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Final October 20, 2004 PUBLIC HEARINGS Canton Conservation Commission Pequitside Farm Tavern Room 79 Pleasant Street Canton, MA. 02021 Dave McLelland Attendance: John Friel, Chairman, Bob Doe, Treasurer, - Jan Hagan (arrived 7:12 p.m), Clerk, - Ed Lynch, Conservation Agent: Robert Murphy Recording Secretary: Heather Cahill Absent: Jim Sims, Vice Chairman & Scott Staiti Motion Made by Bob Doe to Seconded by Ed Lynch Vote: 5 yes Nay 0 accepted Minutes of October 6, 2004 as amended Abstention 2 Scott Staiti, Jim Sims 6:00 P.M. Special Information Session — Louis Jutras I MIS — Technology Discussion Hearing was called to order by Chairman John Friel @ 7:00 P.M. at Pequitside Farm Tavern Room, Canton, MA. 02021 GENERAL BUSINESS: 1.) September 15, 2004 minutes were discussed and corrected. Motion Made by Bob Doe to accept minutes as amended. Seconded by Jan Hagan Vote Unanimous 2. October 6, 2004 minutes were discussed. A correction was offered by Ed Lynch. Motion Made Bob Doe to accept minutes as amended. deleted Seconded by Jan Hagan Vote Unanimous PUBLIC HEARINGS 7:00 P.M. DST Realty of Massachusetts — 250 Royall Street, Canton MA. Construction of gravity drain line in recently constructed parking garage to the outlet pipe in the detention basin. Water is leaking into existing parking garage and leaking water will freeze during winter months and cause safety issues in parking garage. Commission received plans that outline hay bales staked out of wetland area, drywell is cross sectioned, pipe will be placed in trench with crushed stone, detailed clay dam, and seepage collar. Some time in the future DST Realty is hoping to receive permission for tying pipes in with Mass Highway Department. 21evation of Outlet is 60.74 and the elevation of inlet is 61.5 Motion Made: by Ed Lynch to allow work to be done in the thirty-foot no build zone.
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Seconded by Bob Doe Vote Unanimous Motion Made by Bob Doe to issue Standard Order of Conditions with Appendix "A" Seconded by Dave McLelland Vote Unanimous. 7:15 P.M. Paul Kelly 186 Hummingbird Court, Montgomery, N.Y (Plan submitted to Conservation Commission) Paul Brodmerkle of Toomey Munson representing petitioner. Installation of a tight tank, including abandonment of existing cesspools and installation and building of a new sewer. Work includes installation of an on-site well and water line for 28 Manitou Road. Mr. Brodtnerlde explained that all work needs to be manually, no machines allowed. For work to be done permission is being requested of the board to work in 30 foot no build zone. Plumbing will need to be reversed to comply with Title V. deleted Existing well doesn't have a good water supply. Bob Murphy stated that he would like the plans to be noted. Current well will be filled with sewer sand. Mr. Murphy questioned the need for concrete steps into the pond and minimum cover of road, and profile of street. Does dock have a license? If no license exists then docks can't be replaced or repaired. Owner will be constructing an Artisan well. Motion Made by Ed Lynch to continue hearing until November 3, 2004 Seconded by Jan Hagan Vote Unanimous 7:26 P.M. Boston Edison d/b/a NSTAR Electric (Ed Lynch recused from hearing). Placement of 3-345kV transmission lines from Stoughton through Canton to Boston Massachusetts. Gary Jacobs represented Boston Edison d/b/a NSTAR Electric. Detailed plan submitted to Commission explaining transmission lines each having 3 phased circuits in a single trench within the paved portion of Route 138 from Stoughton to Milton. Work will be starting in Stoughton and going through Canton to Boston. Digging will be in the paved center of road. Several crews digging trenches, each trench will be 500 — 700 feet in length. When crews finish working on a trench, the trench will be covered with steel plates. Material will be trucked off site by dump trucks and replaced by flowable fill. Flowable fill is lightweight concrete that can be dug up if necessary. NSTAR will inform residents of work schedule. Residential areas will be done during the day and Business area will be done in the evening. Hay bales will be placed around resource areas. Splicing will be conducted in manholes. Filter Fabric will be used in catch basins for whole system. Bob Murphy questioned: When will test pits be done? Mr. Jacobs of NSTAR said a lot of information has been .;athered and finished but he did not yet have that schedule.