3/4/1999 CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes

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so they are going to be specifying float stops. There are some additional issues that are involved and feedback from National Heritage,that there has been some freshwater eel in the area. They are endangered in Massachusetts. Mr. Grotzke stated that the site needs to be looked at in greater detail to determine exactly what the eel presence is and if there is any habitat. llrlr, Sherman asked that hero be some differentiation between freshwater wetland and salt marsh that should be shown. we would also need analysis by a qualified person on the impacts of the brook lamprey. Mr. Johansen asked if there should have been some fees for the rlverfront area. Mr. Grotzke was not sure that applied to deeps. Mr. Sherman explained that it does. He said anytWng that is above mean high water it does apply. Mr. Grotzke said that would be addressed. Mr. Shemian also stated we would need a little more construction detail on the dock. Mr. Grotzke said that would also be addressed. The Chair called for public comment-,there was none. VOTE: Motion made and seconded to continue to App 8, 1999 at 7-:30 p.m. Unanimous Vote. HEARING CONTINUED TO APRH 8,1999. 7:25 MARY BURKE for Determination of applicability on proposed restoration of natural plants and grasses;removal of all lawn;addition of beach sand and natural grasses; rebuilding of an existing deck and facing of railroad tie walls with natural stone at 22 Triton way. Tom O'Neil presenting. Mr. O'Neil stated that right new they have landscaped up to in front of the property. They removed all of the lawn and put hz natural stone walls. They used natural plants. They are planning to do the salve for the hack. The back right now is lawn and landscape timbers. There is a shuffleboard court. 1&- Grcen asked if they were pressure treated timbers. Mx. O'Neil stated they were pressure treated. Right now, they had landscaped this in the original fashion. After Hurricane Bob, they had gotten an Emergency Order. They had it re-landscaped the way it was done 40 years ago. However,right now, it looks like a miniature golf course. There are a lot of tiers and red brick. They plan to mance it look natural. Mr. O'Neil went on to say they landscaped for the community the beach access next door. They intend to make this very subdued and Mural. The Chair called for public comment;there was none. VOTE: Notion made and seconded to find negative. Unanimous dote. LEGATIVE DETERMINATION. 7:30 ROBERT SCOZZARI for removal of UST and associated piping,within a resource area,to be replaced with double walled tank and piping as subject to Mas pec Fire Dept. permits and licenses at 20 Frog Pond dose Road. David Bennett presenting on behalf of Tim and Robert Scozzari. Mr. Bennett stated he has met with Mr. Sherman at the site on several of occasions and discussed this project. The project is being necessitated by some upgrade requirements for underground storage tanks. The proponent has abandoned this tank from service as ofDecember 22 and all the contents were pumped out of the tank and the tank was inerted. As part of the work that they are doing for the mar . ,they are designing a double walled tank with interstitial rnoratoring to meet the new standards. He had also done a preliminary boring there to bring before the Commission whether or not this site was going to be complicated by any type of remedial response action. From the borings that they have dome, it does not appear there have been any leakages at the site. Because of a hack order in talcs and equipment, his firm has not developed the detailed plans for the facility at this point. However, the lines will be replaced in the same trench with which they are going to be pulled and the tank will be going back to the same location from where it came.