10/28/2021 CONSERVATION COMMISSION Minutes

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recommends a condition of weekly monitoring reports during construction due to proximity of work to the coastal bank.. Assistant Agent read Board of Health and Building comments. Mr. Sweet asked if there's a DEP number, Agent said there is. Public comment: Margaret Joyce Cavanaugh, Cavanaugh Family Trust Trustee, represented the Trust, her children, and herself, of 28 Sand Dollar Lane (abutter) wanted to make a public comment. She received the notice 2 days ago and called the Conservation Department. They didn't have time to prepare or extensively look over the plan to try to understand this. They have a number of concerns. It appears to have meaningful change to topography, the house appears to be raised with a retaining wall. Our property already gets flooding. We're concerned with increased elevation (even with dry wells) that we'll see increased damage to our property. What, if any, studies have been completed to see if dry wells are sufficient to protect our property? What remedies are available to us, and to what expense, in terms of damage or flooding to our property? The size of house if increasing. Retaining wall adds another 17-20 feet. That puts over 35 feet. Will this change the viability of the floral and fauna in the area? We're requesting we did not have opportunity with such short notice to assess these substantial changes with our own engineer and site planner. We want to emphasize that we want to be neighborly, but it's our responsibility to ensure the integrity, value, and enjoyment of our home are not jeopardized. We would like our comments read into record. Assistant Agent read the abutter's comments. Ellen and Anthony Hudon from 26 Sand Dollar (abutters) wanted to make a public comment. They have several concerns we posted to the Architectural Review Committee of New Seabury. The plans are in direct violation to what our Association protects us from. Besides