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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974-02-26-ConCom-min.pdf hNi° gS j 1+ `PCW: OF LEXINGTON, s4ASSACEUSZTTS `E ,CONSERVATION COMMON MINUTES of liaariangs and Commission mooting of Webruary 26, 1974. 'PUBLIC HEARING, in accordance with the provisionof the Net- lands Protection Act (0.L.o. 131, S. 40, as amended unader Chia. 784, Acta of 1972) regarding a notice of intent of ANTONIO and MARIA CAIRd to alter eevtafn inland wetlands located at 75 Grassland Street, LeS n(;ton. (Dim desif;natead Filo 201-17) The hearing was opened by tfo Chairmen, A4rs. Frick, at 8;05 p.m., with the reading of tine duly posted and advertised netiee. Pre- sent were Manfred P. Friedman, Gaacl L. Larson, giargaret P.WORaeale, Francts . R. Smith, DaVid G. Williams, Paul Haswell. (ex-officlo) and Susan S. Solomon (Associate) Ffriab®re of the Comm/anion and other MS; offitalallas AdminintratIve Assistant David flughes sand ?leaning I bard members Eric Clarke and Loin frown. Also present versa Dorot4 Sar inat®aa, Leor uo of Women Voters observe and Joyee Haim. (A mora complete list of those prevent appears in the 4iinutes of the Pubila Hearing scheduled for 5:30 p.m. ,t us viettors continued to arriase during the course of this hearing) . 'Sian Ap- plicants were not present but were repre;sent€ad by their eon, Jo- seph H. Calm, of 9 Gofle Road. Ni'. Cairo expressed eozu ern that the ba ew.ent of his parents° helmets aawsy being flooded bee:w ise filling le net: completed around the foundation (basement level iso at elevation 211 toot) . Be told the Commiekton he thought the entire low arca behind the house should be Pilled. The Cion iselon pointOd out theta hie notion of Intent applied for the filling of only 50' feat behind the homes and the Commission could grant no more than this without another hearing (poseiblg 911n cooperation With noigtabore") . In reep®nse to Consiemion guez•tee, Br. Matra Old that only about 2 feet of pat lay dales a layer of hard sand-gragel. Distance frco the street to 'the rear of the _filled area would be 140 feet. Plannln; Beard proposed Wetland mono would not include this area scat oaf Val.l®yr'iela Street. ooh The heprinxg closed at 8.20. p.m. <CI Rsaort from P3.anni. Board. A proposal for kdeatsoromt west ois` ' *e` aWe , oto nu was mentioned. ?Wining Board Chair- man Brie Clarke onnoucaced that the Planning Board kaad adopted the poXicy of not including 350 foot along an accepted street in a wetland zone. Dtscussiats of IMa, in 20 (Greenland Street) Agreed ¢stet C0sm- '®a' 'ai no olFaudiaa.nees on this notice would allow filling of more than 50 fort behind the het%se Bicentennial Proposal to A1ccluir© "Canon Nock" see not accepted ISTETZ-Bicentearrirealattie so m pr co E n�®arthy of their efforts r a to obtain atcfuina l ederal grants, in views or other clap-thy projeeta `J and paucity of available fund,. Commission member° s>sggeated that friends and neighbors solicit fundo to help purohasaa the 19,000 square ftet lot at the cooncz• of Warren and flao aa..rgton St eete, which, according- to oriel tradition, is tta.r sate of General Peers II Conservation C© fusion Minutes 2/26/74 Page 2 r. second cannon in Lexington. Ann W. B acicwell, ono of the ( ria neighbors Who was present, said she would be interested in exp ee:a this project. Commission has an option to purchae2/ (MPR) ( en the ( Sall.. PUBLIC HEAR/NO, Ira accordance with the proicione of the Wet- lands Protection Act (G.L.e. 131, a 414 as aswended under Ch. 784, Acta of 1972) regarding a notice of intent of TOWN OP L1 XIUaTO d, through its agent John J. Na$weeaoy, Director of Public Works/Engine©ring to alter certain inland wetlands lo- cated at the Lexington Sanitary Landfill orr Hartwell Avenues, Lexington. (Designat©d File Number 201-16) by DNR) The hearin; was opened by the Chairman, Urn. Frick, at 8:40 p.m. All those listed in attendance at the earlier Hearing, except Hr. Cairn regained. Others present included Prank Sandy, Iris Wheaton, James Lambie, Dianne Neeson, J sero Ptesaan, of It.W. Loobner, Inc., Engineers, Joseph E. 2reatejohn of Newton, Dean Curtin, Anne W. Blackwell, :dell, Welker, Nanny Cowan, .Joan Croth®ra, tnd Larry Fele ane all of Lexingtesa, except where noted. Represent-- ing the Bedford Conservation Cenesieclen were Joceph BrineChair- men and remora Michael Olmstead and Shea. The Applicant wan reproeented by John J. £4oSvsseaey, Janes Chace ,and William J. Plartiaa of the Department of Publi.®- Woz'ks/Engineer- inQ and Jahn Yamamoto, James Sehnelle, William Moy and, Robert DeSantc of C.S. Maguire, Inc. Mr. t• ®Scnor•ey introduced the project end John Yamamoto© who gave project overview„ .and James Schsaelle, Who told of the design features. Principal changes proposed ea Chia site are an increase of 25 acres in landfill .area, addition of sanitary facility for person reel° fire hose and, extinsiuis:iaers, a track scale egad equipment. Shelter. 10 test rings were made and observation wells dug to monitor water ,quality. Noximilm ground wntsr level was determined to be at 114 feet elevation. Present level 1s et 112 feet: If this level should go Eigher, sbongoea in design would be needed. Estimated life of the derma enuld .be 16 years', with the cost of dicpoa appzximetely $4.92 per torn, with site preparation ecet of about $1.92 per ton. Gtr. Deftesta said that ghe water quality end botanical survey pore tion of the report included a study of wattle quality, tree txfll evausteen and long and. smart r° o impaet studies. Principal findings of, the Hydraulic Study, according to nr4 ley were that the landfill is abeht 8% of the tete/ 320 aeree roe to ration areme •oaf the swamp and Chant water lmvele could be in - e vens:sod one to the inehoet and reported on increases= in runoff r �1 in 10 .and 50-yoae stones, with various aiag'rsacoot SE11.Irsg. e/ IDereaee in runoff from the Sanitary Landfill would have little effect on the total aeon, he said. of 2/21/74 Aaunera to the Cocvrs• spioaule letter/to the D /E r Conservation Commission Minutes of 2/26/74 Page 3 1. Acreage. Town owns 65 acres on the Sanitary Landfill side of the track*. 2. Additional tilling at (hmp Could cause Ono to two inches rise In level, of Swann water. 15 million gallons at ager would be dis- pZac od (or 30 a, ; feet -) ' Question on effect of additional com- paction net aan °awefla. 3. Effect on the culvert at Mellon goad would be minimal, the era giraoer;a :said, partly because peak minor; from the dump area would precede runoff from the entire watersahed. The repofl' iarncludes only l0..piar storm data at Mellen goad. 50-year figures have not been ealoulsa•tedm Lor. Noy said. 4• Irii440 E, %?k % &W jii4n`iit t`l a environmental impact report. 5. Upstream offeants considered insignificant b " engineers. T. Leas'. to: The nein centre Es to reduce leaehete tram the landfill by preventinrce atioa. Initially the effect or uaa- creased compaction will be to increase loaehlag, but with proper operation and centinuous monitoring the situation should improve. Comparison data bea nom been obtained so that early indieatloas • of * luti©n will be detected. ®.Water quality em lee dere both teen in the fall, ©f® a dry period aasnd, Cha second a to weeks later after e©nei dorsble rein. Various o ling pointe in vacs in0 aaa stagnant water upstream and dewnaatrwa of the d :nj were pointed out on the plan.. •a p®1.0 intents are present la a attar before it roaches the d! . 9. Weight of tired will be no eater than some of the °asiet- ing poles en site. 10. Plan for the dump operation wore submitted to the State Dopa?t nt of Wealth en Dae bee' 11, 1973m =- o have said that s Wetlands Prceteation Apt sweat precede their deeteisra. 11. On low raU; ;a glans, tfr, NeSwoeney said haat the dump would lest Per 16 roars. Effects of teeyeling was not smoldered in calculations. Other possible plairass for the ares emaeh a,am the R Line extension ant a Cases 12 9 connecter mere net aseneered in the study (this also aansweers:de. 12 gnostical. Puz'thsr dissuasion brow, „t cut additional questions Q. PUture use at the landfill arena? A. h*erection in 15 to 2; years. Q. Soils? A. A thin layer of post upon a elaay-eand be€ae. Q. Would !;Caere be silo and movement due two :e reselent No manor. Q. What about ground-meter leachste7 A. This could be a 97Frankenstein" (D0arts) Ground water leachate is difficult to detect until possibly it is too late to do anything about it. Conservation Commission Minutes 2/26/74 Page L Q, Time schedule? A. Asa scan aa possible. Site preparation would a©t base during the summer. Question raised about distance free the brook and effect sof the service road Ease the brook banks. A letter from Robert Morethou,ses of the U.S. &tl Conae aatiean S03'- vice was noted, in Which gumstionsa Mersa reload about afloat on sdjaeent. areas of the wetland and the offeet of a 100-year stoma. Also mentioned woo comp neatory storage. Q. Any alternative area to consider? A. Mo. Planning Board members es entad that they are intereetad in the total runoff offset. ?Ir. La smbio of the Board of Health said that total area plannLn„; is needed and that 'there Should be control of refuse. The Installa- tion of a Seale to measure aetaa l receipt is a stop in the right direction. BodfOrd Conservation Cemdesaion members Raid that their repression. tattoo had not been able to see the plans. The Lenington Commie- elan lent therm a o of the plans and subelealons, Which they pr . seed to atasQy and return. Maguire engineers said they had not considered this. QUeatione worm rammed about the need for aesaxpeasatoz'y stowage to replace the 30 acne foot Which will be removed and ffihe DNR letter of February 12s 1971 was cited. .e RPM/Engineering r-saprs esataatives described the operating plan, tsaginniei • a sit., preparation to build a bac. four Snehec above gator levels daily cover of sandy material, intermediate lases pea's aeabtdee coven' for oneh lift (3 feet bight, l foot cover) end finally cover tin feet think of r terial to support growth. QUeetional were rats ed about the rising Zn'ot' of basement water In •,b ice in the T,ldred Street areas s rand cement crap made , n the fast that water qualo ity al los were aurtioiaal only, Its hearing sane ales od at l0:%5 p.m., and the Conmiasion declared ozosut$.ve esaion © at Immediately. Dissuasion ofH_ S e. Lmzu4%' A. Committee aap fatted. One of "ETWarE is reeemen ed was tit tsho regulations and Pause i z's manta of the Water Resou es Commievian must be satisfied. Lot, eT"+, F?) Hobbs eek Beaten,hes, S ooting to take place Monday, March 110 at the 'atiniierinirkThWiaturing the efle to of.tho Pefl dmvelas bea �n the asatsrsh . The ; meeting adjourned at 1113$ p. ., until Tuesday, fsreh 5, 1974 et 6 pat. in the Planning Board office.2� £ ee eetf ally a sew fled, Zl.a o— j-t1Wa—Braaa 3. Greene, assess y to = 0 C, anion e