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Executed Final 10/14/2020ConComm MOM
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EXECUTION COPY CONSERVATION COMMISSION a.. Pequitside Farm, Tavern Room 79 Pleasant Street, Canton, MA 02021 October 14, 2020 @ 7:00 P.M. VIRTUAL MEETING Attendance: Joshua Cohen, Chairman Kevin Colmey — Vice Chairman Robert MacDonald — Treasurer Paul Degnan — Town Clerk Elizabeth Sugameli Melissa Mayer Gerald Carmichael Absent: Robin O'Connell -McCarthy - Recording Secretary Conservation Agent: Regen Milani All Conservation Commission Meetings are recorded and available with Canton Cable S Chairman Cohen welcomed everyone to the virtual meeting at 7:00 p.m. Minutes to be approved: September 23, 2020 Motion by Robert MacDonald to accept the minutes of September 23, 2020 meeting as written. Seconded by Gerald Carmichael Vote by Role Call: 7-0-0 Joshua Cohen Kevin Colmey Paul Degnan Robert MacDonald Elizabeth Sugameli Gerald Carmichael Melissa Mayer Page 1 of 23 Execution Copy — October 14, 2020 Minutes of Meeting
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A. WETLAND/STORMWATER/LAND DISTURBANCE HEARINGS. Wetland Notice of Intent, Town of Canton, 0 Rolling Mill Way, USACE Flood Damage Reduction System, DEP File #124-1281. For vegetation maintenance of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Flood Damage Reduction System in Bordering Vegetated Wetland, Bank, Land Under Waterbodies and Waterways, and Riverfront Area. In attendance via virtual zoom conference on behalf of the Applicant: Regen Milani, Conservation Agent for Town of Canton in lieu of the Town Administrator Joe Onorato with Water and Wetland, LLC Abutter(s) in Attendance via virtual zoom conference: None Comments/Overview Summary: Agent Milani presented an overview of the project: • Commission has an open permit which was issued in 2016 to repair the diversion channel (downtown at the former Plymouth Rubber site (the "site") ° Permit #124-1168 (includes flood walls, levy embankment and curve diversion channel) ° Referred to as "USACE Flood Damage Reduction System" • Built in 1960's fallen in disrepair • As part of the redevelopment of the site a decision was made to re -certify as a Flood Control Mechanism which had been done under a previous permit • Town of Canton (the "Town") now owns the parcels which contain: ° Diversion channels and the Flood Control Mechanism ° Properties handed over to Town from Canton Holdings (the previous developer) Town is required to maintain the parcels to US Army Corp standards ° Remove all vegetation within the channel and within the rip wrap • All vegetation in levy only allowed to be a certain height and feet away from edge of levy on the surface ° Vegetation free to not impede the flow of flood water through diversion channel ° The Town would like to use herbicides to treat and maintain the vegetation as it would be very labor intensive and not cost effective to pull vegetation by hand. Page 2 of 23 Execution Copy — October 14, 2020 Minutes of Meeting