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PLANNING BOARD
Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Town Hall, 120 Main Street
7:00 PM
1 Present: T. Seibert, J. Simons, M. Colantoni, R. Glover, R. Rowen
2 Absent: Staff Present: J. Tymon, J. Enright
3 Meeting began at 7:01pm.
POSTPONEMENTS
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CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING: Merrimack College, 315 Turnpike Street, Application for Special
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Permit – Site Plan Review. Applicant proposes to expand the Volpe Athletic Center and add 66 parking
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spaces.
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CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING: 350 Great Pond Road, Application for a Watershed Special Permit
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to construct an addition to an existing home and a new garage.
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PUBLIC HEARINGS
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CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING: 16 Berry Street, Application for an 11 lot Definitive Subdivision
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Plan.
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J. Tymon: Reviewed waiver requests, homeowner’s association requirements, and DPW comments
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related to the potential road acceptance and their requests regarding maintenance of stormwater structures
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and a recommended easement. Advised the Board that R. Rowen can not vote on this application.
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M. Bombaci, GPR Engineering: Described the locations of the swale, bio-retention basin, detention
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ponds, and rain garden.
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Draft Decision was reviewed.
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The Board advised that the Decision contain a condition that would allow the town to make a decision
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regarding accepting the 50 ft. ROW and the LID drainage structures.
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MOTION:
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A motion was made by T. Seibert to close the Public Hearing for 16 Berry Street. The motion was
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seconded by M. Colantoni. The vote was unanimous.
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MOTION:
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A motion was made by R. Glover to approve the Definitive Subdivision Plan for 16 Berry Street, as
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amended. The motion was seconded by M. Colantoni. The vote was 4-0 in favor. R. Rowen abstained.
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CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING: 5 Boston Road, Sprint Spectrum, LP, Application to modify a pre-
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existing Wireless Services Facility.
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J. Tymon: A draft Decision has been prepared. The noise report has not been received. There will be a
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contingency put in the Decision that we receive an acceptable noise report according to Section 8.9.5 vi
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prior to the endorsement of the plan and prior to the recording of the Decision.
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Draft Decision was reviewed.
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MOTION:
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A motion was made by R. Glover to close the Public Hearing for 5 Boston Road for Sprint Spectrum,
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Wireless Special Permit. The motion was seconded by R. Rowen. The vote was unanimous.
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MOTION:
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A motion was made by R. Rowen to approve the Wireless Service Facilities Special Permit for 5 Boston
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Road, as amended. The motion was seconded by R. Glover. The vote was unanimous.
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DISCUSSION
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Open Meeting Law: Proposed changes.
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PLANNING BOARD
Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Town Hall, 120 Main Street
7:00 PM
J. Tymon: Asked the Board for any input/recommendations for proposed changes to the Open
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Meeting Law.
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The Board did not have any recommended changes.
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J. Tymon: Recommended cancelling the January 3, 2012 Planning Board meeting because there
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are no agenda items for that date.
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The Board agreed with the recommendation.
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MEETING MINUTES
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MOTION
A motion was made by R. Glover to approve the December 6, 2011 meeting minutes. The
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motion was seconded by R. Rowen. The vote was unanimous.
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ADJOURNMENT
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MOTION
A motion was made by T. Seibert to adjourn the meeting. The motion was seconded by M.
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Colantoni. The vote was unanimous.
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The meeting adjourned at 7:53pm.
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MEETING MATERIALS: Agenda, draft Decision for Definitive Subdivision Plan-16 Berry Street, draft
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Decision for Wireless Service Facility Special Permit-5 Boston Road, December 13, 2011 email Subject:
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Request for Comment – Proposed Amendment to 940 CMR 29.00, draft meeting minutes December 6,
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2011.
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