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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973-10-30-CONCOM-min.pdf TO11r1 OF L1r„a1SGToa•i MAS.iAUEIDSFTTS CONS"'Ri I ti Col.II!'7naIUPT MINUTE'S of October SO, x.973 WETLANDS PROTECTION ACT ITcA:tlNG File No, 2Ola10, regarding notice of Intent el TCPW OF LEd1I C 'OPi, through its agent Jon So MnSweenesr, Director of lartnlic Wo iaa/F_s1gihcer?%, to altar certain inland wetlands : A) The Inc ;roof at J& st St'cfet B) The Vane Br©©is tz'on Kc„ndel.l. Road to Winthrop Road C) The North Lc cinat i Brea from the Boston and Maine railroad trash, vicinity Brigham Read and Camelia Place„ to Route 120v all located. in Lexington, Bass„ The hearing was opened bt 8 07 by the Chai. .Ktan of the Commis-- sten, Tli Howard N, Kessler, zu?r mead the duly pasted and adver- tised notice of the heaving° The following Commission and Associ- ate r env`aex' WOW) present Bandanas 71Acky Rawls and Solomon (Associate) , Dr, Frieduran, and Messrs Larson, Smith, William and Nariaraal (ex officio). Town.. officiela present were John. J. McSweeney', James Chase, John gale marl tillianuJ. Martin of the Public Works/Enr.:i1CerinQ Depart-nen; Stanley A. B%'etuM of the Fleming a ing B arCd (as axe abattea'), Allan F. Kenney of the Board of e1ectzesa, Administrative Assistant David Hughes e.uc James L. F mbie of the Board of IiQ 5tloh. Othci'Sn oresennt were "i:cn, FTi'±'z.2.aLa. M¢s :a11un, Dianne McCallum, niche's/ Celangele, Chars/ E aiRol tof the LozingtoA Ninuto� tan) J, C. Td opo a+its, W. and Mrs, C. E. Connolly, Loren A. Kerte, Althea 13, Herta, Settle G. Olson, iris a'F�.oai;osa. Hoban Gax'v;ai.do, Frank Sandy, Lr. and MT' , Charles M. Macdonald, J, P. Kelly, Sano :, Mai.eargobo, Joan P, Crotheroy Harry Knight, Arthur Z. Lindsay, Shirley 5,e Lindsay, Ma,. mad Mrs Hugo Rossi, Paul Bent- ley, Mr, and 14:r'3„ Ma rnth Zimpl$e: .af-nv 'I: . wad Mrs, els Casey, Aauzo Vohh', ?1r, sad is's. Oeo+:'i6e Armand, Loners Fenn, Dan H. Fenn, Jr„ 7redarier Conroy 3 %Lt JGRR Panto. The ChaiRt.'an cwtAined the procedure and 'tion of the hearing and requested that dw oia,actom be confinsr7 to one area as sit a t.irse, A) E'35r t Street. ;>3 aea!d:i:b_3 for the Palie Wars 3/ t 2Jaeory ng D W Tna tic sa -Eilan Cf,nr->o, Toon 22.:i Joe. said that this wo.jec s in- raves n2aaves len thenir,g of the enietinri; culvert unser East 2caa'oe6 (Vine BreeN) by rPa Oast Q. Any land t}a i{d.P.14w,''o? A, Nano. Q. Any c tan oo .n the strcom9 A 1 ips'esp some aa present. Q. Purpose, eV widsniug of roaLc' A, Chapter 90 prosect, B) Vine Brea t,. This )r.'o je(e'i; is to r m,ave debris and bra ihy eonw Rt '_h :Jai o,..VO7. i+u". a 5apat' the charnel to be about10 feat :Ado °.`L bE t bed as shown on plan.) and inaso:k'a7 as possible to Saints/Li the eflat"gig pra e.re of the stream. 1\uc� wl1974 Minutes or 10/30/i3 a Lea.2r!l. t©n Cc:nervation Coi,uni.ltaioa a Yate; 2 Q. "hat typos of equipment urti1 be used? A. len 8-root backhoe, n 3/4.,yard shovel (10 feet wide ) and a o&raibl,y some rented equip- ment: a sidewalk tractor aid verticic lift htui,er, Q. Do brook easements e::ist,? A. Pio. A 65.,Yoot wide sower and drain easement follows the brook sonettha't. Q. What about trees and shrubs along side the brook'? A. The banks will have a 2 to 2 slope. We arc trying to limit t the wEfl'Ic to the b1'ooh channel, Q. When removing brush, will roots bm '©moved too? A, Not always. . Comment: In some areas a buildup of silt will have to be i'or-rcved when flow is 12pcded , (from a Cer:=.nisitsieaa member) Q. What proVisiovts have boon ii de for the rehabilitation e r disturbed areas? (no answer recorded) go Will Lend tort be done in restricted areas? A, yes, A. I3o,,a Nr2eta hand work? A. Machines will he need wherever pesa• siblo, They would work better in winter when the ground is h aMd. Q., Is everything growing iso the channel to be removed? A. Lane trees (those over 4. inches in diameter) will be loft wherever possible. Q. Is ripa'ap necessary? A. Vo, Plow is not critical. Q. What is the purpose of .w ocaaacnnelies,? A. to prevent flooding and to clean the brook, Q, '•Thy start at Kendall Toad? A. This has bacon no'ted as a problem area. `ho pa'e jee t Is part ok an ongeinz brooks program. Q. where is the oil. ©owing from (which had 'boon noted by a Commission member describing conditions seven exp a recent wale of the brook) ? A. F'_'oM k:Poeztheunos near Kendall Road Mem a Com- mission member) Q, What is c:'ln.caa1 tloti" A, Lflow with t:arbuience. R, Has Dkoa/r.?, pepto legal aeocs „e) privately-owned lands by the brook' A. Legal aoeac:os will be rained and owners notified before work 'rae5,,n?m, Q. Wh t will be the stream width at t"te top? Depth? A, The Water stream m twill be designed.od on e 10-yeas storm 15aaisi, 4'ei' axe cTh, _/depth will be about 1, 6 Peet deep and measure about 18 "set ,across the top where Comment out+1is three feet deep. Comment (..+".3'o'miandn:iasr along stc'eGat'1) : The flow already Is at the desired level. Q , This year the stf a iu overflowed onto John P'euit;gm' Road, pertly due to buildup or silt, Will this silt be pc and? By hand ea' maehi.ae? If mecessac'y ray yancf can be used four 0..co00c+ of maejMnes. A. In sac* ao places 'there is a 2 to 3, Teet builc?um Conservation C',ra:.•t:u on Mlnuees 201)0/73 Page of silt° The Vine 'bxooki 1:0.3 begun in 1935 ao a CCC pr ject° but never fRTIthed in he arca "'ZOO u3dex' consideraticaa0 Q0 Will the silt be removed as s tio2'ed on site? A. to be re- c©v'Qad from site as peon as possible. Q. Mat about the character of the stream? A6 To be respected„ Q0 W % will the vidtz of the stream ba" A. 16 to 20 feet. Q° Wc,a^4dra° t a V©sbape beeep the etre:"ar=a cleaner? A. V ishape is not erficiema%0 In cost places existing shade will lceop grasses from growix g in the stream bed. .. 2. Could plantings be placed near the stream? A. Not too close„ (k caon eade d Ae ceet.hesi's interested in ylentins nreer. the s tr carr consult with the Engineering )Sena'. to at and the Commission. ) C) The wort. T ;in ;ora Ergs& Mr. Chasm etated thzt the channel nel would be 3 5'sat wide arx the bombs Ply-rapped froc Bedford Street to gust short of Routs 120, Q. What about ale culverc;.ed section of the North Lexington n Brock? A . 'Ramat was done as an emergency measure. (Dr. Kessler Cor"3k9n'¢:e thzt amendments to the Wetlands :er©edi,ieza Act seo73 to be pa„a;ted1 will provide for emergency pk•ocQthares with ishe consent of t a local Censoorvatitrn Castoissiou arad the aDepaa't_nent of Naf;tsra.. Resources. Qu Whet amort are cWver't under Rovers Street, whieza lo •r ts¢de t eisaed for the calculated flee? a. The brook-cleaning project ill not prevent flooding, here are at present no funds for eon .vert replacement, Drag„ spohosa'eicnt said there rmn.dd Yam reduction in tine durati©n of flooding tend? tiene around Revere StropsStropt because ause the rto\ )r would flet; off faster, `a Ccoaiz issinn meg-be.' C;e91ti.'cr!.e;44 ed the., cidc!2. X37 en 1 woolen areas aro nearby) . 0Z:ta t 3h€stat i e MOasas ache ve there ere retaining wells on bot'''? a'',.^.2es of the br.oG` IK. A. There is sufficient capacity in those areas. Q. The largest birch ti:'Qo 1%1 .6ae S to.e is growing out of the btk of the Noroth 3aeflE2L,t©m Brook. wan tM..; be r r,rod? A. It s.•en°t be &tsucahed Q, Will s•.lpra9 be placed raga .griva•4 o land? A. The ctm. 0P2 as wound bieia 4 T'CIS: ce'r ,+?:a:L"' �Z:� ••3i.:''z 'tip bib? QiC' ,732ork n aL'e tb.C: `V°36^clatlQG1'' Q. Non does this re jee relate to the `?o bet '.ik7C C,a '&C1 t noull,Ly (2,59ni.otoix (7 +'t%S" of jG;? 00 VrelOr or F%Ta. 'tok' eva L 5 n6 small's° t?3Tti Uo Vito EIa,4o u e.'tLo no.„, 3 L7$ T4, 'as t .1' Co: eL?vat'oi Coe:nisei= Mirm``.., s 20/30,'73 Pc f? Q. Da cat.cuScti. ea'c shot Jmo !'i:rt ^.'•''G „co s^' .ft t' /] Vol '.'e and ci'.s a 'o given in oa;..efla: a'aht2.t .cc" Lee th.c CC)r. ASS2.t3t.?, Z hp t are the effects of caw ilia'' out grc th h ;3is the Q.0 L P_. e.,,., e...;2t YS .6 C3 habitat of wild a;~:imals, A. He 1riow1..ccign of this ({W :krill established honeysuckle and boulder .Jt:6; `0 A. If those are part of a stale S3oV 11? ea ` e, Ti ' qy i^ lc5i not DO disturbed° Comment by a landowner on Re a:'eiJ S evLet tlaoz.'e is °tiaapped wat ,i:` eaat of Revere Street go Whoa was the Rovers Stt o t ouivo% installed? A0 in the 200.^ti Comment rade on silt lying in. bho Revere 31treeti culvert. Q. 41o:`5 can you tall @tlf ere the o}''t.s`baal stream bed Ci moo? A0 By Meas'-3-1‘4, the invert at each ealwei t. and C:S3l4.'C3lating the slope botween i:bcoo inverts (tedm(tentl.iacerl.° enpl.ai ed) . QD Whet 10 riprap? (ezzp1a1aied) It is Installed whore flow 'Le G:e''i tical o Q. Bea_ large le the culvert under 123? On thick ...2d© of 123 will water bt2lc u3? Ao sire of c3alVO;?'C nob ea plans, t6it+}on will probably b ild uta on the east side of 1200 go lU,o t would the cue'Peat and pre -red c s bo on the o4`ier side ©C 12e, A. Not %noun to 1h? /,'+a ;0 A l n?E-C7:'neo en Xic ora 2t-not ? 4o OW03 land 01+7 tech sides of the 8Li$'Otsm i' gi_vstt•:od that the Di :gri , Dent° consult a vcitii 4th, be41e$"o tge''ti..r*s in Ida a:':")3, He also 07 rsssed senoorn abor getting across ttac brook. (%., ?9t © !irepared no E :,wi ont:.ef:t,all Invaet Staten•ent? A Towe. Y''.n as E4.eer° T2F'S1ldn' t an iler,enaQ from ,Cilia to 1.74 ses t:.c8 Topa Swoop bo 91;yfi1:I l b DI1I f,'j'iddollaee' AD PL:',"-'_,4s is a matte:' of interpretation. A Co;ram:L80lea member noted that Mere was O0a• fueloTh about e10 numbers because the order of CoLmi cion cfl37L}a dewabio'aA. was not to:!e sa;Let as von 'Yi the r.w^lvi roui:3enta' l Impact Statement, but the general effect wound be the acme, The Ch .rman stated that the bear'i'e'?'Qi, was °noti to blame, but: to 4iM id out what Ic T'8: t fop Le7:7a'rti'.•omo° C a 7 n f:a n n�� La s9 !1 A visitor c+ t' a:3ed net sf;.i'.?lC:Fit'".J' E)s:i E. 6..��\iJY.'ci (i ui tea.Fd'u:r'i �:;�, [ .e .., t �•L't .7i s�SJY.•. L')i1<: i !�,.��G:i'l i✓':"1.,{::�R1"L' -idc:'�f1:i^- C' �;t:"i'J bt.via e+,wea t3?.CT. it servos no j9uF9l5 e TNvi(" ;ese% A I•'.(;d(,(`w"`;r'? pesider't empvei33C9fi eence,`23 that t II>he D`J'.P t ;eN down trees L_ kL ,J 3 bhe POE-''R t52. hcutt his S"'1mi. ledge and ott:>filc u"ono Ne 'ita'aeU:' i taer taewind destroy at i2.'i.2 oaa.'L' t)-'ses that Le had ''oLer- Vit% plon'co4`t em h.'.a side of the railroad t 'u. : 1ry3 iLy ?Ci edt( tn GJ sold °:..';t' i;hey would dao be going o1 Cense ;bion Cori Lora i s ,z- '. "CO n[13 ) Zia 5 pa'9veto p2.'OpCPt70 Tho Ch,' 'i3 v.3kcd 411 b'[:ssdemt tu'b@c .r ar Sot bc. :nuid like ^;® bhe i;. pe s c,.a<:' :tom no.:, a Cryo dl on, which no said he l s t.h5 .aL tin Stu So,^.o Cao: ;o `shout ovenbl o ^\3.d whether the €ntiverit5 C]4)&( 'Jaci.s. ei, ued Q, 141.11 the Commission provide con roto i'ost,•l.otions on the D1'.!4 ec f ig t;;{os and o press areas of r el f2.c' c,c:'ce ''.19 A. Yea, Q, L°'..:ac'.by rtcc'ii ,itZ,.Z. the maelx,`nes bo rsod. .Lt c,eos?: oler2,'; X1C:0 qs tcri'aorclier;' a2oro2.bto DPW .11 work en txn o:i.Asa o' ;be tg roc.`t,, This IP def!S"%itely t7not all (d cn e, I.;7ejectU' A 93 € I ttcn rc conmendod the.%; the Co.i: %.;ito, Ct:.d cone nod pooph lea: at the 1.1T^. 0s last brecA project on the et'iex' wide of 128, Anstase v'i s t P s 6?'J .ei %ttcCil`'f pec tu?o:1 O. the North. "a i%on BPOOtr cu1v,e t:1.'3.z project in prod'3 t r 3 last 3i 43t:vcr o St2,g also 7Y55c)r2.3;id cp Ef.�isal.,omcin. 4. at r 3.d:r3gc:i -,12C raised a question aoen pollut. n ftc tlae Ss oct'ba7 lle eZ me 1r cal;;„ r;rI'rft E) answer 'LUTA Ion is s mmtter et opinion. Another flatter .Avint d tivio.1 as m e a o e't1tt en be left, as erosion control C3.nA gaatt %'1prstp should kaw, be %LC.ad where vC(.;1i3 tatt' ok:,, la already hialc,._iig the Clank 00The Den rate at 30 valley road, is very 119.rh Eui +S al-1 _i1 cVGCt ft-t. now o.c to will only make the Eii'9%I°e.'1y `elle worse, he r3 e.l°i:E.'g0 4.0 W° 11 owners be spoe? 2toa l y notified before the project i1nr ,ms At their yards ? Lo Yes, Qo Isn' t speeding the '`low against tuo pvJ,neipioi el Wetlands Protection? A. CleaninE the lm'ooik r rd Cnerel$ rst :iZ'S-inp it 60 am earlier e`ct o0 Q0 Has the JM%? done a stS°.ae9 of the eLavire ne<ie'i3taY /Roast of severing tieLm'oolir A The rripat'si'.:r1e t would 3:itrtc3 to do Gid._ c 2 {;tafi2.Ci q;alTT61''t2j tge partly en acceount, et the !,GaPbj ator Ne of salt and wan20 The c'vs1vot'o:3 g project 5.a uY'L.232CF. vv twed rs- The S^?oa.rinz:,, 403 closed at 10 20 name MIOUTEG oS C(ilneerm'i.ien coa : 1, zo .00';i4 ;i o'ij.P,?"S' of li130/730 1,`„f3t3m3,1it r or Pholl n1 i,L 21710 i7010'.s.;1A ,c.J3 ti-a',p✓C�t_:. t,e6 ' o? Wino lf>�"G',Fufrei i;r4.FSCa,CL`u',?1l� S+'f'.�,.C:G ,14:1i� 723:3C,3 il<.'.0 ":JL E131'tiR `tetajsvc F;ai :d I.nn0 reniP,S'Gi '1. aad 4112,'?.cr pLtw Dr., ii .t'asler0 i:.rf.35 P,:4.5, 1nC�e34.sr3�.`:� Co .,aa;, i..t;?.eJ.a (File %�o„ 2s,..•�.[.r� l .•c,b.,. �.�.:at; by ' a o rl�_ a2 1 -t.K” ii (y f ,1l a it 4' t{:, 1 v 6.h:iu.,. ,C..,Cj da... _. c w.32'.c,'t>�V r T'- ,v:%, :Gt. 'u C: (9%.4; :J;3 e.(rn� i..Pv, 2.Sp .u•S)k:i=.=J"!�. Lh..y;ast; '1'ifu: 21e7m G.2.:.1 ELd5 ''die,Li1.71 Thus„ VOB!-I F'F') km-Ad iii 201.-En 1eal . 4 r F � 3i ° lj ✓ ma, +' a b:+lp E`^ q 00 i01'u )u )" : 9 ]UU( luCP 5- 9lfyyie 3e 3 —s s , ` ilo Po, ?oi, , VOTEV, j/fJ Le7.o'd a 5i.,1C9 aLCI '4i'7 ria76G:r itol—EZ Hr, A.F_dr G S:30 p.. 'ao Ti oaftt."y, "4 .J; 1973, V. Conc,orwiti -n Comtdosinn Mirtutes 10/30/7) Pab'e 6 MAGC Meotinr oi _Ostober .27 revl.ewed orielly, partieulaily Ath nspe. 651Erallefs ETEES1Dent that Conservation Commissions mvot not dolay the scheduling of a tearins euzcopt for lack of legally required dom.:lents such &ts build. cE pwratte. Meetings la November set or tho 6th, 13th, 201:h ad 27th Tuesday evenin330 at tflor talowing hearings) Executive Session was declared at 10:55 and the meetIns adjourned at 11:20. Respmetfully submitted, /444_4— ,,,Meta-".A“zny Mina S. Greene Sekwetary to the Commission • .•