BELLINGHAM
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July
26, 2007 Meeting Minutes
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Present at the meeting:
Brian J. Sutherland
(BJS) Chair
Glenn C. Wojcik
(GCW), Vice Chair
David Brown (DB)
Secretary
Thomas J. Guerin
(TJG),
Stephen Bartha (SB)
Patricia Buckley
(PMB)
Other officials: Stacey J. Wetstein, (SJW) Town Planner
Amy Cook, (AC),
Commission on Disabilities
Mary Chaves,
(MC) Coordinator
BJS opened the meeting at
SB: Motion
to sign minutes of
DB: Second.
Vote: 5-0,
Approved.
DB: Motion
to sign vouchers.
SB: Second.
Vote: 5-0,
Approved.
GCW: Motion to waive reading of the public notice
SB: Second
Vote: 5-0,
Approved
Attorney
Joseph Antonellis appeared on behalf of the applicant, Emil Gareau. Attorney Antonellis addressed on of the
comments regarding a portion of the bylaw which Graves Engineering references
in comments 10 and 11 regarding section #2130 A of the Zoning Bylaws. Attorney Antonellis advised the Board that he
had read the bylaw and his understanding that in case of a use in both
districts the lot is considered as a whole and the regulations come from the
district where the lot frontage lies shall dictate the entire lot. He also conferred with Stuart LeClair the
Zoning Agent for clarification. Paul DiSimone, Colonial Engineering, appeared
to address other engineering issues. A
comment from Don DiMartino regarding the
Another
comment of moving the water pipe 40 feet to increase pressure did not seem
viable to them as it would put the pipe in the middle of the draining
basin. The plan calls for seven new
house lots and one existing house lot on
The erosion
control detail on the plan will be added once the Conservation Commission lets
them know what they prefer.
DB: Motion
to continue public hearing for Brookfield Estates to
Vote: 5-0,
Approved.
Shoppes at
Bob Frasier
of WS Development and Rick Bryant, traffic engineer appeared to give the Board
a status report.
They are
assembling all the historical documents regarding the dealings with
They have
been gathering information requested by the Board regarding growth in
neighboring communities. There was a meeting with the Town planner and the
traffic engineers for both sides.
Information is being sent to MDM based on that meeting. They felt they were 2-4 weeks to getting the
information and about 6 weeks out for the peer review engineer to review.
Mr. Bryant
reviewed the bypass road. The Board has
requested that they look for an alternate solution. The plan presented showed the wetland
buffer. The bypass as presented was
engineered to accommodate the wetland buffers as much as possible.
SJW asked
where they were with MassHighway. They are still on the fence about whether a
round about or light would make more sense.
They expect a decision from MassHighway within 60 days.
Fred
Milgram, asked if the surrounding secondary roads were included and is concerned
about contractors using the neighborhood roads looking for cut throughs etc., during
the building process.
Richard
Kruger, Sunset Court, question the background growth rate and why it wasn’t
done at 2% over 5 years and was done at 1% over 10 years. SJW replied that there was a joint meeting with
traffic engineers for the town and the applicant and they had come up with that
figure.
Penny
Wiley, Rawson Road, asked about access for Deerfield Lane and Rawson Road and
if there were any plans for the bridge. The
traffic is heavy, especially at the holiday season and makes it very difficult
to get in and out of her home. Rick Bryant responded that they expected that
the lights would be synchronized to improve the traffic flow. SJW told her that the Board did direct them
to look at holiday traffic counts
The
proponent is looking at several options for hooking
Muriel
Monroe,
Katy Wiley,
Rawson Road asked about cut through traffic.
Nancy
Forbes,
Leland
Katz,
Danielle
Fisher,
Ed
Guzowski,
Peter
Morelli,
Dawn
Davies,
Deborah
Furollo,
Jennifer
Powell,
DB: Motion
to continue public hearing for Shoppes at Bellingham Development Plan to
SB: Second.
Vote: 5-0,
Approved.
PB: Motion
to continue public hearing for Shoppes at Bellingham Special Permit for a Major Business Complex Special Permit to
DB: Second.
Vote: 5-0,
Approved.
GCW: Motion
to continue public hearing for Shoppes at Bellingham Water Resource Special
Permit to
SB: Second
Vote: 5-0,
Approved
Planners Report
SJW asked
the Board to okay a change in the expenditure of one of the Dunkin Donuts
mitigation recipients. They had been
approved for shrubs and installed fencing as their landscaper said there was
too much salt used on the roadway. The
Board decided that it was consistent with the intent of the fund.
She then
updated the Board on the progress of the Pulaski Boulevard Overlay Committee. The bylaw had been drafted with one small
change to be determined and it would be the final draft sent to the Board of
Selectmen on August 1. The Board
expressed their gratitude for the hard work of the committee and asked SJW to
issue a letter formally disbanding the committee after their August 31st
meeting and thanking them for their service.
PB needed
replacement for
SJW advised
the Board that she won’t be here on September 13 as it is the Jewish
holiday. The Board decided to cancel
that meeting and have only one meeting in September.
DB: Motion
to adjourn.
PB Second.
Vote 5-0,
Approved.
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Minutes
Accepted on: _______________________
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(Date) (Prepared
by: Mary Chaves)
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Stephen
Bartha Brian J.
Sutherland
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David
Brown Glenn
Wojcik
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Patricia
M. Buckley