Conservation Commission

minutes
Meeting date: 
Tuesday, November 5, 2019

TOWN OF PRINCETON

BOARD/COMMITTEE: PRINCETON CONSERVATION COMMISSION MINUTES

DATE: November 5, 2019              TIME: 7:00             LOCATION: Town Hall Annex

Attendance: Chairman Brian Keevan, Ron Thompson, John Vieira, and Rachael Catlow

Brian Keevan called the meeting to order at 7:04 PM.

Votes taken in the following actions are “all in favor” unless noted otherwise.

Public Hearings and Meetings:

Item 1:  Wayne Curran attended; he is the engineer on the septic project at 155 Brooks Station Road.  The realtor intends to hire Art Allen to prepare a plan to restore the site.  Original design did not include wetland a delineation or acknowledge a buffer zone.  Contractor was new to this type of activity, did not perform to spec.  John stressed that they need to get Art hired asap so we can meet him at the site and determine immediate stabilization needs.  PCC will contact Kevin Scherer (a forester for the City of Worcester Water Department) to ask if the City has any additional requirements for sediment removal in the wetland.  Wayne provided a copy of the as-built plan for the septic. 

Item 2:  Request for Determination of Applicability received from Takako Oji for house construction at 85 Merriam Road.  Original negative determination expired.  Negative #1 issued at 7:32PM.

Item 3 – Executive Session: The Commission voted unanimously by roll call to enter into Executive Session (Reason #6) entered at 7:38PM to discuss strategy into the leasing the Four Corners land with Steve Stimson.  Executive Session was closed via roll call vote at 8:26PM. 

Commission Other Business, Mail, Procedures, etc.:

Wachusett Mountain Proposal: The Commission discussed the letter submitted by Wachusett Mountain which stated their intention to lower the level of the sedimentation pond.  After reviewing the Order of Conditions (OOC) and list of permitted activities, it was determined this activity was outside of the scope of OOC and that further clarification was needed from Wachusett on this activity.

Forest Cutting Plan(s): None.

The October 22, 2019 meeting minutes were reviewed and approved as amended at 9:18 PM.

Brian reviewed mail received by the Commission.

The next PCC meeting is scheduled for November 19, 2019.

Meeting Adjourned at 9:23 PM.

Respectfully submitted, Brian Keevan