HANSON PLANNING BOARD
Minutes of the Meeting of
January 22, 2007
I. CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Philip Lindquist called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.
Members Present: Philip Lindquist, Chairman
Joan DiLillo, Vice Chairman
David Nagle, Clerk
Gordon Coyle, Member
Richard Flynn, Member
Others Present: Town Planner Noreen O’Toole
Administrative Assistant Barbara Ferguson
II. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES
Acceptance of Minutes of Meeting of December 11, 2006
Motion to accept the minutes of the meeting of December 11, 2006: Joan DiLillo
Second: Gordon Coyle
Vote: 4-0-1 (David Nagle abstaining)
Acceptance of Minutes of Meeting of November 2, 2005
Administrative Assistant Barbara Ferguson told Board members that this set of minutes was the last she wrote before she broke her shoulder and was out on sick leave for two months last year. She said that she found them in the file cabinet mixed in with other paperwork from that the period and determined that they had never been accepted.
Motion to accept the minutes of the meeting of November 2, 2005: Gordon Coyle
Second: David Nagle
Vote: 4-0-1 (Richard Flynn abstaining)
III. APPOINTMENTS
Edgewood Estates
Further Reduction of Bond
The Board met with John Widdison and Salvatore Pastore, developers of Edgewood Estates, to discuss a further reduction of their bond based on the fact that the figures for contingencies and inflation have never been reduced on the Completion Cost Estimate despite the fact the total bond has been reduced from $142,000 to $72,000. The Board was told that the development will be finished in the spring.
Motion to reduce contingencies to $7,000 and inflation to $4,000 and release the balance of the bond: David Nagle
Second: Joan DiLillo
Vote: 5-0
Form A/ANR
Hudson Street
Board members reviewed a Plan of Land, dated January 10, 2007, prepared by John W. DeLano and Associates, Inc. for Sheldon Yunes and Tamara LaTorre. The plan which shows 112,938 square feet in Hanson and 22,174 square feet in Halifax, creates a 2.168 acre hammerhead lot with 40,678 square feet retained for the existing house. Both lots have the required frontage on Hudson Street. The Board noted that the Halifax Planning Board has already approved the plan. Member Gordon Coyle had some concerns with the indication on the plan that the hammerhead lot abutted an unused way over Smith-Nawazelski Conservation Area land in Hanson to Pine Ridge Road in East Bridgewater.
Motion to approve the Plan of Land for Hudson Street as presented: David Nagle
Second: Joan DiLillo
Vote: 4-0-1 (Gordon Coyle dissenting)
Alden Way
Town Planner Noreen O’Toole advised the Board and residents in attendance that the Alden Way developers had come to the office the previous week and been advised that the town was in the process of doing a final inspection and they would be receiving a list of items that need to be completed before the subdivision can go to town meeting for acceptance by the town. She said they were advised that their subdivision would be discussed at the next Board meeting and were given the date and time.
The Board’s review engineer, Peter Palmieri of Merrill Associates, Inc., said that he has looked at all three basins in the subdivision but the survey has not been completed. He said that Ms. O’Toole has requested that his firm get the elevations of the overflow spillways to make sure they are consistent with the asbuilt plans. He said the volume of the basins is correct, according to the developers’ asbuilt but there is still standing water in the basins. He said it could be that the basins are in the groundwater, there is flow coming in from the pipe system, or they are silted up. The remedy, if it is groundwater, Mr. Palmieri said, is to raise up the whole system. If the cause is siltation, he said, the basins would need to be cleaned or
stripped.. He said a crushed stone trench could also be installed as it would prevent growth and encourage infiltration. He said monitoring wells were a possible way to assess the situation.
Mr. Palmieri said that he would be checking the elevations and, if the Board desires, also the elevations of the ground water. He said there was no guarantee the work could be done without machinery on site. Putting in perforated pipe some distance from the basins, he said, would be the least intrusive way to evaluate a possible groundwater problem. He asked whether the most important concern was standing water or runoff into the wetlands. Resident Kevin Pauquette said that the area behind his house was originally wetlands only by plant life definition, but now it is actually wet and the neighbors are concerned with mosquitoes. Chairman Philip Lindquist said that the Board wants dry basins.
Mr. Palmieri said that he would like to take a couple of spot grades and try using perforated pipes to assess the situation. He said the survey would be completed by the end of the week. It was agreed at the conclusion of the discussion that the issue would be placed on the agenda of the February 12, 2007 meeting at 8 p.m.
V. NEW BUSINESS
Cranberry Estates
Release of Balance in Escrow Account
Board members reviewed a December 13, 2006 letter from Rosen Realty requesting the release of all money remaining in the escrow account for Cranberry Estates. The balance remaining is $931.52.
Motion to release the money remaining in the escrow account for Cranberry Estates: Joan DiLillo
Second: David Nagle
Vote: 5-0
Stonebridge Commons
Inspection Report from Merrill Associates
Board members reviewed a December 12, 2007 inspection report from review engineer, Merrill Associates, Inc. Chairman Philip Lindquist noted a recent newspaper advertisement relative to the sale at public auction of the property on February 15, 2007.
Great Cedar Condominiums
Inspection Report from John W. DeLano and Associates
Board members took home for review a December 15, 2007 inspection report from review engineer, John W. DeLano and Associates.
VI. TOWN PLANNER’S REPORT
Master Plan Committee
Town Planner Noreen O’Toole told the Board that she will be meeting with Jim Watson from Old Colony Planning Council to make some map and other changes to the draft of the master plan.
Hanson Trails Committee
Ms. O’Toole said that Committee Chairman Bob Dillon is addressing trail issues related to National Grid.
Zoning Bylaw Committee
Ms. O’Toole said that she needed to talk to Committee Chairman Donald Ellis about setting up a meeting. Chairman Philip Lindquist recommended that the committee discuss the inclusion of a conservation bylaw and an adequate access bylaw.
Old Colony Planning Council Joint Transportation Committee
Ms. O’Toole said that Metropolitan Planning Organization would be meeting at the Old Colony Planning Council office in Brockton on January 30, 2007 at 9 a.m.
VII. OLD BUSINESS
Proposal for Review of Rules and Regulations
Sign Contract with Saeed Kashi
Board members signed a contract with Saeed Kashi of North Falmouth to revise the Board Rules and Regulations for the Subdivision of Land
Meeting Dates for February
Board members decided to meet on February 12, 2007
VIII. ZONING BOARD HEARINGS
Application of Gisele Bonenfant for a variance to allow for an accessory building to remain at its current location at 1 Ocean Avenue, Assessors Map 2, Lot 936.
COMMENT: Defer to Board of Appeals
Application of Gordon Coyle to appeal the rescinding of a building permit issued in December 2004 by previous Building Inspector, Michael Kennedy, on the property located at 45 Liberty Street, Assessors Map 91, Lot 23.
COMMENT: Defer to Board of Appeals
Application of John O’Leary for site Plan Approval to allow for the operation of an auto repair business with related signage at 1282 Main Street-Unit 4, Assessors Map 43, Lot 62.
COMMENT: Defer to Board of Appeals
IX. ADJOURNMENT – 9:05 p.m.
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