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PLANNING BOARD
Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Town Hall, 120 Main Street
Top floor conference room
7:00 PM
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Present at Meeting: J. Simons, R. Rowen, T. Seibert and C. LaVolpicelo and M. Walsh.
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Absent M. Colantoni.
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The meeting began at 7:05 PM.
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DISCUSSION: REDGATE SUBDIVISON:
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Ben Osgood Jr. and Richard Dellaire were present to discuss drainage issues at Redgate. Ben
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Osgood described the progress that has been made regarding the remaining work to be completed
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at Redgate. He addressed the items on the spreadsheet and noted that nearly all of the items were
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completed, with the exception of the infiltration pond, which would be completed by Friday, July
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9. The under-drain has been installed, the elevations of the pond were verified and the stone
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wick was installed. The catch basins would also be cleaned this week. The items that need to be
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completed are as-builts and elevations for lot 1.
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Gene Willis of DPW was present. He stated that at his site visit with the abutters, all of their
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questions had been answered. He was impressed with the quality of the work that had been done
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and did not see any problems with the site.
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Matt Levis of 835 Salem St. was present. He stated that he was satisfied with the quality of the
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work that was being done. He wanted to make sure that the town would continue to be involved
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and would continue to monitor the project.
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R. Rowen asked about hiring a 3 party consultant to review the project. J. Tymon
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recommended that the project should be monitored during a rain event to determine if the current
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infrastructure works. If there are failures, the developer will be required to fix them and that
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may present an opportunity to have a 3 party review.
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The developer was told to continue weekly monitoring and reports until the next Planning Board
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meeting on July 20 and to report to the board at that meeting. The board may consider allowing
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bi-weekly monitoring at that time.
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The Board also discussed the release of the last lot. Ben Osgood had made the suggestion that
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the last lot not be built until the spring, unless a buyer were found within the next two weeks. If
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a buyer is found, it will be discussed at the next meeting. The Board preferred to leave the site
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undisturbed until the spring, to allow the recent loam and seeding to establish itself.
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CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING: 1503 OSGOOD ST:
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The Public Hearing for Site Plan Review and CDD3 Special Permit for development of a
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commercial building at the rear of a parcel located at 1503 Osgood St was continued. C. Tymula
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from MHF Design and J. Smolak of Smolak and Vaughn were present to represent the applicant.
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The Planning Board reviewed the plans for the construction of a 16,527 sq.ft. contractor’s
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building to be located on Orchard Hill Avenue.C. Tymula presented an updated plan, which
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included changes to the drainage system, based on comments made by Lisa Eggleston. There are
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still outstanding items to be addressed regarding the underground system and its proximity to the
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septic system. Test pits will be dug on Wednesday July 14. C. Tymula will talk with Lisa after
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the test pits are dug to address her outstanding items.
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The new plan also included a new landscape plan, a lighting plan and a truck turn-around plan.
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J. Smolak asked if the board would consider closing the hearing and requesting a draft decision
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for next meeting. The Board decided not to close the hearing and wanted to be sure that Lisa
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Eggleston’s comments were addressed. They instructed J. Tymon that she could provide a draft
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decision if she had time before the next meeting on July 20.
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DISCUSSION: NORTH ANDOVER BIKE PATH:
The Planning Board authorized signing a
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letter of support for the National Park Service Rivers Trails and Conservation Assistance
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Program.
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DISCUSSION: TOWN AUCTIONED PROPERTIES:
The Planning Board reviewed a list of
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properties that are proposed to be auctioned by the townJ. Simons stated that in the future he
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would like the Planning Board to be involved in any process having to do with disposal of
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properties. He also stated that the list needs to be reviewed to determine if there are properties
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that should be kept as open space or sold to abutters. At some point, he suggested a joint meeting
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with the Conservation Commission to discuss the status of each parcel. J. Tymon told the Board
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that she and J. Hughes, the Conservation Administrator would review the list and provide a
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recommendation for each parcel.
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DISCUSSION; PROPOSED WIND ENERGY LEGISLATION
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The board discussed the proposed House bill #4687 which would allow permitting of wind
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energy facilities without oversight of local communities. The Board decided to send a letter to
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the town’s legislative representatives expressing concern and urging that body to oppose the
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legislation. M. Walsh agreed to prepare a first draft of the letter.
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Motion was made by M. Walsh that the Planning Board send a letter to the town’s
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legislative delegation in opposition to any Wind Energy legislation that excludes the local
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permitting authority. T. Seibert seconded the motion. The vote was unanimous.
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The meeting was adjourned at 9:20 PM.
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