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Home My WebLink About1972-04-18-CONCOM-min.pdf P .m �C+=fi o 'a`'r wr_ ,f -,:r.„.„F i'x 12 7 Zh w: 'at TQrWN OF LEXINGTON MA �AC$USETTS i § -�" CONS .?VATION COMMISSION` .ro , w. � X N ^ F » Y� ' I Y'b. y'ri �';I'TN TES of Conns'saon � ' 4, '` meet }g= April l8, 1972 w, The. meeting, bras called to order by. . Vice Chairman Mrs. Frick knak at 8 00 p m. (Dr. Kassler ar ived 3 a few`:minut,4s and assume, chairmanship of the meeting hortl 'hereafter) ;` Others present A_-< were_ Mr. Cohen, Mrs. Pease d Mr. Mazerall as well as Dr. Fried= iw man and Mesdames Nichols and Solontcin and a visitor, Frank. Salty. " h :i9�!2 -k. , ..;, , Minutes of the February -14-/Meeting, open session were accepted .. with the following revisions on page 1 (as noted at the meet- : lug of March i3-) : Page 1, paragraph 2, first sentence should =; read, "Dr. Kassler said that-beginning now a Commission member t.- '" would be assigned responsibility for each area or project and would be in charge of gathering information on that particular subject. " Paragraph 4, line 7 should read, "tests of the Shaw- sheen River water by the S*ate Water Resources Commission' s Division of Water Pollution Control do not show contamination. . . " Paragraph 5, line 2 should read, "Dr. Friedman was asked to be responsible for this matter. " Revision on page 2 added this evening* Last sentence, last paragraph, should read, "It is understood that Lexington will be offered first opportunity to purchase this land, should Cambridge decide to sell it. " Living and Learning Centers (land now or formerly of Kaufmann) During the Board of Appeals hearing, from which ensued a permit to divide the large lot and to use the residentially-zoned land for a proposed day-care center, Mesdames Frick, Pease and Rawls spoke with the principals of the Living and Learning Centers and gained from them verbal agreement that they would grant a 100-foot conservation easement. Because this easement could become access between the Great Meadow and Lexington conservation lands, it was agreed among Conservation members that Living and Learning should be asked (by Mrs. Rawls) if the easement could include walking rights. Mr. Cohen will write Town Counsel suggesting language for an easement agreement. Living and Learning Centers are anxious to begin construction as soon as possible. However, in order to do this, an access drive- way into the site would involve filling of a small section of wet- lands. Voted that a hearing should be set for May 1 (in accordance wyth GLC 131, s. 40, Hatch Act) , should the Notice of Intent ar- rive before the next Commission meeting. Mrs. Rawls will get in touch with L & L on steps they must take, and the Commission will perform its Hatch Act functions as expeditiously as possible and try to encourage DNR to do likewise. Filling at Stratham Road and Woodberry Commission members will take another look and ask Mr. McSweeney to do likewise. Cooke. Since Board of Appeals permit for variance has been granted, Commission VOTED that letter be sent to Board of Selectmen request- ing that the option be exercised and that they procede to acquire this land, as voted under Article 63 of the 1971 Annual Town Meeting. MAY 17 1972 x " Conservation Comth ssson. Minutes 4/18/72 ' , e, 2 1 A 4r Follow46 of Town Meeting Action, The Commiss.�:'oh asked. the Secretary to prepare letters Living notice df'.irtent to apply __ for the state and metropolitan area clearinghouses, in prepara- tion for making applications to the Federal government. She will look into the possibility of applyNing° to, the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation as well as to HUD y, t Negotiation Progress. - Articles Passed ; Ashley and Steeves = Dr. Kassler will be meeting wit i Mrs. ` Rhff n and: the-,principals or their representatives. Hill, Meek -. Mr. Cohen will prepare a request for an option to be drawn. t!tteatt Hamilton-Baldwin Recommended that Mr. Cohen talk with Mrs. Baldwin' s lawyer as first step. It appears that Mr. Hamilton will cooperate on land he owns. Munroe Brook - Commission must negotiate with each owner individually. Mr. Smith will be asked to get in touch with Mr. Stoico. Articles Not Passed, Negotiations to Continue Porter - Dr. Kassler asked Mrs. Pease to continue negotiating process, along with Mr. Busa./ it was agreed that ap- praisals should not be ordered until after further progress in negotiations Pinard - Dr. Kassler said that he will continue on this, since the Commission initiated negotiations, along with a member of the Board of Selectmen. Appraisers. Dr. Kassler asked members of the Commission for sug- gestions and helpful comments on the selection of appraisers: Both the Federal and State agencies require two appraisals on each property to accompany applications for reimbursement funds. Cleanup Offensive. Dr. Friedman reported that he and Mrs. Hals have been working together on plans for Lexington, beginning with a cleanup of conservation, park and school lands, with a coordinator and group based in each school (except Adams, where a volunteer is needed) on April 29. The Lions club will supply plastic bags; barrels are available through Mr. Mazerall. The Town will send a truck around to pick up the bags and barrels on Monday, May 1. Mr. Mazerall recommended the cleanup squads remove rocks and stones which are strewn on school lawns and pose problems for per- sonnel and equipment at mowing time. Plans for May 6 cleanup of streams will include a walk along the Clematis Brook, with some cleanup and cleanup of a section of Sickle Brook by a group of older boy scouts. Abandoned cars will be removed where feasible, Mr. Carroll of Allen Street has offered to do this at no cost. (Dr. Kassler will report this information to Town Manager) . May 13 Recycling will be at the dump, efforts coordinated by Mrs. Hals. Environmental Concern Committee, Mrs. Solomon reported that a meeting date will be set in the near future. F Ve 't¢ k ; eV•4. p�M • n '. �P..._. Y ,- -MT. Conservation Co mli,ssion Minutes 4/18/72 .,, "Page 3' " Ford Foundation.Applicati.on. Mrs. Frick report* receiving a telephone call from a gentleman in New Hampshire. He praised the proposal, which hadbeen prepared by- Dr. Friedman, and said that the applicatpon (for funds for sge044l maps) will be for- 1, Warded. to Boston for further revieW if Earth Walk from Boston Common to Walden Pond will take place from Friday Afternoon, April 28 through april 29. The walkers wiill camp in Rock Meadow, Belmont' s conservation land near Lex- ington' s border. Mrs.. Frick said that she urged the walk co-. t i °' ordinator, Mr. Thompson to see that police departments of the vari- Sous towns are notified. Representatives of the Lexington Com- v• • > ervation Commission who volunteered to greet the group as they ''''- enter Town at aboutt 9 30 a.m. Saturday, April 29, are Mr. Cohen, and Mesdames Pease and Rawls. o, I Idlewild Farm. Planning Board has informed that Cape and Islands Ni Corp. has prepared a new subdivision plan for this area, which they will be discussingg at the Planning Board meeting Monday, April 24, at 8 p.m. Mrs. Solomon will attend. MACC Conference in Waltham Saturday. May 20. VOTED to send 3 members of the Commission or representatives. A memo to this effect will be sent Mr. O' Connell. Office Office. Recommended that the Commission request that the Police Department have a second key to the building to pre- clude the possibility of being locked out of the building when someone else borrows the key and leaves the building locked. Honors for Previous Chairmen. Recommended that a suitable mo- mento be given to each of the two previous chairmen of the com- mission and that the present Chairmen be given a gavel (for cur- rent use, too) . The Chairman said he would appreciate suggestions. Chiesa Farm. The Secretary will get in touch with Mr. Chiesa. The meeting adjourned at 10 35 p.m. , until Monday, April 24, at 7:45 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Mrs. Erna S Greene Secretary to the Commission