Conservation Commission - June 23, 2026

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All right. It's the uh June 23rd meeting of the Westboro Conservation Commission.

We'll begin by saling the flag. Pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

All right. I'm going to throw discussion is first uh GRA zero railroad park.

Mr. Chairman, this is a notice of intent application where you received for an isolated parcel um in Railroad Park off Highland A. Um the application is lacking information. It's been sitting in the office for 2 months. So I would like to finalize and submit. There's a letter right under the in the green folder right there. I recommend the board sign this letter. This is just stating uh the fact that there are fees

missing. Uh this would now not be a single family driveway. This would have to be filed as a subdivision roadway.

This applicant is attempting to get into the woods up a paper street, but in the process of doing that, he will provide frontage for other adjacent lots on either side of this constructed way. he would build up this uh former paper street. So, he's providing frontage under Mora Healey's uh new affordable act. She allows frontage on these non-conforming lots to be considered buildable. So, in that respect, I would

ask that the applicant uh withdraw the application or provide the adequate filing fees for the application. In addition to that, the ab budding property owner who this road will cross through, the attorney has provided a letter also stating that the notice of intent physically requires the signature of the applicant uh rather the owner in this case and not having someone claim that it's not required. Under the

regulations, RDA can be filed for anybody's property, but on a notice of intent, you specifically have to have the owner's signature on the application. This is not the case with this application. This person is trying to be uh utilizing the fact that he has rights to this access, and he does, but under what this attorney states, he still needs a signature of that landowner on that NOI. So that further

states to you and the board that this should be withdrawn and properly filed.

So this letter just states under the weapons protection act the filing fees are inadequate and you need to address this or uh application will be considered null and void.

Um okay and that's Greg Gagy notice intent for Zero Railroad Park.

Is this is he moving here from Somerset?

No, total different guy.

Different Greg Gagy.

Yes. Gagy from New Bedford. Yeah. No relation.

Baseball player.

No. Just assuming guy. Yeah.

So, we looking for a motion to So, we going um motion to Yeah, I recommend that you make a motion to sign this letter and submit it to the applicant.

Yeah, that's fair enough.

Motion a motion to sign and send the letter.

Second.

That's Kevin and Jake. Those in favor?

Opposed.

All right, that's unanimous. So, um, just you sign it.

Yeah, that's fine. Put it right back in the folding.

Okay.

And you can proceed with the soil permits.

All right. Soil permits. We've got a few.

Uh, let me see. David Cabraw, 1685 Drift Road, soil permit number 453.

Correct, Mr. Chairman.

David Gabro soil permit number 1665.

This is for his property located at 1665 Drift Road. This is so permit number 453.

Description of the work the applicant has filed to renew their soil permit number 453 which is for the spark pile and transfer site permit to store material for the excavation company uh that the family has. The site is in good working order. Uh there's no resource areas involved. So I recommend the Westport Conservation Commission. So conservation board should approve the one-year renewal permit for David Cabraw

number 453 for one year.

Okay. Any discussion? Motion to approve.

If not a motion. Okay. Motion from Jake.

Second.

Second by Phil. Those in favor?

Opposed. All right. That's unanimous.

Cory. Another soil permit. Cory Cabraw, 12 Sodom Road, soil permit number 493.

Correct, Mr. Chairman. Cory Cabraw, he has a property at 12 Sodom Road. This is so permit number 493.

Uh, CA Landscaping, Cabraw Landscaping rather. The applicant has filed to renew the soil permit number 493, which is for the stockpile transfer site permit, the store materials for the sale to the public. He has a site uh in good working order on Sodom Road. Um, I recommend the board, the Westport Conservation, so conserv conservation board should approve the one-year renewal permit

number 493 for Cory Cabraw for one year.

Any discussion?

Motion to approve.

Not a motion. Jake second.

Second by Kevin. Those in favor?

Opposed.

All right, that's unanimous.

AJ Potter and Suns soil permit 604 Main Road soil permit number 454.

Mr. Chairman and members soil permit for AJ Potter and Sons. This is 604 Main Road soil permit number 454. Report date is June 15, 2026.

Detailed description. The applicant is filed to renew the soment number 494 which is for the stockpile and transfer site permit to store materials for the excavation business that the family has.

Again, this site is in good working order. I recommend to the board the Westport Conservation Commission soil conservation board should approve the one-year renewal permit number 454 for HA Potter and Suns.

Okay. Any discussion? If not, a motion to approve.

and give that one to Bert. Jakey Bert, those in favor?

Opposed. All right, that's unanimous.

See, Manuel Alexander, 111 Main Road, soil permit number 494.

Correct, members. And Mr. Chair, Manny Alexander, 111 Main Road, soil permit number 494. The date of report again is June 15, 2026.

Japan has filed to renew his soil permit number 494, which is for the stockpile and transfer site permit to store material for his excavation business.

Um, Mr. Alexander also has got a ZBA approval for the location as being in a residential area. This site is in good working order. I recommend to the board again the Westport Conservation Soil Conservation Board should approve this one-year renewal permit from Manny Alexander number 494 for one year.

Any discussion? If not, a motion to approve.

Jake second.

Phil second. Those in favor?

Opposed.

All right.

All right. Ariel St. Germaine 11 Harrison Court RDA if we have the green cards.

This is an RDA.

It's an RDA. We don't need it. Okay.

Uh good evening uh members of the commission. My name is James Shores with Plymouth Bay Associates representing um Ariel St. Germaine um for an RDA for a septic repair at 11 Harrison Court. Um, I just want to note that uh this went in front of the board of health yesterday and they approved the local upgrades and an MFC waiver for this project. Uh, the property is 15,819 square ft supporting a four

bedroomedroom home and again we're proposing a um a set to prepare for it.

Um, we didn't do wetland flagging for this. Um there's a 6ft wall um at the west side of the property um going down to some BVW um to south of pond. So we utilize the top of the wall being conservative as the um as the edge of the BVW for the project. The 50ft buffer line comes right here through the house. Um so the project proposes work within the 100 but but not within the 50

um to the house. We're proposing to put in a receptic tank debox um and a geomat innovative alternative system under the remedial use provisions of mass DP. Um, we're not proposing to change any grades for the project and currently the house is the big buffer between Wubba Pond, South WA Pond and the project itself.

So, it's it's actually blocking um, you know, any any disturbance is being blocked by that house anyway. So, when it's all said and done, it'll be loaned and seated.

Uh, with that, I'll take any questions.

Okay. With Chris report, Mr. Chairman members Ariel St. Germaain 11 Harrison Court. This request for determination of applicability filed for uh a septic repair. This is board of health approved. Description of the work captain was filed to repair the septic system and install a new title 5 design.

The property is located on south of Tupper Pond off of Sanford Road. The site has an existing retaining wall surrounding the waterfront portion of the property. The pro system repair will be along the street and away from the pond. Septic tank and leeching field will be 66 ft and 75 ft respectively from the edge of the pond. As the applicant representative stated, the house is separating this work. But

again, standard should be erosion control should be installed at least around the edges in case there's any uh disturbed soils that need to be stabilized. Um that's very limited to this area uh just in the front portion of the property. Recommendations for the board. The Westport Conservation Commission should approve the sewage disposal repair with a negative box 3 determination for Ariel St. Germaine 11

Harrison Court.

All right. So we don't have erosion controls in the I didn't show, you know, cuz the house is in the way.

Okay. So we'll just we'll condition that with our We'll just kind of Yeah. Get the sock out of your way just to understand it, but understood why you did not show it.

We've got about 20 m of it on Hicksbridge Road. So, just go around.

They also side.

They also threw it in the river, too.

River so you can get out of it.

Yeah. Plenty of it. We have tons of it.

Yeah. Uh, any discussion?

Mush approved.

Second.

Okay. It's Jake and Phil. Those in favor?

I opposed. All right.

Thank you very much. Thank you very much. You too as well.

SH Family Trust 576 State Road. Another RDA.

How you doing?

Thank you.

Is this an It's Yeah, it's okay.

Shame on me.

Oh, yeah. Okay. No way. Okay.

So, I mean, it's mislabeled, but we've got the green card, so we can just re label it, right?

Yep.

I uh Matt Pike with South Coast Engineering on behalf of the applicant the Shoe Family Trust before the commissioner with an RDA um for the Oriental Pearl restaurant that's located at 576 State Road, right?

RDA green.

THAT'S THE NEXT ONE.

THIS IS AN RA.

So for the Oriental Pearl, 576 State Road, the property is located on Route 6 between Gford Road and Route 88. It's currently developed with a restaurant, a parking lot, and a septic system. There is a wetland off the property to the northwest.

See it here.

Um the applicants proposing a septic system repair as shown on the plans. Uh portions of the repair work are within the 100t buffer to the adjacent wetland.

The closest works approximately 90 ft from the wetland. It's just the piping here in this grease trap that's around 91 and 1/2 ft.

Um, a filter tube is shown on the plan that will be installed prior to ground disturbance and maintained until the disturbed areas are stabilized and we'll turn it over to the commission.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman and members.

This is Chew Family Trust, 576 State Road. This is a request for determination of applicability with Matt Pike here representing for South Coast Engineering. The report date is June 16th, 2026. This is a board of health approved project. Detailed description of the work Apple has filed to repair the existing sewage disposal system at the Oriental Furough restaurant on State Road. Wetland area is located on the

abuing parcel to the west. Uh it's actually a mid city property. The new leeching field will be constructed to the east of the existing building. Minor work in the buffer zone will be to install the grease trap and the piping work that would be 91 ft from the bordering vegetated wetland. The old septic tanks will be filled with clean sand and remain in place. All other work is outside of the buffer zone.

Recommendations to the board tonight.

The Westport Conservation Commission should issue a negative box 3 determination for the septic system repair at 576 State Road for Chew Family Trust.

All right. Any questions or discussion?

Mot.

Okay. It's Jake and Phil. All those in favor?

Opposed?

All right. That's unanimous.

All right.

Take what? Town of Westport. Right. All right. Town of Westport, Briggs Road, Oakland AB. Notice of intent.

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Yeah. I didn't bring the plans. I know.

We have a hard copy on it.

Uh yeah, I can I can style people.

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It's going all the way. It's doing the Is that Yeah. So that's another loop on the one I have and then going down Briggs to go across 88 to the fire station.

Yeah.

Which fire station should use water. I would think.

I think that's probably makes sense.

Fire stations have water.

Yeah.

Thank you. You're welcome.

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We buy the aluminum magnets so they won't rust. This don't work.

Um, yeah. So this is a notice of intent for town of Westport project. Alex Sarium from Kleinfelder the engineering firm um doing the design for the town.

Um so the project proposes uh the basement is extending the existing water man starting from Gford Road um along Bridge Road across Route 88 to fire station.

Um it's a new water man, new 12-in water man. Um services extended to each of the properties, aboding properties. Um some new hydrants along the main. Um so that Briggs Road portion is the base bid and then uh is going to be an alternate bid portion that um if there's enough funding and you know depending on the uh prices of the bids that park will be awarded.

Um, so it's a neighborhood in Oakland Avenue, um, Glenwood Avenue, Elwood Avenue, and Arlington Avenue.

Um, so it's additional 8 in main and some small 2-in main. Um, the dead ends.

Um so in terms of wetlands for the bridge road portion there's um a larger drain crossing uh some river area and wetlands um on either side of road. So there's about 370 ft water mane in the the buffer 100 foot buffer of the wetlands.

Uh and then in the open portion uh it's most of the works outside of the buffer zone. There's just a very small portion at the dead ends that uh you know extends a little bit into the wetland buffers but other than that um that's all yeah only area in the wetland buffer.

Uh so just proposing erosion controls uh for throughout the construction to protect the wetlands.

Uh yeah, that's okay. All right. Just read his report.

Sure. Um thank you, Alex. Town of Westport. Uh this is Briggs Road in Oakland A, Glenwood A areas. This is a notice of intent application filed by the town of Westport. Engineer of record is Finefelder. Report is dated uh June 16, 2026. We have received the file number with no address comments. It's SC802842.

Um specifically for this project, all work is within the road layout of Briggs Road and uh the Glenwood roads, Oakland and um whatever we are discussing is within the road layouts. This is not an expansion or or anything other. Uh detailed description. The town has filed a notice of intent to install a waterline extension from Gford Road to Briggs Road Fire Station. The work entails installing a water line along a

section of wetlands. Uh in the section of Bri Briggs Road before Route 88 interchange, there is actually a culvert that crosses the road just before the set of lights there. This wetland is on both sides of the road. uh it drains a large wetland closer towards the Route Six and this drains sutherly under the road. It becomes a perennial stream at that point. Um I don't have any concerns to the project

here. Um again cuz it's within the road layout the shoulders will be protected uh by the installation erosion controls along the edge of the work and sh remain until all work is stabilized. The work may also include extending the water lines off of Route 6 into the Oakland Greenwood Street uh neighborhood uh which again is immediately off Route 6.

This section has very little buffer zone. I mean, Alex says it is, but it's basically the wetlands are well beyond the properties. Um and the work is within the road layout again. So, the wetlands have really not near the proposed work um that they're showing on this. And as Alex mentioned, these lines vary from a 12-in main uh to 8 in and 2in mains. Um the bid for this will be

going out shortly. Um so I don't really have any special conditions. I think standard conditions would apply. We've seen the work uh already done coming from Route 6 into the Gford Road area.

So they will be extending from that Macoma section and heading back um into that Briggs road and then across 88. The state highway all has to be okayed with them. I think you've received mass DOT approval for that. Not at this time.

Uh it hasn't been approved yet, but we got some initial comments and we're in the approval process. Yeah.

All right. So we'll put pending mask D comments in our uh in our approval. So, uh, for the recommendation for the board, I I think this is a basic buffer zone project. I I don't feel there will be any major impacts. So, recommendations, Westport Conservation Commission should approve the proposed waterline extensions uh for the Briggs Road Fire Station, the Greenwood and Oakland Street neighborhoods,

um, pending mass DOT comments, and standard conditions will apply.

Anyone have any questions? The audience of the commission.

Chris, how how close is the bread and cheese brook? Because Oakland A backs up into Ben and Cheesebrook is in the vicinity of the Oakland neighborhoods and all that, but it's well okay.

Well protected from the wood woodlands and surrounding properties.

Gotcha. Okay. Yes. Good. Thank you.

But that is the wetland roughly that we are talking about.

Is the plan, this may not be determined yet, but to to trench 88. Go under. You know what? How they cross 88?

Yeah. It's just going to be open cut.

Yeah. No like trenchless or anything like that.

This area got torn up pretty last time.

If we had the same contract, we have a speed bump.

Yeah.

Yeah. Yeah.

Motion to approve.

Um second.

Yeah.

All those in favor?

I opposed. All right, that's unanimous.

You leave those alone.

All right.

Yeah, you're welcome.

All right. Uh Riley Holmes, nine, Virgin Lane. Notice of intent.

Thank you.

Sometimes you do need your green cards.

Smile a little bit.

Chris, you have you have cards for this one.

Green cards. Leave it.

That's all right.

Perfect.

For the record, Kevin Zoo, SNK Engineering, representing Riley Homes.

Uh, Mr. Riley is proposing to build a single family home on this lot. The lot was purchased with prep tests that were done 50 just over 50 feet from the uh watering vegetated ribbon that was approved with an ANRAD uh by other by another firm and uh because of where the pers are located. The grading photoic system does encroach into the 50ft buffone along with some of the grading around the house um along the

north side of the house. Uh the house was redesigned to try to minimize the grading to accommodate. Uh there is a large chunk of ledge on this property. Uh this is the actual visual ledge that's high on the ground, but it encroaches shallow uh depths over here. So it forced the septic and the house we built for this portion of the lot. We're trying to maintain a 25 foot zone or more for the

majority of this property. Uh a little weather off the property. He is a little closer. I think it's around 17 ft to the uh land.

Uh if he has any questions, I'd be happy to address.

All right, we'll let Chris Reeves report and we'll take questions.

Mr. Chairman, Riley Holmes, 9 Berseron Lane, notice intent application filed by SNK Engineering with Kevin Silva representing. The date of the is June 16th, 2026. There is no file number.

We're still pending a file number so a motion would be contingent on that the detailed description of the work.

The applicant is filed to construct a single family home grading and septic in the buffer zone. The wetland has been previously approved on an order of resource area delineation on file in the office. The single family home is proposed 58 ft from the edge of the BBW.

The rear of the lot will have the sewage disposal system constructed 51 ft from the BBW edge. grading will extend to within 25. A no activity zone of 25 feet will be maintained along the wetland edge as recommended by the commission except that one section that Kevin mentioned where there's 17, but the majority of that area is greater than 25. Uh the lot has ledge outcrops that eliminate placing the sewer disposal

system further away. Erosion controls will be staked at 25 ft setback and should remain until the area is stabilized. Uh a row of boulders or a split rail fence is recommended at this limit of work uh to prevent any future encroachment. Recommendations. Westport Conservation should consider approving the single family home grading septic pending file number with conditions to install a row of boulders or split rail

fence to be installed at the limit of all future to be installed at the limit of work.

That is all, Mr. Chairman.

All right. Any questions or comments from the audience or the commission?

If not, looking for a motion.

Motion to approve um subject to um the recommendations in Chris's report.

Okay.

Second, which is just the addition of split rail fence or boulders.

Sure. Plenty of boulders there.

Okay. Good. Yeah. No shortage of rocks.

Yeah.

Opposed.

All right. That's unanimous.

Thank you.

Uh, BPH Holdings LLC, lot one Marcott Drive, notice of intent.

Thanks, Kevin.

Oh, we got him.

Perfect.

Oh, yeah.

Hopefully not.

can replay it on YouTube.

Well, you could recommend he go if he doesn't like how you did it.

All right. Uh Matt Pike again with South Coast Engineering on behalf of the applicant BPH Holdings before the commission with an NOI for the proposed site plan located at lot one Marott Drive. Um, Marcott Drive is located off Drift Road between Fallon Drive and Amy's Way. The property contains approximately 110,737 square ft. Uh, 94,755 of that is upland. Uh, the wetland is along the south side of the property here

and um, an ORAD for the wetland delineation's been issued by the West Conservation Commission. The lot's currently undeveloped and the applicant is proposing the construction of a single family home, a garage, a roof infiltrators, a driveway, septic system pool, and associated grading. The closest work to the BVW is grading, which is 35.8 ft. It's here.

And the closest structure to the BVW is the pool apron. And that's 59.1 ft.

Approximately there. um from the BDW. A filter tube is shown on planned at the limits of grading and that'll be installed prior to the ground disturbance and maintained until disturbed areas are stabilized. And that's all I have. I'll turn it over to the commission.

Mr. Chairman and members, um BPH Holdings LLC, this is lot one, Mark Drive. This is a notice of intent application filed by South Coast Engineering with Matt Pike representing.

report date is June 16th, 2026.

This is pending a file number as well.

Um detailed description of the work. The applicants filed to construct a home on lot one, Mark Drive, off of Drift Road.

The wetland is located to the rear of the lot and is approved on an order of resource area delineation. The only activity in the buffer zone uh for this project will be the ingground pool grading and roof recharge. The pool at closest point will be 35 ft roughly from the wetland edge with the apron a little further away. Erosion controls will be installed around the site and rem remain

until the area is stabilized. So they are maintaining a 35 ft setback from the wetland here which is greater than that 25 like we'd like to see. Uh considering it's new construction. Uh this is the tightest of the lots in the development.

Uh the majority of the others I think will be a little further away than what this one may be um designed. So recommendations for the board. The Westport Conservation should approve the proposed pool grading and roof recharge with standard conditions and pending file number for BPH Holdings LLC lot one Mark Drive.

All right. Any questions or comments?

I have a question. Could could you just um just come up and uh to the podium and just state your name?

Maybe he can help. Is this Thank you.

Do you mind to show me is that going down the street the first?

Can you just Yeah. Could you please just state your name?

Hi, my name is Sonia Connelly and we have a house on the side of uh What's your address?

312.

Thank you.

Okay.

So, the the answer is yes. You're a direct to this.

Yes. because uh we are about I'm concerning because when you guys start uh developing the land there I have a stone wall and then the road goes a little down. So where is the pool is going to be built?

Because uh I wish they even touch that stone wall because it's a old stone wall. They use my stone wall. Well, I I I don't I don't know, Matt, you can represent stone walls. I don't know if they're shown on this plan.

Yeah, but they remove this stone wall here to build the road and uh to use it for the property there.

And uh when you go down there is I like to know where is the pool because the light goes a little down and then will be a lot of water in that side.

It's always have the water there. Well, the site is going to be raised up slightly because of the requirements for grading purposes. The pool is in the backyard of the house. So, what you're going to you're not going to see the pool. The house is going to be in front of of the structure. So, your your back line is here.

So, the house is everything's going to be off your property for setback requirements. And this is still somewhat wooded. So, the pool is to the rear of that property. I don't know where the wall or the wall when uh there was a wall in here at one point, right?

Yeah, but they they took this was a old wall and they took it out.

Well, they have the right to take it out because it's in the middle of the lot where they're developing. So that wall No, that was my side of my property. And in my say that my lot of this wall, right? Not this wall here. Not the wall that's in the middle of the lot. This is their lot. Your wall is back here more.

Yes. is what I'm trying to do.

This is the ent this is the road right here. So your house is this is drift road right here. So your house is right here. Okay. This is coming in off Drift Road and this is the first lot just past your property on the right hand side.

But this house with my property is right in the middle of the development.

No, it's right next to your property.

This is the first lot in the development. Yes.

But this should not you're upgrading. So this any development here should not affect you in any manner.

No, affecting the stone wall that they removed it. That's why I they can remove the wall. I don't think it's your wall.

My propert is there. What they about was my the stone wall. I had the right they didn't have the right to touch the stone wall.

That's between you and them. That's a civil matter. That has nothing to do with this filing here tonight. That wall is well outside the commission's jurisdiction. So that isn't something we can negotiate for you here. It's not relevant to our perview or our jurisdiction. In other words, you would have to talk to the owners of the land and the the developer who may have moved the wall cuz I'm not really

understanding what you're referring to.

No, I'm just I didn't refer the wall that was there and they disturbed that thing. That's why I'm trying that from the beginning.

Right.

Okay. Well, Matt, could you maybe just ask the the owner to just kind of state where just out of maybe courtesy just put some space in the ground? No.

There was a wall that went across and it was removed to gain access to the top.

So, this wall has been removed. I don't know if it's been replaced and built elsewhere. I'm assuming that it has, but and so that's the wall has removed, too.

Yeah. And and then just to say all the all the water flows down to the Yeah.

eventually flows away from the from drift. Correct.

Okay. So, are you okay with that?

I'm not okay. Uh they like the way they disrupted the entire uh they disrupt the whole island. But if if someone owns the property with a it's their wall.

No, they they told they promised that they're going to rebuild to the stone wall because there was a historic wall.

That wall stone wall had been there forund years and I spoke in the town and then I'm trying to call I don't find anybody.

This wall if I may speak through the gym is a in the middle of the developable portion of the property. This wall was not meant to be saved.

No, this wall was not meant to be saved.

I think she's speaking about her wall.

So, if your wall has been damaged during the process, I think you need to bring that up to the planning board as well as the individual that constructed the way.

I did, but they don't listen. I call he calls, nobody answers me.

Okay. I will I will put a personal phone call into the the contractor that did the work and Matt can relay to others the same that there was a concern for this wall and and I can do within that I can at least get in touch with them.

Yeah, I like to that wall to be rebuilt.

I I understand they are building there and want I just I wanted them to respect the wall that was there and rebuilt.

Right. Right. And uh I respect the way they are doing a lot of work. They spend a lot of money, but they need to respect it in the rule zone.

Okay.

Okay. So you do that.

I'll be sorry. Okay.

Okay. Question.

Yeah.

Matt, where are the sidewalks going on?

What do do those get approved? I mean, are they part of that or cuz the way I look at the road right now, I don't see how a sidewalk's going to go in.

The sidewalks go along this side of the road on the right hand side.

On the left hand side. Well, right.

depend which way you go. If you're going coming in, it's on the right.

So, it's on the inside side.

I just don't see how the there's room for that.

Yeah. Excuse me.

How? So, they removed my stone wall.

Then I don't agree that we need to put a sidewalk in my property because the original contract, I don't know if they use that to approve the road. And then I uh they went a 10 ft from my property and then they removed the stone walls.

Now the town is going to ask me to go in my land and put a sidewalk.

It it it sounds like you should contact the planning board approval for that property.

No. Well, it had nothing to do with us in that that approval. This is just specifically for work associated with the buffer zone. the general design of this subdivision went through a lot of controversial uh discussions. So, I would ask that you speak to the planning board on that respect. They always had a sidewalk going in on this development. They're not showing anything differently than

you saw from the very beginning. The sidewalk is not going on your property.

It's staying within their easement that they have to access this land. Uh if there was some damage done to your property boundary wall, I'm sure that the landowner would be willing to correct that and and do whatever you would like.

Yeah. But they never show where this sidewalk is going to be.

Well, that's not up to you to know where the sidewalk's going to be.

No, it's the road. There's not a lot of space for sidewalk. And then they remove my wall. So now they're going to they want to go in my property. They're not going to go they're not going to go into your property. They have no rights to go into your property. So you you may be mistaken where your property is, but again, I'm not going to get into that dispute. There is a sidewalk going in on

this project. It is mandatory for the approval of this development. This development went through a lot of controversy and this applicant is not about not to put in something that is going to hurt him getting the finalization on this project. So everything you had witnessed is the same. Nothing's changed.

No, it's not the same because they didn't present where going to be the sidewalks. I like to know where the sidewalks going to be because everyone who's going to buy those property goes all the way down 1.36 acres and all my wall has been disturbed. And then I want to know where's the sidewalks going to be my side.

Okay.

All right. But I but but the none of that none of that is within none of that is up for discussion tonight. We weren't part of the sidewalk. We don't know. We don't know about the Stonewall planning board. Chris will help to put people in contact. So we're not we're not trying to shun your concerns, but your concerns are not the point of the hearing tonight.

Yeah. Uh the point is for them to for the wetlands to build a pool. Maybe they needed to push the pool a little bit because they need to have a sidewalk in their side. That's what I'm concerned about.

The pool is in the backyard. Ma'am, I think the pool is in totally in the rear of the house. Has nothing to do with the sidewalk. The closest work to this sidewalk is for a septic system which will be in the front of the house. So, as we mentioned, it's not in our purview. So I will try to get you in touch or people in touch with you for your concerns with the wall.

I'll do the same. Thank you.

Yeah. And excuse me. And the septic system has been approved already.

Yes. Everything you've seen on this plan has been approved.

Did you ask how where is the sidewalks going to be? Because again I I I'll be very clear. This is not relevant to this discussion.

I can't tell you where the sidewalks are going.

I only can see on the plan where they're represented. How they're staked out in the field, I have no idea at this time, but there will be sidewalks constructed.

It's required of their approvals.

Yeah, but how can you approve them?

This has nothing to I'm sorry. We we we have to kind of move on. Like you're you're you're kind of repeating yourself. We get your concerns. We can show this. We are we are going to we're going to put you in contact with the people in town that can answer your questions. It's it's not our they're not our issues to discuss. Chris and and Matt will make sure that you're put in

contact with the people that can hopefully answer your questions. Okay.

But we we we we we don't have to talk about the South Dig and the sidewalk anymore. Like we have to kind of move on. So, um, so if there's no more discussion from anyone else, then looking for a motion.

Motion to approve the plan for lot one, Marquette Drive.

I second it.

Okay, that's Phil and Bert. Those in favor?

I opposed.

Opposed. Okay, so uh, everyone's in favor except Jake is opposed.

Thank you.

Okay. Thank you, Matt.

I really don't know where a sidewalk is going. Take a look at that.

They have to put a sidewalk.

I don't know. Doesn't matter what's there or what's not.

I still don't know how they're going to do it.

Well, that's they're worried, I guess.

And I don't blame her because they are destroying our snow wall.

They should do something about it.

They are.

They should uh mask.

All right. I see.

Continue. You guys continue. Okay, don't do that.

Mass DCR beach state reservation notice 710

conservation and recreation director of storm water environment and Thomas Kio he's our consultant for ecom.

So, we were here about a month or two ago. We were uh given the opportunity to go back and um revise our plans. That's why we're here tonight to kind of go over those revisions. I'm going to turn over to Tom in a second to kind of talk talk through those a little bit, but we concentrated on like three different um points that were made during that that meeting. U means and methods of

construction, minimizing trying to minimize the uh the actual paving of the pathway and um uh restoration and mitigation of the uh the work that we uh disturbed prior to uh the stoppage. So Tom uh Tom can take it over from here and after he's done we can answer any question. Okay.

So as suggested by the commission at our last hearing the road width was reduced to 16 ft which goes right ahead and minimizes all disturbance on that uh northern side of the dune. that was the area that was going to be widened there and uh accompanying that as well will be a restoration plan which was recommended by the commission as well. Um so we went walked it and we found some areas that

are just devoid of vegetation.

Everything is sand but it's devoid of vegetation. We're going to maintain existing access points here because we know if we close those off, people are just going to make new ones. Um and that will actually cause more damage. So we'll be maintaining the access points through um over here access one just as it gets to the beach it's started to just widen out and have a large area of

um unveated unconsolidated sand in that area. So sand fencing and beach grass to be planted and as you can see we have one two three four um sites along the edge. The fourth one is the previously disturbed area there, the the linear feature and then a large area around the access point to to the beach.

Um to make sure that people stay within the access point rather than it just getting wider and wider um as points go on, you know, people will come and just a natural thing whether you're driving or even walking. You just you'll cut a corner, you'll round it out, and they'll, you know, so the next thing you know, this starts as a definitive point and then people using it, it ends up

it's it's a pretty wide entrance at this point. So, with the sand fencing and the plantings, we're going to uh trim all that up here, help keep people catch, vegetation will catch sand. As we head down um towards the beach area, the broken pavement that is on the um southern side will be removed. Some new pavement will be installed. That width has also been reduced to 16 ft. And in

quite a few areas along that U central section here, you can see from the photos, it really widens out as it gets out to here. um those areas are already 16 ft, so nothing will need to be done um in that area. It's really going to start just uh to the west of the entrance point and head back over towards that section we were discussing earlier.

And the similar will occur as we come over to that section here uh to the far eastern section trimming it all down. We didn't have the opportunities um nearly as many for the restoration there. A lot of it was concentrated in the western approach as that will be the first component of the project um to get done.

And these will be done I you know it's not going to be a oneshot project. It's going to get done over subsequent seasons, but that western portion that's already been disturbed, that will be taken care of uh before they start to venture in an eastward direction.

Um typical standard plantings, every moment is taken right from CZM's coastal uh dune restoration uh guidance there. So, we're in align with all, you know, prescribed state activities for it. Um and that would be it in a nutshell. We have um there are in the memo I prepared there are a variety of plants. We're not really sure at this point which exactly which plant is going where. Um you know

we never really do that with a planting plan because procuring the plants is the most difficult part of this. You know there's that's a you know it's a lot of land. Plants are going in about every 18 to 24 in. So, it's thousands of plants and then you have to go all over the Northeast, find nurseries that have them because they have to be native to the Northeast. So, it will be a mix. Um, it

will be densely vegetated when we're done. Um, but we haven't started to talk to nurseries yet and source it, so we're not sure.

And that would be it. I'd be happy to entertain any questions you have.

Mr. Chairman and members, we had a discussion at the last meeting. We did not have a quarum that was able to commence to a vote. Um so the applicant was willing to come back tonight. Um as the main concerns of the commission was the uh restoration and reduction in the width of the asphalt. I think that they have come u with a compromise allowing the use of a 16t wide paved uh way. Um I

I decided to make some conditions specific to the project so that we can have it uh a little more coordinated and not have uh as DCR understands how the original west area was started. Um it it was done in a manner that um was placing the equipment on top of the dune. So I I I'm following construction methods and conditions is what I recommend in this approval.

um uh construction methods. A pre-construction meeting with the conservation agent and the contractor is required before the start of any sand removal. All limits to the work must be surveyed and marked in the field. This will be a phase project with the western section brought into compliance first.

As Mr. Kino has mentioned, all sand must be removed by working off of the existing path. No equipment be allowed on the dunes. Sandra materials removed must be hauled within the mass DCR property unless offseason and coordinated with the police and highway use of bridge street may be considered.

A mass DCR staff or environmental firm representative on site during all phases of sand removal and relocation. Western section restoration plantings and fan sand fencing shall be started during the fall of 2026 and the spring of 2027.

sand fencing installed as shown on plan.

As uh Thomas had mentioned again, this is a variety of coastal native plants that will be utilized from beach grass to salt spray rose to beach plum andor beach heather. Um work cannot commence into the other sections until the west section has been satisfactory completed andor stabilized.

East and central section sand removal must be used best ef best efforts to preserve the existing dune vegetation to use in replanting of the disturbed dune.

So let's try to save the vegetation by removing it in a manner that can be set aside and allow it to be placed back after the initial um excavation is maybe completed. All dune plantings must be native to New England um which is standard as he mentioned in the CZM guidance document. So those are my conditions. Uh again, I think this is a fair um approach to what was previously considered and I find it to be

satisfactory acceptable.

That is all, Mr. Ch.

So um I think you went on onto your recommendations. Did Did you actually read the report?

I didn't read the whole thing. No.

Should we I mean do we record last time?

If I may too, I I apologize. I was remiss. I didn't discuss means and methods. They're discussed thoroughly in the NOI. Um Okay.

Specifically to prevent anything like we had before.

Okay.

Um so it's all work from the existing workplace.

Okay.

Um I just um so is it feasible or cost effective to take existing vegetation and extend it to a greenhouse to propagate like what what's the process to to procure the stuff in the western section it's already gone.

Yeah.

Right. So the western section that material was already removed taking to the parking lot that they removed and you know it has all the root masses there so it has a chance to grow um up in that area as we come down into this the the eastern section there may be opportunities for that but the once again the thought is that anything excavated here would likely is going to be directly trucked there. So the root

masses, vegetation, everything will stay on site and will help reveitate this area um as they come down. It's it is a little difficult because you're working from the roadway and you're doing more of a scrape than a a scoop and move. So it's pretty difficult to to go ahead and salvage plants. Um it you know if possible they can keep an eye for it, but logistically it's hard to try.

Yeah.

Yeah. It is going to be rather difficult coming with a front end like a front bucket and scoop it up. But if something stays intact and we think we can put it back afterwards, we'll we can certify. I mean, it's only going to save the state and others money in, you know, well, I'm mistaken. The goal of that area in that parking lot was not to be reveated. It was supposed to remain sand for

Yeah, that's correct.

So, I mean, that's why I'm saying if we can I agree.

I mean, if roottock is there, it may be destroyed. But yes, I just asked for Beth's best bet.

Well, it's it will be attempted, yes, but Jeff has tried in the past to do that. And um I I'm not going to lie, it's tough. The sand is again and the vegetation doesn't take well to it. So, I understand.

Okay. So, um I guess if there are no more questions or comments, then we're looking for a motion.

Yes.

discussion.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Thank you, sir.

Yeah.

Um Jake Mcwigan, member of conservation and uh abstaining from this and a select board member. What is the timing for the restoration of the west section and is it dependent on state funding and getting financing for that? How's that going to work?

So we uh I can't promise anything, right? But the expectation is this wall.

soon as soon as we get over the um the restrictions of uh September 15th which would be yeah that's that's the expectation as soon as season dies down and get into the west section hopefully finish it up in the fall if not come back early spring before cold season again and finish up and then we'll have to take a hiatus again because of the cold weather and then try to do the same thing again in

the fall it's described in the memo that is the best time for planting too is that fall yep and I just didn't uh know based on whether the funding is there or not whether it need to occur on the fall right so funding for the fate we'll call it phase one 1 2 3 yeah it's in our plan it is in our it is in our plan to get it done

all right uh and just a question for the agent with respect to beginning in projects in other sections that west section are you waiting does that have to be reveitated or does it just have to be planted I I again I say satisfactory you know complete completed and or stabilized. So I think with some discretion if they have a substantial amount of plantings done I think we can but as Tommy

mentioned this is fiscally may not happen in this next coming year. So he's playing it and trying to coordinate as those funds come available. So, um I anticipate by all means they need to get some restoration in there uh sooner than later as we know because of it being sitting for 2 years or good year and a half in restoration.

Now that that section of the west are is that getting repaved? I mean are you are we doing something putting the cart before the horse with respect to doing the plantings and will there be machinery in there to do redo that asphalt to get that to a 16? If you don't get paid first, then paintings will be okay.

I mean, I I I I have to go with the contract, but my my assumption would be alignment costs.

Yeah.

Plantings, you know, and then I want to get the road resurfaced prior to putting the fencing in. You know, immediately adjacent to that road, right? And then everything then you work out work your way, right? The plantings will go in prior to the fencing.

Yep.

So, the fencing will be the last thing to go in. And is that is that current path being mil or is it getting overlay and expand?

No, no, it'll be pulverized.

You're going to pulverize then relay it.

Okay.

We're going to use that material as base.

Okay.

To lay as Okay. And again, snow fence will not last.

You know it will do his best. Thank you.

Anyone else?

If not, looking for a motion.

I'll make a motion to approve following Chris's recommendations.

All right. It's Kevin.

Second.

Second from Phil. Those in favor?

I opposed.

All right.

All right.

Thank you guys.

Congratulations.

Watch your lease turns freaking young in the middle of John Green. It's going for that.

Um the doctor so um prep's in town like next week.

Yeah.

He's back until like end of October.

Oh my god.

Have a good night.

It's not going to work. Don't worry about it.

What were you talking about being in the middle of the road?

What's that?

A lease turn. You own a lease turn in the middle of the road last week.

What are you here for?

Let's see.

Oh, we'll go first so you can get out of here. You've been sitting there for Jeez, this is all He doesn't have to be here, sir. He used to be here for a billable hour.

Please, I'm You're going to jump Rebecca Turner right now. Yeah. Okay, here we go. Um, Trashback Corp. uh, Head Start 44 Cleaner Road Certificate of Compliance.

Correct.

Yeah.

But Jim, if you have something you want to just introduce myself, uh, James I try Corporation, principal consultant for the project commission. Westport. We're just asking for your support. We uh had a successful septic install. Property's vegetated and the report and pictures have been sent to the agent.

Correct.

Thank you. This is Tricec Court. Uh the applicant and the location is the Head Store Old County Road. I don't have the full address. What is it? 448 448.

480.

48.

Uh this is a technical compliance request. The engineer record was Zenith Engineering. The date of my report is June 17, 2026. The file number is SE802796.

The applicant is filed requesting a certificate compliance with the S sewage disposal repair completed at the head store. The area is stabilized. The grass is fully established and all disturbed areas again are stabilized. Um, I have no follow-up recommendations. The Westport Conservation should approve the certificate compliance for the septic repair at the head store as all work is

completed according to the plan of record.

Motion to approve certificate compliance.

All right.

Second.

All right. Uh Jake and who? Phil.

Those in favor?

Kevin.

Opposed. All right. That's unanimous.

Thank you.

That's it.

Probably see in a couple weeks project.

Thank you.

A year later.

Appreciate it. All right. Thank you.

All right. We have two continuences.

We're going to recont continue, Mr.

Chairman. So, um, Christopher Antal Gnome Surf notice of intent zero main road. Uh, they requested a continuence to 7 was the 23rd meeting.

723.

Correct. Do I get a motion to motion to continue to 7:23?

Motion to continue to 7:23.

Okay. Kevin, second by Jake.

Yep.

Those in favor?

I opposed.

All right.

Also, Mr. Chair, we have a request for the hearing of David Penny, a notice intent for 144 Sherry Web Lane. Uh they have also requested a continuence to 723.

Motion to continue.

Second. Okay, Mr. J and Phil. Those in favor?

Opposed?

Okay, that's unanimous.

The last one we have, Mr. Chairman, is Rebecca Turner certificate compliance.

Um, I can't recommend the certificate of compliance at this time. I will be contacting the land owner and advising them that the slip trail fence that recently was installed is not in the correct location and that they supposed to put it at the limit of the riverfront area and not to prevent people from walking into their backyard. Um, so the fence was basically a perimeter fence to

stop people from going around the garage and not a fence to stop people from clearing towards the river. So I will reiterate to the land owner and I will uh get back to the board on that. But but the property was sold, right? This is not Turner.

She is the applicant at the time.

At the time, correct? And it kept the same name on the current.

Okay. She reached out to me and she she had nothing pending. She didn't know what this was about, but I told her I would figure it out for her. So yes, exactly. is because of her previously applying sold the property.

They never changed cuz they kept the active order.

Okay.

So, this is just a recommendation to postpone at this time, Mr. Jim. So, if we could make a motion to postpone this time motion to postpone the COC for Rebecca.

Second.

Okay. It's Jake and Phil. Those in favor? I opposed. All right, chairman. That concludes the agenda items.

What is Let me see. That was not that. We didn't open that one.

Okay, we've got couple of bills.

WB Mason office supplies $258.

Motion.

Motion to approve.

Second.

Yep. It's Jake and Kevin.

Anybody else? Oh, I don't know. Anybody else sign? No. Bill's right.

Everyone. Okay. Okay. All in favor?

Those in favor?

Opposed?

Thank you.

Praise the Lord.

That has to be perfect.

Yeah.

Um, let me see. Chris, this is must be what? Mileage, right? Uh, $31465.

Motion to approve.

Second.

It's Kevin and Bert. I Jake and Bert.

Those in favor?

Opposed.

All right. Looks like uh Chris some more mileage.

Uh $300.

Motion to approve.

Second.

All right. It's Jake and Phil. Those in favor? I Why does it say Twin River Casino on this thing?

Mr. Ch, you won't find me there.

But who's a reservoir for troll fishing?

Yeah, that might be my life. All right, we've got a car is stolen, but the mileage car is stolen. This is, Mr. Chairman, a request to resign a certificate of compliance that was previously issued but sent to the wrong address and that has not returned from the postmaster.

So, please sign this for Michael Beranti. This was previously approved at two meetings ago. And again, the uh contributor needs to be recorded and and can't be found.

Okay.

So, the rest you have are minutes.

We've got minutes. Let me see. Who do we have? We have no John Kiss. We have me, Phil.

Yeah, you got it.

Yeah, we got it. Okay. Meetings for um April um May 12th of this year. Uh if there are no changes, can we have a motion to accept the minutes? Make a motion.

I move to accept the minutes of May 12th.

Okay.

Second.

That's Phil K.

Second.

Kevin, I'm going to second this one.

You have to.

I have to.

Yeah you I was not.

Why was I already signed? Oh, maybe put in there twice.

Yeah, it's all right.

As long as you sign the last.

Yeah.

doubly approved.

And now we are minutes from April 28th.

We have uh me, Phil, Jake, Bert, you can do it.

Yep, we can do it.

Motion to approve the minutes from 4:28.

Bert.

Second.

Jake and Phil. Those in favor?

Opposed?

All right. April 28th.

April 28th. Yes.

Wow. Nice. productive.

How serious?

All right. Um, we're Anyone have anything?

I'll just go on record and say that our commission I thought did a pretty good job permitting the uh the terms of the road project on you know Hicksbridge. I thought we tried to do the best we could and we assigned decent time frames. Just kind of go on record that has not gone the way it was supposed to but we did our part.

Not your fault.

Nope.

No.

and Jake's on his part in a few capacities.

So anyone I can just say just an FYI that in the Cory Wells case that the Bards Bay attorneys filed a motion um you know opposing uh the granting of Cory's appeal and arguing that it's that the matter should come back to us um for the operation of the wells and u which I included in the piece that I I put together. But um when we had I I talked about it with the chair with the

idea was that um we were okay with having the decision, you know, made by D, which it seemed the signal it was going to do at the site visit. And so we went more forward. here are all the things if you're going to approve it that um that need to be put in to prevent the the damage to the wetland resource areas. So I think we're able to cover both ends. So we'll see what happens.

Hopefully either they'll send it back or they'll adopt a lot of conservation measures that will protect the residents.

I just found it kind of well I guess it was odd that it was finally highlighted that um just a well draw down test was not really an accurate depiction of how the resource is going to be used that the water was going to be moved off site. So like it wouldn't that the water that's pumped off site would not replenish that wershed. I as I read it, I thought to myself, that probably should have been

highlighted a little bit more from the get-go.

Yeah. Well, and I don't know. I I think I think that like so to speak the challenge for us or what we're going to have to overcome is that you know D water supply signed off on that and I think they signed off on that that they did not seem concerned about that because I think that they said that the water was pumped outside of the draw down area of the wells.

So it wasn't um so it I think from their position wasn't influencing the um the you know what was what was occurring um which might have been a different you know where I think our the a lot of comments that we were making is no all that water that you're going to use should be put back into the area to restore, you know, the water levels, you know, in the draw down area. So, it should be

cyclical. They're going to take it out, they're going to use it, and it's going to come back in.

All right. Um, so yeah, we'll see. Who knows when they'll make a decision.

More to come.

If would anyone like to make a motion to adjurnn?

Are you sure?

Second.

All in favor?

Jake.

I f Jake, Phil, whoever you want.