Conservation Commission
March 20, 2008
Minutes
Land Use Meeting Room
Members present:
Chair Neal Carpenter, NC; Joe Strauch, JS; Tim Flanagan, TF; Vince Ammendola, VA; David Lane, DL
Absent with notification: Rose Fitzgerald Casey, RFC; Dick Ferren, DF
There were no applications for tonight’s meeting.
February 7, 2008 Minutes: DL made a motion to approve the minutes as presented and TF seconded the motion. The Commission voted to approve 5-0.
Other business:
· Scenic Mountain Act: NC advised the Commission that the SMA was recorded at the Registry of Deeds on March 20, 2008.
· Hampton Inn, 439 Pittsfield Road, Map 33 Parcel 1: NC advised that he signed off for the Certificate of Occupancy for the Hampton Inn.
· Shaylor Hill Rd: NC advised the Commission that he had contacted Dennis Welch (owner of property) regarding the placement of a silt fence. Another member of the Commission had advised NC of the need for the silt fence. Mr. Welch complied.
· Ed Merritt, 139 Lime Kiln Road, Map 27 and a portion of Parcel 18. NC told the Commissioners that he had been contacted by Caleb Mitchell, Conservation Agent for the City of Pittsfield, regarding this property. Mr. Mitchell told NC that there was not a silt fence in place. NC went to the site and discovered that there were large mounds of earth from excavation on the property. Mr. Merritt had filed a Notice of Intent for the renovation of a single family home that was heard at the December 6, 2007 meeting. It was understood that the fill will be removed from the site. NC has advised Rob Akroyd of Greylock Design Associates
that the fill is to be removed.
· Armstrong property at Brunell Ave., Map 42 Parcels 28 and 30: NC advised the Commission that he had signed off on a request for a Demolition Permit.
· Town of Lenox Wetland Bylaw: The Commissioners continued to discuss the proposal for a Town wetland bylaw as an extension to the Wetland Protection Act. Members discussed the pros and cons of having additional regulations and becoming a regulating authority versus a review body. JS suggested that a Town bylaw could make the buffer zone a resource area and control Federal Wetlands. NC stated that he would hate to add another layer of bureaucracy. DL said that he would like to regulate, but not stop projects. He felt that by having a Town Wetland Bylaw projects could face unreasonable delays. Much
consideration to this proposal was given, but all agreed that further discussion is warranted.
VA made a motion to adjourn the meeting and DL seconded the motion. The Commission voted to adjourn 5-0. The meeting was adjourned at 9:05 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Peggy Ammendola
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