HANSON PLANNING BOARD
Minutes of the Meeting of
OCTOBER 18, 2000
Members Present: Philip Lindquist, Chairman
David Harris, Vice Chairman
Gerard LeBlanc, Clerk
Gordon Coyle, Member
Joan DiLillo, Member
I. CALL TO ORDER - 7:30 p.m.
II. APPOINTMENTS
Land Planning, Inc.
Form A/ANR, Borgeson Family Limited Partnership, West Washington Street
Bernard Munro of Land Planning, Inc. showed the Board a Plan of Land located on West Washington Street that is owned by the Borgeson Family Limited Partnership. The plan shows a change of Lots 14 and 15 on Map 75 to create two new lots, one 194,100 square foot lot with 277.45 feet of frontage and one 322,500 square foot lot with 402.63 feet of frontage.
Motion to approve the plan as presented: David Harris
Second: Gerard LeBlanc
Vote: 5-0
Form A/ANR, Former Plymouth County Hospital
Bernard Munro of Land Planning, Inc. showed the Board a Plan of Land located on High Street and Pierce Avenue that is owned by the Town of Hanson. The four new lots contain existing houses on the former Plymouth County Hospital site. Two of the lots are conforming and two are not, Mr. Munro said. The town intends to sell the lots as soon as septic system issues are resolved. Mr. Munro also asked for a waiver of the fee.
Motion to approve the plan as presented: Gerard LeBlanc
Second: Joan DiLillo
Vote: 5-0
Motion to waive the fee: Gerard LeBlanc
Second: Joan DiLillo
Vote: 5-0
Russell A. Wheatley Co., Inc., Joseph Nisby
New Sidewalk & Drainage Plan for Catherine Road
Russell Wheatley of Russell A. Wheatley Co., Inc. and developer Joseph Nisby met with the Board to review a three-page plan dated October 6, 2000 showing proposed roadway improvements for the Catherine Road subdivision. The plans indicate the areas of pavement scheduled for infrared heat treating to improve drainage, berm replacement, areas of sidewalk and related grass strips slated for removal and replacement, sidewalk height adjustments, and driveway berm adjustments necessitated by the work proposed. Board Chairman Philip Lindquist read an October 18, 2000 letter from Land Planning, Inc. recommending some changes to the plan prepared by Mr. Wheatley, and Mr. Wheatley and Mr. Nisby agreed to the proposed changes.
Motion to accept the remedial work proposed in the Plan of Land for Catherine Road, Pages 1 to 3, prepared by the Russell A. Wheatley Co., Inc., dated October 6, 2000: Gerard LeBlanc
Second: Joan DiLillo
Vote: 5-0
Definitive Subdivision Public Hearing
Rye Hill Estates, Whitman Street, Map 110, Lot 23
(Separate Minutes)
David DelPrete
Form A/ANR, Franklin Street
Property in Hanson & Whitman
David DelPrete showed the Board a Plan of Land depicting three lots on Franklin Street. A portion of only one lot will lie in Hanson. The other two lots are entirely in Whitman. Frontage for all three lots shown is in Whitman and the plan has already gone before the Whitman Planning Board, according to Mr. DelPrete.
Motion to approve the plan as submitted: David Harris
Second: Gerard LeBlanc
Vote: 5-0
III. NEW BUSINESS
Bernard Munro, Land Planning, Inc., Joshua Lane
Bernard Munro of Land Planning, Inc. met with the Board on behalf of his clients Edward Johnson and Warren Bush of Little Dryden Enterprises to request permission to repair Joshua Lane in the Meadowbrook subdivision as needed, placing a leveling course where required and then placing a one-inch dense binder over the entire roadway system. He also requested that all manholes be paved over and adjusted prior to the finish paving.
Motion to approve the requests for Joshua Lane as submitted: David Harris
Second: Gerard LeBlanc
Vote: 5-0
Bernard Munro, Land Planning, Inc., Hill & Hawthorne Street
Bernard Munro of Land Planning, Inc., who is serving as the Board’s engineer on the Hill & Hawthorne Street project reviewed by the Board under the town’s General Bylaws Article 2-17, met with the Board to outline some of the problems he has observed at the site and to present Construction Inspection Reports by Steven Wry of Land Planning, Inc. dated October 11, 12, 13, and 16, 2000. The major complaint is that the roads have not been staked. The reports also noted a conversation with a bog owner regarding an easement. Chairman Philip Lindquist said the Board would need more information on the easement. The Board said it would like Mr. Wry to write a letter to Robert Junior, the developer who received permission from the Board on May 24, 2000 to
proceed with the road construction, and to send a copy of the letter to the Planning Board. Town Planner Noreen O’Toole said that she would communicate with Mr. Wry concerning the content of the letter.
IV. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES
Meeting of September 20, 2000
Motion to Accept the Minutes of the meeting of Sept. 20, 2000: Joan DiLillo
Second: Gerard LeBlanc
Vote: 5-0
V. ZONING BOARD HEARINGS
Hearing on application of RCC Consultants, Inc. for BellSouth Wireless Data, L.P. for site plan approval and a special permit to allow the installation of one, 10 foot long, 2.75 inch diameter, 28 pound gray-colored fiberglass whip antenna and its cable onto the existing smokestack structure at 1019 Main Street.
COMMENT: Why did it take so long to come before the Board?
VI. TOWN PLANNER REPORT
Master Plan Committee
Ms. O’Toole said that the next Master Plan Committee meeting will be held on October 23, 2000.
Hanson Trails Committee
Ms. O’Toole said that there are no meetings scheduled for the Hanson Trails Committee.
OCPC Transportation Committee
Ms. O’Toole reported that the next meeting of the OCPC Transportation Committee is October 19, 2000.
Vision 2020
Ms. O’Toole said that Vision 2020 is sponsoring the signing of the New Mayflower Compact in Plymouth on October 25 from 3 to 5 p.m. Ms. O’Toole and Administrative Assistant Barbara Ferguson will be attending the signing.
Meeting with Water Commissioners
Administrative Assistant Barbara Ferguson presented Board members with a copy of a report of the October 12, 2000 meeting of the Board of Water Commissioners at which the Water Department’s engineering firm made a presentation on wastewater issues. Planning Board member Joan DiLillo and Town Planner Noreen O’Toole also attended the meeting as did two members of the Board of Health. A meeting of the Water Commission, Board of Health and Planning Board will be scheduled at a future date for further discussion.
Department Head Meeting
Ms. O’Toole said it was reported at the October 18, 2000 Department Head Meeting that new keys will be issued for the Town Hall exterior doors. One key will open and lock all three doors. Also, she said, at her suggestion, the administration plans to institute fire drills and review the signage.
Other Business
David Harris asked Town Planner Noreen O’Toole to visit the Al Wood property off Franklin Street that recently received Form A approval from the Board to look at the access to the new house lot.
VII. ADJOURNMENT - 10:20 p.m.
Motion to adjourn: David Harris
Second: Gerard LeBlanc
Vote: 5-0
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