7/31/1986 CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes

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ashpee Conservation Commission Meeting of -July 31 , 1986 Page 2. Chief Edward Harti n speaking - Continued The nearest accessible water supply point for that particular area of the coma. unit, is a hydrant on the Centerville s tervi l l e Fire District water system which is located 6000 feet from- the end of santui t Pond Road. f .:Ques-tfon was raised re the developer building a reserve pool . Chief Hartin ,,stated that is another option but the developer has indicated he did not grant -to build a swimming ng pool or anything of that nature. In answ-er- to a question, the Chief stated they did not include a doom in the options. Ms Behrman advised the proposal before the Commission is to put a two-lane"" ..access road in for fire protection. A proposal for a dock and any other -item °l viou -d � different consideration and would require another filing. The. Chief tat. d � .only rd one a and a turnaround at the bottom with the dry hydrant. Dr. Lerman stated the developer has given the impression the Fire Dept. needs two 1 ane road with tura around and al so , when. asked why he did not put in a pump the developer stated he needed the road to service the pump also. Dr. Lerman stated it was obvious the man wants to put the road in for other* purposes, Richard Shaughnessy distributed naps of the santui t Pond Area, He advised that this past winter the Planning Board has approved 294 units on the pond which i more than all of the houses already there. The pond is 173 acres , mostly shallow, h,Fith the deepest point 10 feet and the average 5-6 feet. He stated a 2 foot pipe could not be put in without a support system, A constructed box would have to be at the end fo,r the pipe to rest in so that mud would not be drawn i n. and he questioned the effect on the free passage of boats . With all the other develop- ments there, he stated if this organization was granted this right all tete others would feel free to ask for this also. David Sharpe advised the cranberry bogs that Hostetter purchased has a new pipe coming out of the bog into a box in the water that extends 20 feet from -the beach. He inquired whether permission was granted from the Conservation for thea to do this. Ms . B hman agreed to check the files and look into the matter. Mr. Sharpe requested ars answer in writing from the Commission. It v• s noted agricultural uses come under~ a separate catagory. John 1arkonda invited the audience to contact }aim with any questions . He advised then of a project in Craigvi l l e, The Red Lilly Pond Restoration Project, which he -pared-cranipared to a smaller santui t Pond. With the Town Planner, it is intended to make application to the Clean Lakes Program for funding' to do a study of Santuit pond. He stated the Pond can be sacred. Mrs. Leman asked who establishes procedure for approval by the planning board and suggested that Conservation he involved before final approval , Mir, Rosenberg advised Conservation has only a mandate to specify how projects shall be carried out in. order~ to minimize adverse effects to the environment. The right to grant or deny projects are exclusively given by state statute to the Planning Board and Board of Appeals , 'Also , i t is specifically provided in our enabling act that we act only after all other town permits have been granted. In answer to a question by John Malone, Ms . Behr an stated the Commission has 21 days from the close of the hearing which was two weeks ago and the order of Core d i t i ons will be issued this week or next, after which time there is 10 days for ars appeal to DE and OEQE can issue a supercedi ng order which also has an appeal procedure built in,