Wilton Conservation Commission – Minutes of 12 June 2006
Present: Les, Alan, Laurence, Spencer and Lynne. Citizen
Jessie Salisbury.
- Review Minutes: Draft minutes from 08 May meeting were reviewed.
Laurence said he was not present at the May meeting, so change
that. Spencer moved we accept the
minutes for the 08 May meeting, with that change; seconded by Les. Passed unanimously.
- 2006 Budget: No activity.
-
Discussion
of June meetings of ZBA regarding the Zahn/Kennedy
application for a gravel pit at 537 Isaac Frye Highway. Spencer will continue to attend these
meetings.
-
ZBA meeting scheduled
for 11 June includes an application by Zavgren/Mooney
(at the Old Red Mill) in West
Wilton for a variance to run a
wedding business. Our concerns include
shoreline protection, as this property is next to a brook; also
parking would be a concern. Spencer will
attend the meeting.
At this
point, we broke off from the Agenda and met with the developers of Westview
Farms.
- Westview Farms: At 7:30 PM the Commission met with
Steven Desmarais and Jamin
Warren, owners/developers of Westview Farms, and
Dawn Tuomala,
their surveyor, to discuss the possibilities of the Conservation
Commission (Town) purchasing approximately 90 acres of land for
conservation. This parcel abuts
Town property to the north so there would be access from that point, and also possibly from Pead Hill Road. They stated that if the Conservation
Commission (Town) is not interested in purchasing any of the land which we
have previously discussed, they will ask the Planning Board for more house
lots, the exact number to be determined, but it looks like somewhere
between 13-20 lots. They will have
two separate parts to the development, the cluster subdivision accessed
off Dale Street, and
the other house lots accessed off Pead Hill Road.
When the developers left, the Commission had further
discussion and decided to consult with Jon Sargent and the Todd Szewczyk, the Fish & Game officer, to discuss whether
there is valuable wildlife habitat land there and if there is a lot of wildlife
activity in the area. Also,
to discuss whether an appraisal might be needed. This next work session will be on Monday, 19
June. After a discussion, Spencer moved
that if we decide to hire an appraiser, we limit the work to two hours. Seconded by Les. Passed unanimously.
Back to the Agenda.
- Planning Board: No agenda yet for next week’s meeting.
Need to continue to follow New Spartan Properties Riverwalk Cluster Subdivision, and Westview
Farms (Ben
Holt Land)
subdivision. On Westview,
the Planning Board had some questions regarding who would own the open
space; the matter was referred to Town Counsel. Spencer and Lynne will continue to
attend Planning Board to follow these matters.
·
Violations and Complaints: No new
activity.
- McKay Dredge & Fill Permit: Alan took some pictures on or about May 15th showing more activity in this area. Our concerns continue. DES is in charge and we are waiting for
them to take some action or make a decision.
- DES Hearing of 15 December
2005 regarding
Granite State Concrete (unpermitted
generator on site): Still no
answer from DES at this time. It was agreed to keep this item on the agenda for the time
being.
- Hoover Easement: No activity.
-
Spencer received a
Storm Survey from the State which he has filled out.
-
During the latest
rains, the diversion spillway worked correctly.
Alan was up there during the rain storm of May
15. Spencer and Steve Elliott checked it during the other storm. Each time, everything seemed fine.
-
Lynne was present at
last month’s Planning Board meeting when the sign permit was
approved. The sign is now up (on
the fence at the Maple
Street entrance).
-
Spencer spoke with the
new owners of Mrs. Paro’s property abutting the Frog
Pond on Maple Street. They would be very
interested in “expanding” their back yard if we could get that project going.
-
Chris Carter is mowing
the path up from Maple
Street again this
year.
-
Laurence inquired
about the status of a conservation easement on the property. Spencer noted that would need to be done at Town Meeting.
It is our intention to put an easement on the property, but we are
waiting for Milford’s
Falcon Ridge development to deed their portion of the Frog Pond land to Milford, and then do it all at once.
- Carnival Hill: The barrier from the parking lot to the
hill has not been installed yet.
- Four Corners Farm: Spencer still needs to check to see
whether the asbestos has been removed, and he is
continuing to work on the telephone poles/creosote matter.
- NRI:
Spencer and Les still working on this. No new update.
- Miscellaneous: No new activity on any of these items.
Meeting adjourned at 9:55 PM.
Minutes Submitted by
Lynne Draper
<Back
to Wilton Conservation Commission Home Page>