6 Villag=
e Green
MEETING OF 10/11/06 = &nb= sp; APPROVED 11/08/06
Members Present: &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; Absent: &= nbsp;
Paul Gagnon, Paul Dadak, &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Lisa Loosigian , Jay Stearns
Karen MacKay, Glennie Edwards (Alt) &= nbsp; &nbs= p;
Chairman Paul Gagnon brought the meeting to order at <= st1:time Minute=3D"30" Hour=3D"19" w:st=3D"on">7:30 p.m
NEW BUSINESS:
M/L: 38-1-118, Margarian Development, L=
LC,
Dredge & Fill Application
Senior Housing Development,
Presenting this case are =
Brian E.
Roy, P.E. and Timothy J. Watson, E.I.T. of Cuoco & Cormier Engineering
Associates of Nashua, NH. Mr. Watson and Mr. Roy were assisted by Mark West of West Environmental of
Mr. Watson said he had be=
en to
the Planning Board a couple of times with conceptual designs and have just
begun the sub-division application as the senior housing projects fall under
the sub-division regulations. They
are scheduled to go before the Planning Board again, next Monday, October 2=
3rd. There is one access road off
Mr. Watson made reference= to the ‘draft’ Standard Dredge & Fill Application and asked, if possible, he would like to get a letter of approval from the Commission this evening if the application were acceptable to us so that they could include= it when the application is filed with DES Wetlands Bureau to expedite the revi= ew process at the state level.
Chairman Gagnon commented= that this was not a minimum impact dredge and fill application. Mr. Watson said it was not an expe= dited application. Mark West spoke = and said by giving our input ahead of time it would help them (Cuoco & Corm= ier Eng. Assoc.) through the process rather than filing an application and have= the Commission intercede within the 40 day window period. Mr. West said that this qualifies = as a minor impact. Mr. Gagnon said, normally we like to see the ‘paperwork’ come before us about 10 days before the meeting so that we are not opening it up live, that we would all vote when it’s first presented unless it’s incredibly trivi= al. Chairman Gagnon said he would ask = the members following the presentation if we wished to sign off on this applica= tion. If they say they understand it ful= ly and they are ready to vote on it then we can write a letter. He said that if members are not re= al comfortable with the report and want to take the report home and look it ov= er then they would have to come back at the next meeting before we would vote.=
Mr. West presented the
Environmental Impact Study (EIS).
He said he had prepared the EIS, did the wetland evaluation, the upl=
and
plant community analysis and the wildlife habitat study. Also included in his report was the
drainage analysis prepared by Cuoco & Cormier, the watershed analysis,
storm water management plan, and the well pump test that was prepared by Ex=
eter
Environmental for the community well.
Also included is a site specific soil map that was prepared by NH So=
ils
who did the wetland delineation said Mr. West. Mr. West said that this site=
does
not have significant wildlife movement through it due to there being existi=
ng
developments on almost all sides of this site. There is ‘some’
movement down toward Long Pond he said.&nb=
sp;
Mr. West made reference to a culvert that goes under
Mr. Brian Roy spoke on be= half of the owner who lives a considerable distance from Pelham and couldn’t attend the meeting. He said originally the plan was for 78 units of elderly housing. They now have 40 units on 6 acres.= Also, originally the plan was to subdivide for mixed, low and moderate, single and multi units with a few apartments. Mr. Roy said that= after the first meeting with the Planning Board it was understood with the current regulations that there can be no high density, low income housing in the fo= rm of apartments. He continued t= o say that they came back and had eliminated the apartments and brought the numbe= r of units down to 50. At the seco= nd meeting with the Planning Board revealed they only preferred to see single family housing and more upscale. They also gave the interpretation that we couldn’t subdivide t= he land to make more density by making smaller lots unless we made each development completely independent said Mr. Roy. In other words we would have to pu= t two separate developments on this parcel which would have meant 2 highway curb cuts, 2 separate condominium associations, 2 completely independent projects said Mr. Roy. He said because= of the cost, the impact to the wetland that would occur, the state highway imp= act the owner decided that he would pare it down to the 40 units that are permi= tted and that he is going with only single family.
Members of the Commission=
wished
to review the report that was just handed to them this evening and not sign=
the
dredge and fill application. =
The
Commission was asked if it would be okay for Cuoco & Cormier to file the
application with the state and if the Commission had a problem they could
intervene within the 40 day period allotted to them. This was agreed to.
Mark West of West Environmental – Update on Prime Wetland Designation
Mr. West handed out The Prime Wetland Designation Process:=
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; Present
recommendations to Conservation Commission
=
; Final
decision of Prime Wetland Candidates
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; Final
mapping of Prime Wetland Candidates
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; Prepare
Final Report
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; Follow
up meeting to vote on candidates (if needed)
=
; Prepare
Tax Map overlays
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; Prepare
Warrant Article
=
; Public
Education Presentation
=
; Hold
Joint Public Hearing with Planning Board
=
; Town
Vote
=
; Submittal
to NHDES
Mr. West indicated that he would be working in town ne= xt week. He was asked to let the chairman know when he plans to be in town so that members of the Commission might go along with him to better educate themselves. The prime wetland work will be cen= tered on Beaver Brook and is approximately 11 miles in length. Mr. West said that because this we= tland is so big it may involve several different tax maps. Mr. West was asked if whether abut= ters to this wetland (Beaver Brook) would have to be notified or a public notice= put in the newspapers about the status of the brook being designated as a prime wetland would be sufficient. = Mr. West said that a public notice in the newspapers should be sufficient. Chairman Gagnon stated that by next month’s meeting we should be ready to draw up the warrant article that would appear on the 2007 ballot. Member Edwards asked if Mr. West might have samples that we could lo= ok over that other towns have used for their warrant articles. Mr. West agreed to this.
Mr. West said that there should be a report in our fil=
es for
a wetland’s study that had been done a few years back. The secretary, Glennie Edwards, sa=
id
that she would search the files and copy whatever we had and forward it to =
Mr.
West. This will help in his p=
resent
work and for future information relative to wetland candidates.
Our next meeting is scheduled for November 8.
MINUTES APPROVED:&nbs=
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MOTION to adjourn meeting – =
&nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; Respectfully submitted,
&nbs= p; &= nbsp; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Glennie Edwards, Recording Secretary