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Community Preservation Committee Monday, November 2, 2009 Room G-15, Town Offices 3:30 pm Present: Betsey Weiss, Chair; Joel Adler, Norman Cohen, Marilyn Fenollosa, Jeanne Krieger, Wendy Manz, Leo McSweeney, Nathalie Rice, Admin. Asst; Sandy Shaw, and Dick Wolk. Mr. David Kanter of the Capital Expenditures Committee was in attendance as well as Ms. Karen Simmons, Director of Recreation, Mr. Stew Kennedy of the Conservation Commission and Ms. Peggy Enders. Ms. Weiss called the meeting to order at 3:35 pm. The purpose of the meeting was to listen to a presentation on three projects before the CPC, and to address an issue raised the previous week regarding use of contingency funds from a Cultural Resources Study approved in 2007. 1.Stormwater Mitigation on Marrett Road/the Old Res. – Mr. Dave Pinsonneault, Superintendent of Public Grounds, introduced this request for $190,047 and updated the Committee on the status of the work approved in FY 2009 and FY 2010. The gatehouse project from FY 2009 has been completed, but the work approved for FY 2010 has not yet been commenced. Mr. Pinsonneault explained that he and Ms. Simmons are awaiting word on the State grant which the Town has applied for through the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), funded by USEPA under the Clean Water Act, Section 319. Mr. Pinsonneault explained that when the decision on the grant comes through, Phase 1 from FY 2010 and Phase II proposed for FY 2011 would be commenced. Phase II would involve creating a stormwater detention basin in the southwest corner of the wooded area surrounding the Old Reservoir. This area of the watershed was unable to be tied into the four catch basins to the east, and necessitated its own detention basin. Since Phase I of the study had not yet been started, the Committee questioned whether the Reservoir had to be closed this past summer due to contamination. Ms. Simmons said the Reservoir had to be closed on seven different occasions but not because they found increased bacteria levels in the water. She explained that there is a precautionary procedure in place, where the Reservoir is closed for a day when there is ½ inch of rain or more in 24 hours. (This precaution is taken because runoff from Marrett Road and its watershed was determined to be the primary source of the bacterial contaminants entering the Reservoir.) Ms. Simmons added that they conduct bacterial testing of the water in the Reservoir once per week. There was a discussion of the timing of Phase I and II, and the delay caused by waiting to hear about the DEP grant. Mr. Pinsonneault said the project would get underway as soon as word came through about the grant. 1