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Conservation Commission Meeting
07 December 2009
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MINUTES- 07 December 2009 Called to Order: 7:30 PM
Hopkinton Town Hall, Room 216 Adjourned: 9:00 PM
Members Present: Jeffrey Barnes, Andre Griben, Robert Murphy, Marcus Waldron, Ellen
Chagnon: Conservation Scientist, Don MacAdam: Conservation Administrator
Members Absent: Michael Carmody, Craig Nation
7:30 PM Commission Business
• The Commission signed the following document:
- Curtis, 215 Ash St. – Enforcement Order.
• Mr. Barnes made a motion to approve the Request for Payment dated 07 December 2009.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Waldron and it passed unanimously.
• Mr. Barnes made a motion to approve the minutes of 16 November 2009. The motion was
seconded by Mr. Griben and it passed unanimously.
• A discussion was held regarding the request from the Hopkinton DPW for a three-year
Extension Permit to the Order of Conditions for the Fruit St. Wastewater Treatment Facility
(DEP File Number: 188-1365). Mr. Barnes made a motion to issue a three year Extension
Permit. The motion was seconded by Mr. Waldron and it passed unanimously.
• Mr. Waldron made a motion to approve, as an insignificant project change, the request to
reduce the limit of work area and change the proposed grading, as identified on the sketch
plans received on 03 December 2009 from Borges, 16 South Mill St. (188-1375). The
motion was seconded by Mr. Barnes and it passed unanimously.
• The Commission reviewed the minor site plan review application for Straly Corp., 85 Main
Street and determined that they have no comments due to the fact that the proposed work
consists of window replacement and does not require earth work. Ms. Chagnon will forward
this determination to the Planning Office.
• A discussion was held regarding the report of stormwater flooding from Chris Dadagian of 15
Maple St. that was received on 03 December 2009. The Commission determined to send a
letter to Mr. Dadagian stating that they have no jurisdiction over this problem, due to the fact
that there appears to have been no impact to any wetland resource area and encouraging Mr.
Dadagian to present his case to the Planning Board as evidence toward revising the
Stormwater Bylaw to include individual lots.
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7:45 PM Maloney, 97 South Mill Street DEP File No. 188-1440
Notice of Intent
Paul Maloney, applicant/owner
Mr. Maloney presented proposed plans to abandon the failed septic system and replace it with a
larger Title V septic system that has been approved by the Board of Health. The Commission
determined that the new septic system is located within a previously-disturbed area and cannot be
located any further away from the resource area than proposed.
Mr. Barnes made a motion to close the hearing and issue an Order of Conditions with the
standard conditions and noted special conditions. The motion was seconded by Mr. Griben and it
passed unanimously. The Commission signed a signature page for the Order of Conditions.
7:50 PM Fitzpatrick, 4 DiCarlo Road DEP File No. 188-1439
Notice of Intent - continuation
James Fitzpatrick, applicant/owner; Kevin Hardiman, P.E.; Steve Milioto, SRT Construction
Mr. Hardiman presented amended plans to expand the existing lawn to within 25 feet of the
bordering vegetated wetland (BVW) located on the property and a proposed construction
sequence for the site work.
Mr. Barnes made a motion to close the hearing and issue an Order of Conditions subject to a
finding of fact with the standard and noted special conditions. The motion was seconded by Mr.
Waldron and it passed unanimously. The Commission signed a signature page for the Order of
Conditions.
7:55 PM Cumberland Farms, 91 West Main Street DEP File No. 188-1442
Notice of Intent
Manny Paiva, Cumberland Farms; Michael Perrault, P.M.P. Associates
A discussion was held regarding the assessment of consultant fees to review the proposed
expansion to the existing gas station. The Commission determined that the site work constitutes a
minor expansion to the existing facility and that an hourly assessment of consultant fees will be
utilized to review the filing.
Mr. Paiva provided an overview of an after-the-fact installation of a shed and the proposed
installation of one underground storage tank to provide diesel fuel to cars and small trucks. Mr.
Paiva stated that it should take approximately one week to install the tank and three weeks to
install the associated piping and utilities.
A discussion was held regarding the installation of Triton Filter units at the curb cuts leading to
the existing detention forebay.
Mr. Barnes stated that the Commission must be notified prior to any dewatering or contaminated
soil removal that is required for the tank installation. The Commission determined that hazardous
materials shall not be stored in the detached shed.
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Mr. Waldron made a motion to close the hearing and issue an Order of Conditions subject to the
submittal of revised plans and an operation and maintenance plan by no later than 14 December
2009 and with the standard and noted special conditions. The motion was seconded by Mr.
Griben and it passed unanimously. The Commission signed a signature page for the Order of
Conditions.
8:20 PM Hopkinton Parks & Recreation, 66 Fruit Street DEP File No. 188-1441
Notice of Intent
Kenneth Driscoll and Mike Preite, Hopkinton Parks & Recreation; Kimberly Drake and Isabel
Tourkantonis, Camp Dresser & McKee, Inc.
A discussion was held regarding the request to waive the Notice of Intent filing fees under the
Bylaw because the applicant is the Town. The Commission determined to waive the filing fees
but not to waive the consultant fees required to review the filing.
Ms. Drake submitted a response, dated 07 December 2009, to Ms. Chagnon’s 30 November 2009
review comments and provided an overview of the proposed site plans.
Ms. Chagnon stated that she had confirmed the tree line flagging in 2008 but that the wetland
flags have not been completely replaced to date. Ms. Tourkantonis stated that active hunting was
taking place when they were working on site and that the wetland re-flagging had to be halted for
safety reasons.
Ms. Drake provided an overview of the existing drainage characteristics of the site and stated that
it is the intent to maintain existing drainage patterns on the site as much as possible.
A discussion was held regarding the proposed stormwater management system. Ms. Drake stated
that the detention basin was designed to a size large enough to handle any future paving of the
proposed crushed stone parking lot. Ms. Drake stated that she agrees with Ms. Chagnon’s
comment that the detention basin appears to be somewhat larger than required and that they will
be submitting an amended plan that redesigns the detention basin to decrease significantly the
extent of the basin within the previously-disturbed 125-foot vernal pool buffer zone.
The Commission determined that they need to review the comments from Dave Glenn, Fay
Spofford & Thorndike that are being prepared for the Planning Board’s site plan review.
A discussion was held regarding the proposed low impact development best management
practices.
The hearing was continued to 11 January 2010.
Minutes Approved: 11 January 2010