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TOWN OF LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS CONSERVATION COMMISSION MINUTES Tuesday, July 30, 2013 7:30 P.M. Parker Room, Town Office Building 1625 Massachusetts Avenue Chair Joyce Miller opened the meeting at 7:33 pm in the Parker Room of the Town Office Building. Commissioners Present: Joyce Miller, Stew Kennedy, Jane Warren, and Duke Bitsko Commissioners Absent: Phil Hamilton, David Langseth, and Dick Wolk Others Present: Michelle Tassi, Community Development Department Assistant 7:33 pm Meeting – RDA, Interstate 95 Northbound & Southbound Interchanges DET# 13-14 Proposed traffic sign replacement project from Wellesley to Lexington within the 100-foot Buffer Zone and 200-foot Riverfront Area Documentation: RDA Application 7/10/13 Present for the Applicant: Andrea Norton, MassDOT District 4 Ms. Norton proposed the guide sign replacement project along the Waltham/Lexington line. The replacement is due to safety concerns and the signs typically have a shelf life of 25 years. The existing footings for the signs will remain in place and the new footings will be placed adjacent to them. Comments from the Commission as follows: Mr. Bitsko asked if the erosion control would be comprised of straw or compost. Mr. Kennedy commented that in some locations there is no sign existing. Mr. Bitsko asked if a pre-construction meeting was held and suggested that no excavated soil be left on site. Mr. Bitsko asked what the proposed seed mix would be. Ms. Norton replied that it was similar to the project in the past. Motion made and seconded to issue a negative determination with conditions, 4-0 in favor. 7:49 pm Hearing – NOI, 361 North Emerson Road DEP# 201-905, BL 865 Construction of an addition to an existing single-family dwelling within the 100-foot Buffer Zone