FINAL
Present for the Conservation Commission and attending the meeting were: Richard Steves, Chair, Pam Goff, David Flanders, Bruce Bartels, Ray Kellman, Alternate Michael Halbreich and Russell Walton Conservation Officer and Assistant pro tem. Also attending: Peter Wells of Vineyard Land Surveying (VLS) for Ryan and Porter and Kent Healy for D. Jason. Absent: Pam White.
Mr. Steves opened the meeting at 1:30 PM with the following agenda:
- Site Visits: D. Jason, North Road and T. Porter, 82 Menemsha Crossroad.
- Notice of Intent Public Hearing driveway paving & buried propane tank: Peter Wells of VLS for Eric & Adrianne Ryan; 188 State Road.
- Septic upgrade: Peter Wells of VLS for Thomas & Helen Porter; 82 Menemsha Crossroad.
- Notice of Intent Public Hearing wetland crossing: Kent Healy for Dennis Jason; North Road.
NEW CASES
PETER WELLS FOR ERIC & ADRIANNE RYAN: The public hearing on the Notice of Intent filed by Vineyard Land Surveying for Eric and Adrianne Ryan was opened. Mr. Wells summarized the plans for additional driveway paving and for a propane tank to be buried near the (now) generator shed. After brief discussion of the appropriate drainage for the roadway and of the conditions relating to erosion control and drainage the hearing was closed.
All voted in favor of issuing the Order of Conditions. [SE 12-489,188 State Road, AP 33-76.2]
PETER WELLS FOR THOMAS & HELEN PORTER: Peter Wells presented a much-revised plan for a septic upgrade on the Porter’s property at 82 Menemsha Crossroad. This was to comply with the Chilmark Board of Health order, which essentially reversed the location of the well and septic field as presented to and approved by the Commission on June 1, 2005. The reported reason for the reversal of the locations was that the Board of Health decided the “vault” type of raised septic system planned for the northeast corner of the property would be undesirable and too much in view. Consequently, the planned setback from wetland is reduced from 72 feet to 52 feet and was somewhat disturbing to the Commissioners. It was pointed out that the new plan is still an improvement over the existing pit
that is 10 feet from wetland.
After brief discussion, the Commission voted in favor of the revision, with one abstention (Kellman). [SE 12 – 486, AP 26-34].
KENT HEALY FOR DENNIS JASON: Kent Healy, engineer, presented the proposal for a wetland crossing for Dennis Jason. (This was a Notice of Intent but the filing was delayed, as there was no file number from DEP). There was discussion of the various methods of crossing wetlands that have been used in Town, including fill and culvert(s), short span bridging with timber, pilings and heavy timber spans, and spans with steel supports and wooden decking. It was agreed Mr. Walton and Mr. Healy are to confer on-site; Mr. Healy will produce a new plan for the next meeting – July 6, 2005. [SE 12 - ???, North Road, AP 20 – 98.1].
OTHER BUSINESS
The minutes of June 15, 2005 were reviewed and corrected as to item 6 – a floating word left from the revision and the use of a question mark to indicate uncertainty.
Mr. Walton reported on a brief investigation of an apparent violation at Edwin Cohen’s property, 20 Eliot Ave., overlooking Stonewall Pond. A number of shrubs have been removed near the top of a coastal bank on the western side of Stonewall Pond and some stonework that was proposed several years ago might have been removed. At the time of a previous application for this site the Conservation Commission required a slightly narrower patio and specified that at least 12 feet of the existing natural shrubbery was to remain. Mr. Walton presented a letter in the form of a “Notice of Apparent Violation”. The Commission decided that an Enforcement Order was more appropriate and voted to issue an Order to Mr. Cohen requiring him to appear before the Commission and requiring mitigation and
restoration. [SE 12 – 178, 1992, AP 33 – 23].
The MACC yearly membership invoice was signed and addresses checked and corrected.
The meeting was adjourned at 3:00 PM.
Respectfully submitted by Russell R. Walton; Conservation Officer and Assistant pro tem.
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