Town of Norfolk
Conservation Commission
One Liberty Lane
May 12, 2010
Commission Members
Joyce Terrio ---- Chair----------- Present
David Lutes ---- Vice-chair ---- Absent
John Weddleton- Clerk----------- Present
Daniel Crafton – Member ------- Present
Ellen Friedman—Member------ Present
John Wayne------Member------- Present
Others
Janet DeLonga ---Agent ----- Present
Marie Simpson ---Ad. Asst. -- Present
The duly posted meeting convened at 7:30 p.m. in room 105C.
APPOINTMENTS:
Ron Nations and George Connors P.E. were present to discuss the development plans for
Norfolk Landing on River Road. Mr. Connors passed out copies of the revisions to the
proposed 7 lot Open Space subdivision. The lots will be 40,000 square feet in area. Of
the 12 acres, 4.5 acres will be open space. All pavement on the entire site will be
removed. Approximately 74% of the site will be transformed from pavement to grass
surface. The impervious area on the site will be reduced to 1.4 acres which will consist
of roadway, driveways and houses. The zoned floodplain is at elevation 140 feet. The
FEMA flood elevation is 138.2 feet.
The applicant will use LID designs and a drainage swale. There will be rapid infiltration
of stormwater runoff due to the sands and gravel on the site. All runoff will be directed
to a rain garden/constructed wetland.
Lot 4 appears to be within a buffer resource. The parcel currently is encumbered by two
Orders of Conditions issued under the Chapter 40B filing. One Order dealt with a
proposed detention basin and the other was for drainage discharge on Lark Road. The
applicant will plan to amend the Order of Conditions for the detention basin while letting
the Order of Conditions for the Lark Street drainage expire. Mr. Connors will be sending
a letter to the Commission with their reasoning for requesting an amended Order of
Conditions instead of submitting a new filing.
Mrs. Terrio will draft a letter to the Planning Board on this project. Mr. Weddleton stated
that he would attend a planning board meeting when they discuss the matter.
PUBLIC HEARING:
7:55 p.m. 8 Stilwell Ave. – Request for Determination of Applicability. David
Crossman from B&C Associates and Mr. and Mrs. Atwater were present. The RFD was
filed to determine if a small depression in the rear yard is subject to jurisdiction under the
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Town of Norfolk Wetlands Protection Bylaw and Regulations, specifically Land Subject
to Flooding by Surface or Groundwater. The property is located at the Norfolk/Medfield
border. There is a man made ditch for runoff located on the Medfield property behind 8
Stilwell Ave. The depression area contains wetland vegetation but the soils are upland.
Mr. Crossman noted that the groundwater is so high that there is groundwater breakout
along the toe of the slope. The water table was found to be 16 inches in one perk hole and
20 inches in another hole. Mr. Crossman stated that this area is not bordering land subject
to Flooding. He noted that neither wetlands nor the stream/ditch is shown on the U.S.G.
S. maps. An upgraded septic system is being proposed, which will have to be a raised
system.
The house is serviced by a private well. The septic system cannot be located in the front
of the house due to the location of the well.
Ms. DeLonga stated that the area is question is about 2,700 square feet, which would be
large enough to fall under the criteria for an ILSF. The wetland vegetation consists of
Jack-in-the-Pulpit, Jewel Weed and Poison Ivy.
Mr. Weddleton asked if the repair work could be done in the same footprint as the old
system. The Commission recommended that the Applicants return to the engineer of
record to see if the leach field could be located in another area. Mrs. Terrio
recommended that more research be done before the Commission takes a vote on this
matter. Mr. Crafton made the motion to continue the public hearing to May 26, 2010 at
8:00 p.m. Mr. Weddleton seconded the motion. The vote on the motion was unanimous.
MINUTES:
Mr. Weddleton made the motion to approve the minutes of April 28, 2010 as revised. Mr.
Wayne seconded the motion. The vote on the motion was unanimous.
EXTENSIONS:
The Commission reviewed the request for a one year extension of the Order of
Conditions for 260 (Lot 41) Main Street. Ms. DeLonga had conducted a site inspection.
Mr. Weddleton made the motion to issue a one year extension to Norfolk Enterprises.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Crafton. The vote on the motion was unanimous.
ACTION ITEMS:
The Commission discussed that a party on Marshall Street were riding ATV vehicles on
the Lind Farm. The Administrative Assistant reported that she spoke to David Lutes
about the matter and Mr. Lutes will be contacting the police chief. Mrs. Terrio recused
herself from the discussion as the party in question is a relative.
Mr. Crafton will check on the funding that was removed from the Conservation Fund in
the last few years without the knowledge of the Commission.
Mrs. Terrio reported that she has had no word regarding providing the Agent with an
additional 20 hours per week.
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A letter was received from the Fire Chief regarding the inadequacies of the wetland
crossing/bridge at 20 Applewood Road. No formal action was requested or required by
the Commission.
The Commission briefly reviewed the Conservation data sheet that was included in the
members’ packets.
EXECUTIVE SESSION:
Mr. Weddleton made the motion to go into Executive Session at 9:30 p.m. to review and
approve Executive Session minutes. The Commission will not reconvene back into open
session. Mrs. Friedman seconded the motion. Mrs. Terrio recused herself and left the
room. The roll call vote was as follows:
John Weddleton ---aye
John Wayne------- aye
Ellen Friedman---aye
Daniel Crafton---aye
The vote on the motion was 4-0.
After the Executive Session, Mr. Crafton made the motion to come out of the Executive
Session at 9:50 p.m. Mrs. Friedman seconded the motion. The vote on the motion was as
follows:
John Weddleton ---aye
John Wayne------- aye
Ellen Friedman---aye
Daniel Crafton---aye
The vote on the motion was 4-0
______________________________,
John Weddleton, Clerk
In accordance with the requirements of G.L. 39 § 23B, approval of these minutes by the Board constitutes its
certification of the date, time and place of the meeting, the members present and absent, the matters discussed, and the
action taken by the Board with regard to those matters (if any). Any other information contained in these minutes is
included for context only. Notes memorializing deliberation or discussion of any matter are in the summary form and
may include inaccuracies or omissions. Where proof of the content of a statement is required, a tape recording or
transcript should be consulted, if available.
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