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1INUTES of Conservation Commission meeting September'll , 19 Zff
The. meeting was called to Order by the Chairman; Dr.; Kassier;
,$ at 7 .:15:. p m , with other Commission members Messrs Fohen,,.� Larson ,
� -3 and. Mazerall (ex=officio) , Mrs Rawls, and Mr Williams /present, .
Y :, as well as Dr Friedman, Mesdames Nichols and Solo .on d Mr ;"_6 2A2,
Hughes, plus visitor Iris Wheaton,. of CLC. / fie`` ,
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BOSTON EDISON CO- ' "� a
(Hatch Act hearing of March 13, 11972} ., ,.
Company representative Edward deLemos arrived to discuss re "ha'
, vised plans for the switching-transformer statin proposed be- z+ ?t ;.$
It tween Hartwell Ave and. the Sanitary Landfill. eLemos \indicat- f=��7 -
ed that State DNR and Health Dept had approved revised plan
and that plan had been sent to Lexington Board .f Realth \and
Town &gineer According to Army Corps of Engideers there would
be "no value in ponding below 117 foot level" , ieLemos re$orted
Proposed Edison Co. pond between Hartwell Ave .1 d switching
station 5.8113feet at bottom Level at rear ;f proposedlEdi-
son Co property is 112 feet "Normal water-r•- 1-veLt reported
at 1122 by deLemos, who stated that the. "pond' would fill inly
when water was above "normal" and otherwise w.ter- would dr.in'
back to the lower land at the rear
Why not on piles? Cost would be 1/3 to 1/2 hither - deLemos.
Questions What is to keep water from spreading else-where
The culvert under the road to the dump is not adequate, isn't.
it necessary to know more about the surround' g area? The -
are now two areas of standing. water on the p operty; where d.
they go? How will Boston Edison keep the ch el to the pro osed
"pond" from silting?
Answers Standing water now' on property is s a result of
miscellaneousdumping and damming Silting should be at mini
mum since not much water flow has. -been obserred, or anticipate
Intake and. out-take will be rip-rapped!.
Erosion control? The filled. area bank will be at. 2 1 Slope ox
gravel and loaPond area will be landscaped roperty and
channels to be Maintained by .Boston Edison CD
Peat removal how much to where? Peat- (up to 5 eet of it "does not
much matter" ccording to deLemos) will be s�emoved off site ,
Commissions uestions brought out fact that no Vest borings of
that site hav been made (After deLemos left , ,it was reported
that 4 to 5 eet of peat were found when the rdad to the dump
was built ) /
Rapid tax wri e off for extra expense due to e4virozmental re-
quirements? nquiries to he made (DL!)
Fir deLemos 1 ft at 8 22 p m
Discussion iling favored by Commiss_on, lut more information
goo is needed on construction and character of ill before letter
e , can be written to DNR (replacement of peat ith porous material
&,\ only may be 0 K , even though retention qua ity of peat is lost )
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Study. of Tophet Siam Idea approved by Town Manager and
Town Engineer Agreed request for study by U S,D.A Soil and
-Conservation Service should be made jointly by Planning Boards
and Conservation Commissions of Bedford and Lexington. (GL. & HMK) ;a
edfod Street band, west of 128 Rodger Nordblom of Nordblom _r meq!;
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Real. Estate arr7ved to discuss this land on which his firm hol baa
an option He showed an aerial photo dated April, 1967 and pos Y ,
sable plans for development Nordblom described the land as ' a, ,
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,. "Problem land" , since most of the filled land is crossed St `
sewer easement commission expressed disfavor for further 4a ,_ .
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Wheaton reported that feet of s.
44 ptlorations to locate Hartwell Ave peandat hshead boffered een found
oln Mrsupply
the. source of this information (HMK)
Hartwell Ave Realty Trust Hearing (Planning Board ) SILC, a
representative of that west suburban regional planning group re-
ported, has proposed a road passing through Hartwell Ave Realty
Trust land One of twa alternative proposals for area traffic
relief, the road would connect 128 cloverleaf with a proposed
road around Hanscom Field
Other new information since the August. 21 Hatch Act Hearing
Developer is proposing a 620-foot cul-de-sac road, with view
to its acceptance as a Town Way
Open drain easement through O'Connor Trust property appears
more defined in location (Nearby drain reported in poor
condition)
Planning Board proposed 120-foot elevation for lowest floor
Owner requested 119-foot level
A drain has been added parallel to the proposed road to carry
water toward Bedford and Kiln Brook
Board of Health sent a letter of disapproval
No water table data was available
Developer promised to request Hatch Act hearing for lower land
but promised only to request DNR determination on "lot 9"
Board of Appeals approval required for each building (FF)
Mark Moore Plans for Bedford-Revere St Development (additional
visitor, Ira. Stepanien, present during this discussion) Highly in-
formative land character maps by Alan Funis were displayed, as
well as his sketched "Plan I" - with 8 5 acres of conservation
land-and "Plan II" - with 7 5 acres of conservation. Also shown
was a 1912 plan, with mostly 60 and 65-foot frontage lots, which
may be legal 1th this and Mark Moore' s recent 44-house plan
would involve enormous amounts of fill, and the latter would also
call for moving the stream Planning Board/not hapw with Moore' s report=
.,r 1912 plans, they will keep Commission informed (GL & LN) ed
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Clarke Junior High School Permanent Building Committee reports i
F that di'fficultiea in installing rip-rap may have to be relieved
by cleaning the stream onconservation land Dr Kessler has al-
b ready indicated that Commission Would approve hand job only (HMK)
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• , VOTED to, give- go_,ahead to PBC On earth work for holding pond <j
- aion' Swenson -Farm. Letter of Dr Fobert, indicating approvalof k
'4 skating use and plans to use pond for ecolnr i al studies, wily .+A.v `$ ;
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o be fo,rward.ed� 'to DNR
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N" Great Meadow Selectmen' s letter favors , n
0 � protective zoning for ���"� �°
,.x'�WZ , . area, asks Commission' s comments and recommendations for com- .
11�u' ., .,\ i' mittee Commission gratified.
" ` (HMK to recommend AEF & FF)
mEoology Course Payments to be addressed to CLC, special account.
m (SSS)
o 1972 Town: Report Deadlines. Part I Dec 8, 1972, Part II Jan 15.
MACC ANNual Meeting - October 14 VanD to authorize attendanee
by as many Members and Associate Members who -can. (ESG)
Funding Remaining 1972 Letter to go to Appropriations Committee
and. Town Manager
(HMK)
Plans to be Drawn Hamilton & Munroe Brook Selectmen. authorized
(HMK)
Illegal Dumping of earth from Mobil Station at Marrett-Waltham
has been brought to attention of Board of Health, Selectmen and
other appropriate Town officials (HMK)
HUD Application for 1971 Articles rejected Copy of HUD-17s let-
ter to be sent DNR to request 50% reimbursement from State. (HMK)
Parker Land filling,reported by neighbors, inspected by Commission,
with filling only of one. pothole area approved. Note made that
land not properly filled for building (old trees, eta. ) (HMK. & GL)
LCC-CLC Confusion to .be -clarified in communication from Town
Manager to all Town offices (HMK)
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1970 Articles applications Secretary reported conversation
with HUD processing official on money identification. DNR to
m be queried on whereabouts of forthcoming check for same. (ESG)
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m Public Transportation Impact Activity reported with Mystic
Valley Watershed conservation commissions (LN)'
w Primers on Water VOTED to purchase a copy of each three book-
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lets from U S.. Government Printing Office (LN, ESG)
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,'-Route 2 Plans Environmental Impact comments requested by State
DPW
20.1 (DW & LN)
Executive session 10 15 to 10 30 Meeting adjourned 10 42 p tn,
until Tuesday, September 19, 1972 at 7 45 p m. j