Lenox Conservation Commission
March 20, 2014
Minutes
Town Hall
Members present: Chair Neal Carpenter, NC; Vince Ammendola, VA; Tim Flanagan, TF; Joe Strauch, JS; David Lane, DL; Dick Ferren, DF
Members absent with notification: Rose Fitzgerald Casey, RFC
Staff present: Peggy Ammendola, PA
NOI, Broadway Electrical Co., Inc., Willow Creek Rd., Map 14 Parcels 2 and 3-Installation of a photovoltaic solar array within the buffer zone. Originally scheduled for October 17, 2013, but applicant requested to continue to Nov. 7th. At that hearing, agreed to continue to Nov. 21st for additional information. On November 19th, applicants requested this to be continued to December 5, 2013. Continued to June 5, 2014. Continued to December 19, 2013 for applicant to have the opportunity to provide dialogue in the event there is more information forthcoming. On December 17th applicants requested to continue to Jan. 16, 2014 and asked to keep the public hearing process open through the winter and early spring months of 2014 for the opportunity to continue
discussion as further developments arise. Continued from January 16, 2014. Advised on Feb. 18th that Broadway wishes to continue to March 20th.
NC advised the Commission that Jeff Vincent, Co-Town Manager, has asked that this matter be continued again to April 17, 2014.
VA made a motion to continue to April 17th, at 7:45 pm. DF seconded the motion and the Commission voted to agree 6-0.
Other business:
NC advised the Commission that two Requests for Determination of Applicability have been received and scheduled. They are:
Robert and Jacqueline Spielman, 56 East Dugway Road, Map 17, Lot 52/53. The project is to re-route the existing driveway and the work is located outside the 100’ Buffer Zone of a BVW. This is on the agenda for April 17, 2014 at 7:30 pm.
Housatonic Railroad Co., Inc., property located at railway right-of-way along Housatonic River. The proposed project is for spraying herbicide in the buffer zone along Housatonic Railroad’s right-of-way adjacent to the Housatonic River. This is scheduled for April 3, 2014 at 7:30 pm.
Approve minutes-March 6, 2014-JS made a motion to approve the minutes with minor edits. DL seconded the motion and the Commission voted to approve 6-0.
VA made a motion to adjourn and DF seconded the motion. The Commission voted to agree 6-0. The meeting was adjourned at 7:50 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Peggy Ammendola
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