OWN OF RUTLAND
CONSERVATION COMMISSION
MINUTES: OCTOBER 18, 2016
MEETING OPENED: 7:00 PM
Attendance
Board Members Present: Joe Dell’Aquila, Chairman; Peter Craine; Scott Landgren; Shawn Moore
Board Members Absent: Nancy Nichols; Willard Cannon; Eric Bigelow
Guests
Mike LaPorte; Dick Williams; Julian Votruba; Jennifer Howald; Rob McNeil; Stephanie Bacon
Application Submissions
Notice of Intent, Stoney Brook Estates, LLC, Lot 100, Brintnal Drive. Hearing will be on November 1, 2016 at 7:15 PM.
Notice of Intent, Stoney Brook Estates, LLC, Lot 101, Brintnal Drive. Hearing will be on November 1, 2016 at 7:20 PM.
Notice of Intent, Stoney Brook Estates, LLC, Lot 102, Brintnal Drive. Hearing will be on November 1, 2016 at 7:25 PM.
Notice of Intent, Stoney Brook Estates, LLC, Lot 103, Brintnal Drive. Hearing will be on November 1, 2016 at 7:30 PM.
Notice of Intent, Stoney Brook Estates, LLC, Lot 104, Brintnal Drive. Hearing will be on November 1, 2016 at 7:35 PM.
Votes
Motion to approve meeting minutes for October 4, 2016 – Motion to approve minutes made by Peter, Scott; vote unanimous at 7:10 PM.
Determination of Applicability, Ralph Takala, Kenwood Drive – Motion to sign Negative Determination made by Scott, seconded by Shawn; vote unanimous at 7:17 PM.
Determination of Applicability, CB Blair Development, Lot 4, Main Street – Motion to sign Negative Determination made by Shawn, seconded by Peter; vote unanimous at 7:22 PM.
Determination of Applicability, CB Blair Development, Lot 8, Prescott Street – Motion to sign Negative Determination made by Peter, seconded by Scott; vote unanimous at 7:26 PM.
Motion to close meeting – Motion made by Peter, seconded by Shawn; vote unanimous at 8:00 PM.
Hearings
Notice of Intent, CB Blair Development, Lot 3, Main Street
Hearing Opened at 7:35 P.M. Green cards received. Single family house proposed. Will have a rock wall wrip wrap slope wall. Dick asked about DCR stating they own some land. Julian is not aware of that and believes it is false. They will be connected to town sewer. Motion to close hearing made by Scott; seconded by Shawn; vote unanimous at 7:36 P.M.
Notice of Intent, CB Blair Development, Lot 5, Main Street
Hearing opened at 7:40 P.M. Green cards received. Mike just asked if the water level will be affected with all the work. Julian said no, he should not have a problem. Jennifer asked Julian who he specifically has dealt with and asked him to not be general when saying he went walking with DCR. Julian told her a list of people he had dealt with. Julian said are in the 100’ and closest point is 5 feet. It will have town sewer. Mike asked what if he has a problem in the future – Julian said he is at least 15 feet higher than the water so it shouldn’t go towards him, and he shouldn’t have a problem. Motion to close hearing made by Shawn, seconded by Scott; vote unanimous at 7:36 P.M.
Notice of Intent, CB Blair Development, Lot 7, Prescott Street
Hearing opened at 7:45 P.M. Green cards received. Julian said this is a middle lot with a single family home. They are at least 50 feet away from the wetlands. Standard erosion controls will be put in place and they will be altering as little as possible. They will be connected to town sewer. This is not an estate lot. Motion to close hearing made by Peter, seconded by Scott; vote unanimous at 7:46 P.M.
Notice of Intent, CB Blair Development, Lot 6 Prescott Street
Hearing opened at 7:50 P.M. Green cards received. This is another single family home, with very little grading. They will be connecting to town sewer. Dick asked if he had permits from the Board of Health. Julian said he’s going to get those next. Motion to close made by Scott, seconded by Shawn; vote unanimous at 7:54 PM.
Notice of Intent, River Road Estates, LLC, Lot 1, River Road
Hearing Opened at 7:55 P.M. They are building a single family home. This will have a septic – 100 feet away from the buffer zone. The driveway has a variance already. Some grading will be done. This is the only one over there that needs a Notice of Intent because they are within 100 feet. Jennifer asked if there is a file number from DEP, because she didn’t think we could close hearing without a file number. Joe told her the hearing can be closed, but the Order can not be issued without a file number. Motion to close hearing made by Shawn; seconded by Peter; vote unanimous at 7:57 P.M.
Discussions
Rob McNeil, Determination of Applicability, Takala Property, Kenwood Drive and Walnut Street
Ralph is looking for soil evaluations on the property for possible ANR’s (Abbreviated Notice of Resource Area Delineation); it was treed a few years back but there is a lot of growth that has happened. They are looking for a Negative Determination so they can clean the area to do testing. They are planning on using a FECON mower to clean up the area for testing and surveying. Peter asked how far down it will go. Rob said inches. They don’t want to go too far down and will leave the chippings.
Determination of Applicability, CB Blair Development, Lot 4, Main Street
Julian said this is a middle lot. There is not much grading and will be outside of the buffer zone.
Determination of Applicability, CB Blair Development, Lot 8, Prescott Street
Julian said they will be outside of the buffer zone.
Reviewed Mail
Respectfully Submitted,
Karen Wamback
Secretary
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