10/4/2007 CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes

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shpee conservation corp mission Minutes of October 4, 2007 Public Hearings Aashpee Town Hall commissioners Present: John Fitzsimmons (Chair), .teff Cross} Lloyd Allen, Leonard Pinaud, John Rogers and Cass costa. Staff present: Drew McManus Conservation Agent) and Melissa-Brown (Board Secretary) John Fitzsimmons called the meeting to order,6:55pm i Post Hearing Aa enda. 1 Approve Minutes from 09106/2007 Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried to approve the minutes from 09/06/2007. 2 Cranberry Bogs The agent informed the Commission that he world be meeting with Bill Fisher's associate to go over the bog assessment on October 23, 2007, After the assessment is completed the letters will be seat out to get a grower. Hearing.A end r: 7:00 p.m. The Trust of the eotuit Say Condominium, N01—418 Quinaquisset Ave (cont from 07/12107) The applicants have asked for a continuance until 02/21/2008. � .ti Motion made, seconded and unanimously carried'for a continuance until 02/21/2008. �. p.m.James Latham, ITA—24 Jeep Place (After the Fact landscaping) Christopher Kirrane representing the applicant described the erbory tae trees that had been planted on S pternb r 10, 2007. The agent had been on site at an abutter's request and seen the trees previous to planting. He made a judgment based on tree health t6 let the applicant plant the trees with the applicant's understanding that the Commission coup decide to make friar take out the trees or Ater his current plan. The Commission was presented with many abutter letters, abutters in person as well as a letter from Chief Collins. All of therm expressed the same safety concerns. The safety concerns were not so much about the trees themselves as the tree, fence and hedges that line this driveway. The three combined make it very hard to see when backing up into the road..The agent, as well as Mr. Kirrane, did want to see the trees handled separately. The Commissioners did not feel that the trees could be decided on b thea and felt the fence and hedges issues need0d to be addressed at the same time.The fence is not perrn'itted and will need to go through he.Building Department as well as conCom for approval. It is the height of the fence that is creating most of the issue. Mr. Kirrane, after consulting with Mr. Latham, did choose to withdraw this application and will be applying again with fence, plantings, and hedges combined. Motion made,seconded and unanimously carried for a withdrawal. , 7:06 p.m. Melissa Allen, N01 Pond View Load (Demolish and rebuild new single family home with associated appurtenances) Michael Borselli (contractor) representing the applicant described the applicant's wishes to raise and reconstruct a single family dwelling on her property, Mr. Borselli described that the plan-does not gall for { any increase in house footprint and the only expansion is'to the deck. The project is approved by the Board of Health and will include three bedrooms. The agent did do an on site,the land is disturbed, and.