What was said

Conservation Commission, April 8, 2021

the recording · 4:35 long, about 33,625 words spoken · captions carried this meeting moderately well

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The town has published neither minutes nor an agenda for this meeting. The recording is the only record, and what follows is a guide to it.

The short version

  1. ▶ 1:00:11The Commission approved a negative determination for a dock only at 47 Cliff View Terrace, after the applicant amended the request and said a broader plan would follow.
  2. ▶ 1:54:19The hearing for the McGearn single-family home at 238 Fire Road 16 was continued to April 21 on a split roll call, with the applicant's consent.
  3. ▶ 2:27:18The Tremblay hearing at 386 Sunset Lane was continued to April 21 so the applicant could get a written agreement with an abutter.
  4. ▶ 3:16:14In a workshop on land use regulations, straw polls kept the draft rules on hunting, hours, firearms, open fires, smoking and alcohol; no final votes were taken.
  5. ▶ 24:22A negative determination was approved for a deck replacement and three-season porch at 586 Reservoir Road.

Why it matters — our reading

  • Owners with work near wetlands, such as the Fire Road 16 and Sunset Lane projects, still have no final decision, and the continued hearings can change what gets built.
  • The draft land use regulations would set rules for hunting, firearms, fires and alcohol on town land, and they are still unadopted, so a public hearing is the next point where residents can weigh in.

Watch next

  • Continued hearings for Fire Road 16 (McGearn), Sunset Lane (Tremblay), Flynn Road and Peninsula Drive return on April 21; others are set for May 5.
  • The draft land use regulations and their Q&A document go to a public hearing. The minutes give no date for it.

legalplanning and zoningpolicypublic comment

Present: Bob (chair, remote); Ken Jones (member, remote); Rich Bursch (member, remote); Katie Childs (member, remote); Carl Luck (member, remote); Jack Rabbit (member, remote); Jeff Viviano (member, remote); Mike Larouche (associate member, remote); Matt (conservation administrator, remote); Greg Roy (presenter (engineer), remote). Names are the caption model’s hearing and may be wrong.

Votes

  1. ▶ 17:24Continue the 73 Peninsula Drive hearing to later in the meeting.passed
  2. ▶ 24:22Negative determination for 586 Reservoir Road deck replacement and three-season porch. — moved by Carl, as heardpassed
  3. ▶ 57:46Continue the 47 Cliff View Terrace hearing to the next meeting.not audible
  4. ▶ 1:00:11Negative determination for the 47 Cliff View Terrace dock only, no platform. — moved by Jack Rabbit, as heardpassed
  5. ▶ 1:05:31Continue the Fire Road 12 Wu and Benjamin hearing to May 5.passed
  6. ▶ 1:06:54Continue the 203 Fire Road 16 Proctor Masonry hearing to May 5.passed
  7. ▶ 1:08:58Continue the 137 Flynn Road hearing to April 21.passed
  8. ▶ 1:54:19Continue the 238 Fire Road 16 McGearn hearing to April 21. — moved by Carl Luck, as heardpassed 5-2
  9. ▶ 2:27:18Continue the 386 Sunset Lane Tremblay hearing to April 21.passed
  10. ▶ 2:28:20Continue the 757 Chase Road hearing to May 5.passed
  11. ▶ 2:28:42Continue 73 Peninsula Drive to April 21.passed
  12. ▶ 2:35:41Issue a certificate of compliance for 119 Reservoir Road lot 5.passed
  13. ▶ 4:33:33Approve administrator's determination for 106 Sandy Cove Road.passed

And 2 procedural: approve the march 17 minutes with an amendment adding comments about the mission statement and wpa forms. (▶ 14:34); adjourn. (▶ 4:34:16).

The money

Nothing touching money was heard beyond the transfers.

Settled without a vote

  • ▶ 56:44Applicant at 47 Cliff View Terrace agreed to amend the request to a dock only and return later with a broader plan.
  • ▶ 2:21:37Tremblay (386 Sunset Lane) asked for a continuance to secure a written agreement with the abutter before approval.
  • ▶ 1:55:24Applicant consented to the continuance; will request further continuance if a full board is not expected on April 21.
  • ▶ 3:16:14Straw polls kept the draft regulations: hunting at two town forests, 24-hour hours, ban on possession of firearms unless exempted, and open fires, smoking and alcohol prohibited.
  • ▶ 4:02:01Business permit form to be reviewed by the commission and the administrator to check for insurance language.
  • ▶ 4:27:12The ATV wetland incident is to be removed from the agenda and the owner sent a letter.

Documents and exhibits

The town’s minutes

The town has not published minutes for this meeting.

Heard in the recording

  • ▶ 18:24plot plan 586 Reservoir Roadplan or drawing, shown
  • ▶ 30:53photos of Cliff View siteother, shown
  • ▶ 1:11:05town attorney's opinionletter or email
  • ▶ 1:11:45alternative analysisreport
  • ▶ 1:58:27Sunset Lane revised planplan or drawing, shown
  • ▶ 2:32:09as built plan 119 Reservoir Roadplan or drawing, shown
  • ▶ 2:57:11draft land use regulationsdraft policy or bylaw, shown
  • ▶ 3:47:23town attorney's comments on business formmemo, shown
  • ▶ 3:59:27business permit formapplication or permit, shown
  • ▶ 4:05:11Q&A documentdraft policy or bylaw, shown

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.

Public comment

  1. ▶ 12:50Chair asked for public comment at the opening; none raised.
  2. ▶ 2:42:16A chat participant asked about a hearing at 210 Arbor Street; the chair said it was not on the agenda and awaiting DEP information.

Where the time went

Minutes of recording by subject, from the topic spans below. A topic with two subjects counts toward both.

The whole meeting, in order

  1. ▶ 0:00Opening, roll call, and zoom chat policydiscussion; warn once then eject · 12:50 long · policy
  2. ▶ 12:50Minutesvoted · 3:10 long
  3. ▶ 16:00586 Reservoir Road deck and porchvoted · 9:00 long · planning and zoning
  4. ▶ 25:0047 Cliff View Terrace dock and deckvoted · 37:40 long · planning and zoning
  5. ▶ 1:02:40Fire Road and Flynn Road continuancesvoted · 7:00 long · planning and zoning
  6. ▶ 1:09:40238 Fire Road 16 McGearn single-family homevoted · 46:20 long · planning and zoning, legal
  7. ▶ 1:56:00386 Sunset Lane retaining wallsvoted · 32:00 long · planning and zoning
  8. ▶ 2:28:00Chase Road and Peninsula Drive continuancesvoted · 1:20 long · planning and zoning
  9. ▶ 2:29:24119 Reservoir Road certificate of compliancevoted · 7:36 long · planning and zoning
  10. ▶ 2:37:00Land use regulations workshopstraw polls only; Q&A draft · 1:44:40 long · policy, planning and zoning, town meeting
  11. ▶ 4:21:40Enforcement update and Sandy Cove determinationvoted · 12:36 long · planning and zoning
  12. ▶ 4:34:16Adjournmentvoted · 0:44 long

What the captions could not carry

  • Vote on continuing the Cliff View hearing was withdrawn; no outcome heard
  • Several roll call counts partly garbled by captions
  • Whether Katie Childs voted on some late items is unclear
  • Moved-by names for several motions unclear

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