n v a r i o u s town s t h a t h e ha s worke d on . .He,ha s worke d f o r t h e tow n o f Wayland , w h i c h s u c c e s s f u l l y p a s s e d a . b i l l i n t h e i r town . Amongs t th e h i g h l i g h t s o f h i s t a l k , h e s t a t e d t h a t t h e S t a t e L e g i s l a t u r e ha s tw o l e g a l a c t i o n s w h i c h migh t b e h e l p f u l ; a . C h a p t e r l+O A Z o n i n g Laws , S e c t i o n 2 , an d mos t i m p o r t a n t b . th e Wetland s P r o t e c t i o n A c t o f 78l(.-1972 . H e s u g g e s t e d t h a t a Watershe d Committe e b e o r g a n i z e d unde r th e j u r i s d i c t i o n o f th e C o n s e r v a t i o n Commissio n t o d o th e f i e l d work . H e s t a t e d t h a t Raytheo n ha s a h e l p f u l ma p w h i c h i s a v a i l a b l e ," a s w e l l a s U n i v . o f Mass . i s u p d a t i n g maps . F e d e r a l Governmen t fund s w h i c h ar e a v a i l a b l e t o h e l p a r e : HU D an d BO R (Burea u o f Outdoo r R e c r e a t i o n ) C o - o r d i n a t o r o f HU D t o c o n t a c t i s Thomas Malone , t e l . # 223-14-357 . A f t e r th e speake r l e f t , th e tw o committee s b r o k e an d ha d t h e i r ow n s e p a r a t e meetings . BROWNE'S APARTMENTS O N BEAR HIL L a p p l i c a t i o n wa s r e v i e w e d b y t h e C o n s e r v a t i o n Commission . T h e i r d e c i s i o n i s t o b e i n t o t h e ZB A b y Novembe r 1 0 t h . Th e members hav e a l r e a d y ha d a f i e l d t r i p i n t h i s a r e a . Ther e wa s n o o p p o s i t i o n v o t e . MR . COLLIN'S APPLICATIO N T O TH E STAT E UNDER HATCH AC T FO R A MA N MADE POND, N e l s o n r e c e i v e d n o t i c e t h a t th e a p p l i c a t i o n ha s bee n ok'd w i t h th e agreemen t b y Mr . C o l l i n s t h a t h e r e b u i l d th e da m t o moder n e n g i n e e r i n g s t a n d s , x^hic h i s unde r Chapte r 29 2 o f P r o t e c t i o n o f R e s e r v o i r s an d Dams. Th e BUDGET wa s reviewe d an d N e l s o n i s t o submi t a $600.0 0 budget . I n c l u d e d i n t h i s i s c l e r k c o s t s , s u p p l i e s , a n update d C o n s e r v a t i o n Ma p Survey , L e g a l p r o c e e d i n g s money f o r th e HATCH ACT.an d e t c . N e l s o n spok e o f a r e c e n t m e e t i n g w i t h S a l l y M c l n t o s h an d Mr . Goodnow o f E x t e n s i o n S e r v i c e an d S o i l C o n s e r v a t i o n p e r t a i n i n g t o a ne w Maste r P l a n . Th e c o s t ma y b e abou t $9,000.00 . N e l s o n ha s bee n aske d b y th e member s t o a p p l y f o r NATURAL RESOURCES INVENTORY . Th e motio n wa s made b y C h a r l e s Zettek . an d approve d b y th e committee . -2 - . (Novembe r 1972 ) Th e WALTER EASTE R PROPERTY wa s d i s c u s s e d . Th e p r i c e o f th e p r o p e r t y i s 000 . 00 . I t wa s aske d t h a t th e Commissio n p u t a b i n d e r o f $1,000.0 0 o n th e p r o p e r t y , bu t some members wer e no t s u r e . I t wa s aske d t h a t N e l s o n c o n t a c t th e owne r an d t a l k w i t h h e r . A l s o t h a t th e Wate r Dept . s h o u l d b e c o n t a c t e d abou t t a k i n g t e s t s o f t h i s p r o p e r t y t o se e abou t th e p o s s i b i l i t y o f w a t e r . N e l s o n wrot e a l e t t e r o f thank s i n b e h a l f o f th e C o n s e r v a t i o n f o r th e C o n s e r v a t i o n s p e a k e r , Mr . Morgan , t h a t t h e y r e c e n t l y had . • I t wa s a n e x c e l l e n t program . Th e SAL T APPLICATIO N O N TH E ROADS wa s d i s c u s s e d an d i t wa s vote d t h a t N e l s o n i s t o c o n t a c t th e H o p k i n t o n Highwa y S u r v e y o r an d as k i f th e Highwa y S u r v e y o r c o u l d mee t w i t h th e C o n s e r v a t i o n Commissio n a t th e C o n s e r v a t i o n 's nex t m e e t i n g i n December . A l s o t o a s k . t h e S u r v e y o r i f h e ha d an y r e c o r d s o f us e o f s a l t use d o n th e r o a d s , th e method s o f u s i n g s a l t , h i s p r o b l e m s , i f th e s a l t usag e c o u l d b e c u t down suc h a s Newto n an d B u r l i n g t o n ha s don e an d e t c . Jame s Whale n s t a t e d t h a t h e had.bee n approache d b y Mar y H a r r i n g t o n o n h e r a s k i n g f o r th e C o n s e r v a t i o n 's f e e l i n g a t Town M e e t i n g p e r t a i n i n g t o th e tow n dump b e i n g o n Q u i t t S i t e . Th e member s f e l t t h a t a s t a n d c o u l d no t b e t a k e n b y th e C o n s e r v a t i o n Commission . N e l s o n s t a t e d t h a t h e ha s bee n a d v i s e d b y l e t t e r b y t h e Town Selectme n t h a t th e C o n s e r v a t i o n Commissio n c o u l d h o l d t h e i r monthl y meeting s i n th e Selectmen's o f f i c e th e 1 s t Monda y o f e v e r y month . 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