What was said
Conservation Commission, June 21, 2017
the recording · 2:17 long, about 4,520 words spoken · captions carried this meeting poorlylunenburgbudgetproject.org — written by the Lunenburg Budget Project, an independent tool for residents. Not affiliated with the Town of Lunenburg, the School Committee or the school district. The data this page is computed from: /data/recording-minutes/conservation-commission/2017.json
The town published minutes (text) and an agenda for this meeting. Those minutes are the record; what follows is a guide to the recording.
The short version
- ▶ 1:35:14The Commission continued the Island Road beach drainage and grading hearing and set a site walk.
- ▶ 1:28:45Members planned a timber harvest on a small town forest, with a public walk of the forest set for late August.
- ▶ 40:11The Commission continued the Island Road beach wall enforcement and notice of intent hearing.
- ▶ 2:59A motion for a negative determination on the 67 Island Road dock request was made; the result is not audible in the captions.
- ▶ 6:51The cell tower applicant is to send revised location plans to staff within a couple of weeks.
Why it matters — our reading
- The Island Road hearings stay open, so a ruling on the rebuilt beach wall and water runoff is still pending and will come after the site walk.
- The town forest harvest is described as costing the town nothing, since the forester is paid from the harvest proceeds, but it will change a public woodland that residents can walk and comment on.
Watch next
- Public walk of the town forest, planned for late August.
- Site walk and continued hearing on Island Road beach drainage and grading.
legalplanning and zoningtown departments
Votes
- ▶ 2:59Accept the motion for a negative determination on 67 Island Roadnot audible
Against the town’s minutes
The town published minutes (text) for this meeting; ours were compared item by item. 1 agree, 0 caption errors resolved by the official reading, 1 substantive difference. The town’s minutes are a partial record.
recording Island Road hearing continued, with a site walk.
town’s minutes “kj moved to continue to july 5, 2017 with a second by td and a un anmimous vote.”
Official records a continuance to July 5 with no site walk for 43 Island Rd; the site walk of July 15 is tied to 183 Hemlock Dr. Check whether the site walk belonged to Island Road or Hemlock Dr.
In one record only: 2 from the recording, 6 from the town’s minutes
- Recording only — Revised cell tower plans within a couple of weeks: Applicant to submit revised cell tower location plans to staff within a couple of weeks. ▶ 6:51
- Recording only — Public walk of the town forest in late August: A public walk of the town forest planned for sometime in late August. ▶ 1:28:45
- Town’s minutes only — Survey of cutting line and forest plan by New England Forest: “motion to commence survey of the cutting line and the development of a plan by new england forest by bp and a second by kj and a unanimous vote.”
- Town’s minutes only — Negative determination of applicability, 55 Wildwood Road: “td moved to issue a negative determination of applicability. with the condition that erosion control be placed between the work and the resource area. bp seconded and the commission voted unanimously”
- Town’s minutes only — Continue 183 Hemlock Dr to July 19 with site walk July 15: “the commission continued to the july 19 meeting and scheduled a site walk for july 15, 2017 by a motion from kj and a second from bp”
- Town’s minutes only — Forester compensation, 20% of gross value: “mr gouldrup would get compensated by a portion of the harvesting revenue ( 20% based on gross value).”
- Town’s minutes only — Other continuances and next meeting: “next meeting for july 5, 2017 at 7:00 pm in the ritter land use building 960 mass avenue.”
- Town’s minutes only — Attendees: “chairman bursch presiding with all members except, tb,cl,jr”
Compared 2026-11-06. Neither record is treated as the referee: a caption error is the same fact heard badly; a difference is for a person to check at the timestamp.
The money
- ▶ 1:06:48Forester services
The forester is paid from the proceeds of the harvest itself.
- ▶ 1:25:07Town forest harvest
A member noted there is no money outlay from the town.
Settled without a vote
- ▶ 6:51Applicant to submit revised cell tower location plans to staff within a couple of weeks.
- ▶ 1:28:45A public walk of the town forest planned for sometime in late August.
- ▶ 1:35:14Island Road hearing continued, with a site walk.
Documents and exhibits
The town’s minutes
The minutes print a list, headed documents presented for consideration was
:
- Request for a determination form and a modified sketch plan by the applicant (67 Island Road)
- Request for a determination by Verizon and plan entitled "Verizon Wireless, Lunenburg, MA" dated June 2, 2017
- Notice of intent by Michael Pirolli and plan entitled "Site Development Plan" dated June 5, 2017 by Hannigan Engineering
- Request for a determination form and a modified plan by the applicant (55 Wildwood Road)
Named in the running text, not in a list:
- Scaled ortho/plans, Emerald Place Beach Erosion
Heard in the recording
- ▶ 15:14pictures of the wallother, shown· mentioned in the recording, not found in the minutes
- ▶ 31:06the planplan or drawing, shown· in the minutes’ list (“Request for a determination form and a modified sketch plan by the applicant (67 Island Road)”)
- ▶ 2:06:39O&M planreport· in the minutes’ list (“Request for a determination form and a modified sketch plan by the applicant (67 Island Road)”)
In the minutes’ list and not identified in the recording: Request for a determination by Verizon and plan entitled "Verizon Wireless, Lunenburg, MA" dated June 2, 2017; Notice of intent by Michael Pirolli and plan entitled "Site Development Plan" dated June 5, 2017 by Hannigan Engineering; Request for a determination form and a modified plan by the applicant (55 Wildwood Road).
State law asks minutes to list the documents and exhibits used at a meeting (M.G.L. c.30A §22(a)). Names from the recording are the caption model’s hearing; the two sides are matched by name, by script, so a document named two different ways can be missed. A place to look, not a finding.
Where the time went
Minutes of recording by subject, from the topic spans below. A topic with two subjects counts toward both.
- planning and zoning83 min · 68%
- town departments32 min · 27%
- legal22 min · 18%
The whole meeting, in order
- ▶ 0:01Announcements and pollinator habitat updateinformational · 1:37 long
- ▶ 1:3867 Island Road dock requestmotion for negative determination, result not audible · 2:42 long · planning and zoning
- ▶ 4:38Cell tower location revisionrevised plans to be submitted · 4:02 long · planning and zoning
- ▶ 13:53Island Road beach wall enforcement and notice of intentcontinued · 21:51 long · planning and zoning, legal
- ▶ 40:11Wetland filing discussion and continuancescontinued · 10:41 long · planning and zoning
- ▶ 56:43Small town forest cutting planinformational; walk planned · 32:02 long · town departments
- ▶ 1:29:26Island Road beach drainage and gradingcontinued with site walk · 43:15 long · planning and zoning
- ▶ 2:12:41Parking barricade and property mapinformational · 4:33 long
What the captions could not carry
- Most vote results
- Long garbled stretches 2500-3400 and 4000-5000
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