HANSON PLANNING BOARD
Minutes of the Meeting of
December 19, 2001
Meeting Room A
Hanson Town Hall
Members Present: Philip Lindquist, Chairman
Gerard LeBlanc, Clerk (Arrived Late)
Gordon Coyle, Member
David Harris, Vice Chairman
Members Absent: Joan DiLillo, Member
Others Present: Town Planner Noreen O’Toole
Administrative Assistant Barbara Ferguson
I. CALL TO ORDER - 7:35 p.m.
II. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES
Minutes of Meeting of December 5, 2001
Motion to Approve the Minutes of the Meeting of December 5, 2001: David Harris
Second: Gordon Coyle
Vote: 3-0
III. TOWN PLANNER’S REPORT
Master Plan Committee
Town Planner Noreen O’Toole told the Board that she plans to meet in January with Carol Thomas of Thomas Planning Associates, the Committee’s consulting firm, so that she can discuss in person the Master Plan information Mrs. Thomas has prepared to date.
Hanson Trails Committee
Ms. O’Toole said Land Planning, Inc. of Hanson will be doing the survey for the Hanson Trails Committee that was funded by a $4,000 state grant. She presented Board members, for their perusal, a copy of the proposed deed of land from Lite Control to the town. Lite Control’s attorneys are currently reviewing the deed, she said.
Zoning Bylaw Committee
Ms. O’Toole said a letter has gone out to all departments seeking input on zoning bylaw changes. Chairman Philip Lindquist said the Bylaw Study Committee should be invited to attend the next meeting of the Zoning Bylaw Committee for a discussion of whether the adequate access determination general bylaw should be relocated within the zoning bylaw.
Old Colony Planning Council Transportation Committee
Ms. O’Toole said the next meeting of the Old Colony Planning Council Transportation Committee is scheduled for January 17, 2002.
Vision 2020
No meetings of Vision 2020 have been scheduled, Ms. O’Toole said, although she expects meetings will resume early next year
Other Matters
Ms. O’Toole called the Board’s attention to a letter in the mail folder from Michael Perrault of P.M.P. Associates in East Bridgewater, the developer’s engineer for Cranberry Estates, stating that, in his opinion, there is nothing wrong with the basin at the subdivision. Abutters had complained that they have been getting water on their property which they attributed to the basin. She noted that she and Steven Wry from Land Planning, Inc. of Hanson, the Board’s engineer on the project, had done a site inspection. She said that a written report would be forthcoming from Mr. Wry.
Ms. O’Toole noted that the annual town report is due by December 28. She said that reports would be written for the Planning Board and Master Plan Committee before she goes on vacation on December 26.
IV. NEW BUSINESS
Request for Bond Reduction, Catherine Road
Completion Cost Estimate, Land Planning, Inc.
Following a review of a December 3, 2001 request from Joseph Nisby for a reduction in the bond for the Catherine Road Subdivision and a December 18, 2001 Completion Cost Estimate from Land Planning, Inc., the Board’s review engineer, the Board decided to hold back $5,500 of the $40,000 remaining in the bond for the project.
Motion to release $34,500 from the bond for Catherine Road: David Harris
Second: Gordon Coyle
Vote: 4-0
V. APPOINTMENTS
Alden Way Subdivision
Request for Bond Reduction
Completion Cost Estimate, Land Planning, Inc.
The Board met with Mark Tedeschi and Kenneth Gray, developers of the Alden Way subdivision, and their engineer, Steven Gioiosa of SITEC, Inc. of New Bedford, to discuss their November 25, 2001 request for a bond reduction. Several residents of the subdivision were also in attendance.
The Board reviewed a June 19, 2001 inspection report and a July 12, 2001 construction cost estimate from its review engineer, Land Planning, Inc. of Hanson. Town Planner Noreen O’Toole told the Board that she and Steven Wry from Land Planning had recently visited the site and determined that many items identified in the earlier inspection report had not been addressed. Mr. Gioiosa said that he had not received the June 19 and July 12 Land Planning letters and was given copies. Ms. O’Toole said that Mr. Wry would be sending a written report on the items noted during their recent joint inspection.
Ms. O’Toole said the biggest problem within the subdivision is the basins which are holding up to four feet of water posing a danger to children. She said the slopes do not comply with the Board’s regulations and there is inadequate vehicular access for maintenance. Mr. Gioiosa said the filtration basins had been installed in accordance with the approved plans. He agreed that access improvements was a reasonable request and said the developers would be willing to work with the town’s engineer regarding the standing water in the basins. He said he would revisit the basin design and come back to the Board with recommendations. The Board stressed that until the sidewalks, streets and drainage within the subdivision are accepted by the town they are
the developers’ responsibility.
Rather than act on Mr. Gioiosa’s request for a reduction, the Board opted to meet with him and his clients at 8 p.m. on January 2, 2002. Ms. O’Toole said the report from Land Planning would be ready by that date. The current balance of the bond for the project is $139,583. Ms. O’Toole recommended that the Board also be given copies of any records relative to the materials used in the bottom of the basins. The Board asked Ms. O’Toole to make sure that a representative from Land Planning was in attendance at the January 2 meeting.
VI. OLD BUSINESS
Town Planner’s Contract
The Board decided to delay action on the Town Planner’s Contract to January 2, 2002.
Town Planner’s Evaluation
The Board decided to delay action on the Town Planner’s Evaluation until January 2, 2002.
VIII. ADJOURNMENT - 9:05 p.m.
Motion to adjourn: David Harris
Second: Gordon Coyle
Vote: 4-0
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