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Conservation Commission Agenda 7/24/2014

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Notice of Meeting

You are hereby notified that the Salem Conservation Commission will hold its regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday, July 24, 2014 at 6:00 PM at the City Hall Annex, 3rd floor conference room, 120 Washington Street, Salem, MA.

                                                                                               Julia Knisel, Chair                                                                                             
Meeting Agenda

Soil Borings for Canal Street Flood Mitigation Project Outfall—Public Hearing—Request for Determination of Applicability for the City of Salem, 93 Washington Street, Salem, MA. The purpose of this hearing is to discuss proposed soil borings within an area subject to protection under the Wetlands Protection Act MGL c131§40 and Salem Wetlands Protection & Conservation Ordinance in the beach at the intersection of Shore Avenue and Ocean Avenue. The borings will aid the design of an outfall for the planned Canal Street Flood Mitigation Project.

Children’s Island Retaining Wall Repair—Continuation of Public Hearing—Notice of Intent—DEP #64-570—YMCA of the North Shore, 245 Cabot Street, Beverly, MA. The purpose of this hearing is to discuss the proposed repair of an existing retaining wall at Children’s Island in Salem Harbor within an area subject to protection under the Wetlands Protection Act and Salem Wetlands Protection & Conservation Ordinance.

Central Wharf Shed Demolition—Public Hearing—Request for Determination of Applicability—National Park Service, 160 Derby Street, Salem, MA. The purpose of this hearing is to discuss the proposed removal of a temporary wood frame structure, known as “the rigging shed,” at the head of Central Wharf on Derby Street within the bounds of Salem Maritime National Historic Site, within an area subject to protection under the Wetlands Protection Act MGL c131§40 and Salem Wetlands Protection & Conservation Ordinance.

National Grid High Voltage Line—Public Hearing—Notice of Intent—New England Power Company (d/b/a National Grid), 50 Sylvan Road, Waltham, MA. The purpose of this hearing is to discuss the proposed Salem Cable Replacement Project located between the Salem Harbor and Canal Street Substations. Portions of the work will take place in existing city streets, in Fort Avenue, Webb Street, Essex Street, Forrester Street, Hawthorne Boulevard, Congress Street, Derby Street, Leavitt Street, Cypress Street, Canal Street, and Washington Street. The proposed work on these streets falls within resource areas jurisdictional to the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act and the Salem Wetlands Protection & Conservation Ordinance.           

Old/New Business

  • DEP #64-268, 116-118 Leach Street: Request for Certificate of Compliance
  • DEP #64-342, 116-118 Leach Street: Reissuance of Certificate of Compliance
  • DEP #64-571, 60 Bay View Avenue, Request for Minor Modification
  • DEP #64-451, Lot 36, Osborne Hill Drive: Request for Certificate of Compliance
  • DEP #64-452, Lot 35, Osborne Hill Drive: Request for Certificate of Compliance
  • DEP #64-453, Lot 15, Osborne Hill Drive: Request for Certificate of Compliance
  • DEP #64-454, Lot 14, Osborne Hill Drive: Request for Certificate of Compliance
  • Meeting minutes: May 8, 2014 and June 12, 2014

Know your rights under the Open Meeting Law M.G.L. c. 30A §18-25 and City Ordinance Sections 2-2028 through 2-2033.