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Board of Appeals Minutes - September 24, 1997 4 requirements of section 12 and section 174-32. Mr. Makunas opened the meeting for public comments: Tom Mackey: he said he now owns the road. He said he had to get easements for his lots and asked where water and power were going. He asked who was going to maintain the road and pick up the trash. Mr. Kirrane said they can only control the section on their land. Anne Shaw: Deerfield Acres Trust: said she was concerned with safety. She said she understood that the Fire Chief needed a road paved all the way and not just by these lots. She said she did not think this was the primary access to Peter's Pond and that people used Cotuit Road. Ms. Shaw said she would prefer a cluster subdivision to preserve the wildlife and she questioned how many graves were on the site. Mr. Kirrane responded that they will work with the state to preserve the graves. Alec Watt: asked which section of the by-law was the subject of the previous variance and Mr. Kirrane responded 174-32. He asked if they need an easement to improve the road? Mr. Kirrane said Mr. Mackey has the responsibility to keep the road clear and maintain the width and his client will take care of the road north of that. Mr. Mackey needed an easement to go onto Mr. Doyle's lot to cut brush. James McGonigle: asked what is the width of the road entrance and Mr. Makunas responded that it was 20 feet. Mr. McGonigle said that the comer was dangerous and he was concerned with public safety. K. Kirrane: the issue is suitability of access and we think it makes more sense to access from John Ewer Road. Anne Shaw: questioned if they would be paving all of the way to Pimlico Pond Road or to the beginning of Mr. Mackey's property? Mr. Makunas said the paving would.be to Mr. Mackey's property. Mr. Kirrane said they only control the portion of road on their property. Ms. Shaw replied that the Fire Chief had requested paving for his vehicles and Mr. Kirrane said the first hundred feet of the roadway is a dead issue because it had a prior permit. Mr. Dorgan said that part of the road is covered by an existing Variance. Mr. Makunas said the Board cannot enforce anything that is not before it. Mr. Makunas read a memo from Greg Taylor saying the road would be plowed and kept clear if houses were built on it. Mr. Mackey asked if school buses would go on a dirt road. Mr. Mrrane said his client would work with Mr. Mackey and Mr. Doyle to improve the first part of the road. There was discussion of danger to the children boarding a bus on Pimlico Pond Road. Alec Watt: is this subject to the subdivision control law? Mr. Kirrane replied that it was not and would be an ANR plan. Mr. Watt asked why the ANR had not been done and