What was said

Planning Board, February 10, 2020

the recording · 3:46 long, about 23,871 words spoken · captions carried this meeting poorly

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The town published minutes (text), minutes (text) and an agenda, an agenda for this meeting. Those minutes are the record; what follows is a guide to the recording.

The short version

  1. ▶ 1:26:27The Planning Board continued the 1325 Massachusetts Avenue stormwater hearing to February 24, pending DEP and Conservation Commission comments and a site visit.
  2. ▶ 1:46:04The continuance was moved at 6364 seconds; the minutes record the vote as not audible.
  3. ▶ 1:00:10Abutters raised runoff, basin maintenance, noise, dust, wildlife, septic and property values; the property owner said they are complying with the town.
  4. ▶ 2:45:30The board agreed earth removal changes: annual permits, a 50-foot setback, a 3:1 slope and public hearings on renewals, with a draft to go to a public forum in March.
  5. ▶ 6:37The board approved an ANR plan for 425 West Townsend Road and 100 Howard Street, and approved prior minutes; the ANR vote was not audible.

Why it matters — our reading

  • Neighbors of the 1325 Mass Ave earth removal site have no decision yet on stormwater controls, and the outcome depends on state and Conservation Commission review.
  • The revised earth removal rules, covering permit terms, setbacks, slopes and renewal hearings, would apply to any site in town and will go to a public forum before adoption.

Watch next

  • February 24 at 6:35: continued 1325 Mass Ave public hearing.
  • March: public forum on the draft earth removal bylaw, and a solar bylaw input session advertised for March 23.

legalplanning and zoningpublic commenttown meetingwarrant article

Present: chair (chair); Katie Adams (member). Names are the caption model’s hearing and may be wrong.

Votes

  1. ▶ 6:37Approve the ANR for 425 West Townsend Road and 100 Howard Streetnot audible
  2. ▶ 1:46:04Continue the 1325 Mass Ave public hearing to February 24 at 6:35not audible

And 3 procedural: approve the minutes of january 27, 2020 (▶ 3:23:34); approve the minutes of the january 27, 2020 public forum for 1325 massachusetts avenue (▶ 3:24:15); adjourn (▶ 3:46:16).

Against the town’s minutes

The town published minutes (text) for this meeting; ours were compared item by item. 3 agree, 0 caption errors resolved by the official reading, 3 substantive differences. The town’s minutes are a partial record.

  1. differsContinuation of 1325 Mass Ave hearing: vote vs. no vote▶ 1:46:04

    recording Continue the 1325 Mass Ave public hearing to February 24 at 6:35 — not audible

    town’s minutes “february 24- continuation of 1325 massachusetts avenue public hearing”

    Ours lists it as a vote; the official minutes list only an agenda continuation with no motion or vote. Check whether a vote was taken.

  2. differsSolar bylaw timing▶ 3:22:30

    recording Solar bylaw public input session to be advertised for March 23

    town’s minutes “on hold until after the warrant closes in march.”

    Ours schedules a March 23 input session; official says the solar bylaw is on hold until after the Warrant closes. Check the recording and the Board's plan.

  3. differsAttendees▶ 0:00

    recording chair (chair); Katie Adams (member)

    town’s minutes “present: matthew allison, tanner cole, paula bertram, marisa thompson, adam r. burney”

    Ours names only an unnamed chair and Katie Adams as a member; official lists five members/staff and Katey Adams as Select Board. Verify her role and spelling.

In one record only: 2 from the recording, 4 from the town’s minutes
  • Recording only — Reason for continuing 1325 Mass Ave hearing: Hearing on 1325 Mass Ave to be continued pending DEP and Conservation comments and a site visit ▶ 1:26:27
  • Recording only — Earth removal permit fee and engineering review figures: Earth removal permit fee and engineering review costs: 250 dollar permit fee, $2,000 ▶ 2:23:10
  • Town’s minutes only — Stormwater and LID discussion: “the board wants to emphasize lid”
  • Town’s minutes only — Master plan quote and building design estimates: “a. burney awaiting a quote from umass donahue institute.”
  • Town’s minutes only — Confer with Town Counsel on permitting authority: “a. burney needs to confer with town counsel.”
  • Town’s minutes only — Public comment: marijuana prohibition article: “would like to see marijuana prohibition as an article for may town meeting.”

Compared 2026-11-04. 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. ▶ 2:23:10Earth removal permit fee and engineering review costs

    Board discussed the proposed permit fee and that applicants fund peer review through a deposit account.

    as heard:250 dollar permit fee$2,000

Settled without a vote

  • ▶ 1:26:27Hearing on 1325 Mass Ave to be continued pending DEP and Conservation comments and a site visit
  • ▶ 2:45:30Earth removal changes: permits annual July 1 to June 30, 50-foot setback, 3:1 slope, public hearing on renewals; draft to go to public forum in March
  • ▶ 3:22:30Solar bylaw public input session to be advertised for March 23
  • ▶ 3:46:16Joint meeting with Selectmen to be pursued after the Feb 4 letter

Documents and exhibits

The town’s minutes

The minutes print a list, headed documents used at meeting::

  • ANR Plan 425 West Townsend Rd & 100 Howard St
  • Minutes 01.20.2020
  • Minutes 01.20.2020, 1325 Massachusetts Avenue
  • Earth Removal Bylaw & Rules and Regulations – DRAFT
  • Stormwater Bylaw – DRAFT

Named in the running text, not in a list:

  • ADA Right of Way Transition Plan

Heard in the recording

  • ▶ 1:47:23Earth removal rules and regulations draft threedraft policy or bylaw· in the minutes’ list (“Earth Removal Bylaw & Rules and Regulations – DRAFT”)
  • ▶ 3:23:34Minutes of January 27th 2020prior minutes· mentioned in the recording, not found in the minutes

In the minutes’ list and not identified in the recording: ANR Plan 425 West Townsend Rd & 100 Howard St; Minutes 01.20.2020; Minutes 01.20.2020, 1325 Massachusetts Avenue; Stormwater Bylaw – DRAFT.

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. ▶ 41:20Abutter concerned about runoff and basin maintenance at 1325 Mass Ave — a speaker, resident
  2. ▶ 1:00:10Abutters at Townsend Harbor Road concerned about noise, dust, wildlife, septic and property values — a speaker, resident
  3. ▶ 1:07:08Neighbor describes water on and around the site, invites board to Saturday site visit — Clifford Smith, as heard
  4. ▶ 1:16:47Property owner says there is no end-point plan and they are complying with the town — Jean Proctor, as heard, owner
  5. ▶ 3:36:06Asks the board to revisit the marijuana prohibition ballot question lost to a clerical error — Katie Adams, as heard, resident

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. ▶ 0:00Board comment on daycare and marijuana use conflictinformational · 3:14 long · planning and zoning
  2. ▶ 3:14ANR plan 425 West Townsend Road and 100 Howard Streetvoted · 5:23 long · planning and zoning
  3. ▶ 8:371325 Mass Ave stormwater hearingcontinued to Feb 24 · 1:37:51 long · planning and zoning, public comment
  4. ▶ 1:46:48Earth removal bylaw and regulationsrevisions agreed · 1:11:32 long · planning and zoning, warrant article
  5. ▶ 2:58:20Stormwater bylaw updatescontinued · 21:20 long · planning and zoning, warrant article
  6. ▶ 3:19:41Solar energy bylaw and master planinformational · 3:53 long · planning and zoning
  7. ▶ 3:23:34Minutesvoted · 1:04 long
  8. ▶ 3:24:38Committee reports, marijuana ballot question, joint meetinginformational · 21:58 long · planning and zoning, town meeting

What the captions could not carry

  • All vote counts and outcomes
  • Long stretches of the 1325 Mass Ave engineering presentation are garbled

These are ours, and they are not the record

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