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TOWN OF LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS CONSERVATION COMMISSION MINUTES Tuesday, April 9, 2013 7:30 P.M. Parker Room, Town Office Building 1625 Massachusetts Avenue Vice Chair Phil Hamilton opened the meeting at 7:35 pm in the Parker Room of the Town Office Building. Commissioners Present: David Langseth (arrived at 7:46), Jane Warren, Stew Kennedy, Phil Hamilton, Dick Wolk (arrived at 7:39), and Duke Bitsko Commissioners Absent: Joyce Miller Others Present: Karen Mullins, Conservation Administrator and Michelle Tassi, Community Development Department Assistant 7:35 pm Hearing – NOI, Dunback Meadow, Willard’s Woods, and Meagherville DEP# 201-893, BL 852 Replacement of three old bridges within the Bordering Vegetated Wetland, Bank, Bordering Land Subject to Flooding, and 200-foot Riverfront Area Documentation: NOI Application 3/20/2013 Present for the Applicant: Keith Ohmart, Conservation Steward Mr. Ohmart proposed replacement of three old, deteriorating bridges. He stated that these bridges could eventually become safety hazards and the new bridges will not be as wide as the old ones. There will be no new bank disturbances. Comments from the Commission as follows: Mr. Hamilton explained the meeting process to the public. Mr. Hamilton asked the sequence of work and a time table. Mr. Ohmart replied that one bridge would be done per year. Mr. Bitsko asked which bridge would be done first and if work would be done during the low flow period. Mr. Ohmart stated that Willard’s Woods would be constructed first and they would work during the low flow period. Restoration of the bank will be done and temporary fencing will be constructed to help the bank restore after plantings. Mr. Bitsko questioned the narrow width of the new bridge at Willard’s Woods. Mr. Ohmart agreed that the bridge should be wider. Motion made and seconded to close the hearing, 5-0 in favor.