2/4/1999 CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes

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February 1999 Page 2. to work out opportunities for any agency staff or other contractor personnel to come in and do the job they need to do and still meet regulations. "Where are some cases-where the rgs are very specific, such as in area of drilling or sampling where hazardous materials may be around, that area would b cordoned off. someone could stand outside those lines and use binoculars. Mr. Sherman asked how large the area would be that is -cordoned off`? Mr. Barrett stated they are usually 50 to loo feet across. When working with the bog construction area, it would be a larger area because ofthe berm l n. Mr. Sherman questioned,why this was not raised earlier. Kathy Ailey of Mass. DEP offered the services of DEP staff. She is OSHA trained. she believes there are ways to arrange for adequate observations. h 'rnain concern is with exposure. Jacobs has found ways to minimize that in the past. Mr. Sherman stated he doubted Steve Hurley is OSHA trained or Dr. Ross of J. Mass. This will be addressed with Nancy Ralkus later. 11r. Green stated he was gien the names of two parties to contact to try to alleviate this problem, Kirk McCu'tch on who is charge of Field services and Carl Wilson of Health and safety. 7:05 ROBERT SC LUNDT to construct a coastal bank walkover structure, associated bank stabilization and annual maintenance of vegetation within the buffer strip to a coastal bank at 27 Whe'elhouse Lane and 5 Waterline Drive North. Norman Hayes provided abutter notification receipts. H advised a path cuts through a small coastal bank. There will be an access on the side. He provided a copy of the grant of easement and Conservation Restriction. The 50 foot restriction will not be altered. New seabury Companies LTD is the owner of record and they were made co-applicant in this project. Agent for h owners, Michael Grot ke, has signed the Notice. Copies of the plans were 'given to the ten members that rake up the community. They will be bringing in 2 to 5 c.y. of compatible soil to bring the bank up 1- 1/2 feet. They will plant with bayberry and ammophila. This area has been pruned over many years. Vegetation growing there now may not reach the height allowed by the Commission of 5 feet. It will have to grow before maintained. They would like to remove all dead trees.