3/23/1978 CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes

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r MASHPEE CONSERVATION COM2 SSION LEGAL HEARING AND REGULAR MEETING DATE: Marchi 23., 1978 Mashpee 'down Hall ME: 7:30 P.M. The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Studley, with the follow- ing l w- ing mer be in attendance: Charles Buckingham, Jim LeClair, Norman Dias, Pauline Dery and Barbara Sloane. Christopher Kueler had not yet arrived for his legal hearings the Commission listened Curtis Woodbury., verlook Knoll, concerning his wall. He showed pictures taken by Peter Cook of what he is going to d - rip-rap _ the wall that is there now has to come out. He also painted out that to protect the property in the future, that rip-rap would be the best. The outside line would remain the same - they would bring the stone up to the tap, leaving the lawn as it was, grade-wise - abort 41 down from the top of the slope is where the rip-rap would start. Mrs. Studley asked ghat h i going to do with the 41 and he said that the lawn would go over the edge. He also said that his deed has them owning the beach out to mean high water, so they're not taking over property that somebody else owns. He thea ex-. plained the plans. Mr. Viles., who lives next moor to Mr. Woodbury, was also present. Mrs. Studley asked him if he was going to put his rip-rap back to meet M . Woodbury's and also asked if this could be a combined effort for the two of them. She also asked him if he had contracted anyone yet and Mr. Viles said that he is trying to get a small business loan. Mr. Woodbury has been in touch with Mr. Cook, Lawrence & Lynch and Richard Fish. I Mr. Buckingham asked if the plans would have to be filed with the DPW. Ir. Woodbury said that time is of the essence -- it's ' from his house t the edge. Mr. Buckingham said that what had happened in an area almost at the Condominiums, with boulders into the banking, it ripped it right out. He said that Mr. Woodbury should question his engineer pretty closely. Mr. Woodbury said that they will be using a plastic material - goes belcwj sea level - he thinks ' of stone roughly 211 in diameter - he pointed out where the armor stone would go, with grouting in between. Mrs. Studley suggested that they use bigger stuff, pointing out that the Corps ofEngi- neers requires a -ton toe stone and not less than 200 1b. stones on tap starting with -ton in hole and 200 1b. on top - graduating from 200 lb. to 4-ton. Mrs. Sloane asked about the abutter on the other aide and Mr. Woodbury said they were separated by the street and Mr. viles is the abutter in the back. They thea discussed the drain chute betreer. the property - taking off surface water from the lawns. M . LeClair asked if it needed to be repaired and Mr. Woodbury said that 't is damaged, but he didn't know what Mr. viles plans to do with it. Mr. Buckingham asked how high the bluff area is and Mr. Woodbury said it was 131-7-11�� but don't hold him t the 71". Mr. Buckingham asked if he was going to armor plate the whole thing and Mr. Woodbury said ??almst" - it uld be about 41 down from the grade, about 91 as a guess the wall as it is now is 51 above the sand. Mrs. Studley said that the whole thing is whether or not the Commission is going to grant permission under the emergency provisions of the Wetlands Act and would like to hear from the Commissioners,, Mrs. Sloane said she would like to see the plan; that there's been so much trouble with the tings being put together with rocks. Mr. Buckingham asked if any of the people Mr. wood-