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Office of the Conservation Department
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North Andover,Massachusetts 01845 Telephone 978
Julie Parrino P )688-9530
Conservation Administrator Fax(978)688-9542
MEMORANDUM
DATE: January 27, 2003
TO: Heidi Griffin, Community Development Director
FROM: Julie Parrino, Conservation Administrator
SUBJECT: Woodchuck Substation, Foster Street
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I have reviewed my Conservation files to address the concerns of William Harris, resident of
410 Faster Street. He was notified of the Conservation meeting through certified mail and
signed for the green card in May of 2002. The legal notice did not state a specific size for the
substation. After review of my files and review of the Planning Board decision, it is my
opinion that the Planning Board decision may have been misleading. The decision does state
construction of a 528 s.f. equipment enclosure. This 528 s.f, only pertains to the proposed small
utility building, not the entire substation network. The Notice of Intent application propdses a
35,670 s.f electric substation which includes the utility building and substation infrastruch.rre.
Also included under the filing is the clearing for the tap lines and driveway construction. This
is a pretty extensive project with a significant amount of clearing. The project does propose
grading and leveling of hills. During the ZBA process, the Board required the driveway up to
the substation be enclosed by a fence. The driveway and the entire substation infrastructure {
will be enclosed with permanent fencing. I am unaware if this gentlemen attended the
Conservation meetings to inquire about the project. I suggest he come into the office to review
our files. To date, I am unaware of any major problems or deviations from our approved plans.
I have been on site several times and this Department continues to review the weekly
monitoring reports.
Keep in mind, prior to this project being filed with Conservation, an extensive third party
review was conducted by Seekamp Environmental to review the project for compliance with
state and local regulation. Upon my employment with the Town, I worked with the applicants
and suggested they file the design which was presented to and approved by all the Town
Boards. Another development option was proposed but resulted in greater alterations to
wetland resource areas.
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