as most recently amended. Notice this time and place of the hearing was published in the Faven Neighborhood News on July 31st, 2025. It was also posted in the town's clerk's office. This meeting is being audioed and videotaped. Pression wishing to be held will be
called in the following order. Okay, let's start our minutes for approval. We have the July 10th, 2024, August 14th, 2024, July 23rd, 2025 review of
matters presented. Votes may be taken. Did you guys get a chance to look at them? >> They look good to me. to me. >> Yeah. >> All right, Joanne. They look good. >> They're looking good. >> Awesome. Well, we have um a a lady named Patty Madera. So, Cella, she was
>> and she's going to get caught up all my backlog for years and I did a few >> that I had been working on the last few weeks. So, um we'll be we'll be in good shape. >> Yeah. >> Even as the commission, we have to make sure we talk very clearly and just to
make sure it's easier for her, too. All right. >> All right. Then we got meeting mail. MAC. >> Can you just make a motion to approve? >> Oh, let's make a motion to approve the one two three three. >> No, just just as to August 14th and July 23rd. The other ones are already approved.
>> Oh, okay. >> So, I'd like to entertain a motion to approve the August 14th and the July 23rd meetings. So, moved. >> Second. All those in favor? >> I. Meeting mail. MACC annual dues for fiscal year 2026.
Review of matter is presented. Votes may be taken. >> Um, is that going to be all set, Joanne? You're taking care of that? >> All set. It's just a normal process that we do every year >> for the members. We don't have an agent, so we'll pay for that later on. That's separate. >> Do you want us to vote that in or are we
good? >> Sure. >> All right. I'd like to entertain a motion that we voting the pay the annual dues for the MACC. So moved. >> Second. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> I I Okay. >> Continue public hearing request for an
amended order of conditioned applicants in Copper Park Drive LLC owner Whites Farm Incorporated off Park Drive SE00001-0553. A request for an amended order to an existing amendment to an existing order of conditions was file bus and copper
park drive LLC for property located off Park Drive, map 17, lot 22B13. The applicant proposes to install a solar photovolic array consisting of 499 KW and battery storage project within
the 100t buffer zone to a boarding bordering vegetated wetland. Revisions include wetland crossing areas and wetland flagging. The applicant is represented by Weston and Tampen engineers. Play name is Park Drive Solar PV. Develop
development dated December 10th, 2020. Revised plans dated March 20th, 2025. Review of matters presented. Votes may be taken. Applicant has requested a continuence to the August 27th, 2025 meeting. I'd like to entertain a motion
to open the continued public meeting. I'll make a motion. >> So moved. >> Uh all those in favor. >> I. Now I'd like to entertain a motion. >> Can I just interrupt for a minute? The applicant called today and actually sent an email requesting for September 10th
meeting. >> So do we want to just bounce this right to September 10th? Can I have a pen, please? Thank you. Thank you, Dan. >> Okay. So, then I would like to entertain a motion to continue this to the September 10th meeting. >> I'll make a motion to continue.
>> Second. >> All those in favor? >> I I Okay. Continued public hearing. NOI Cleanseway Solar LLC co Rewild Renew Renewables LLC 1094 Main Street, map 7,
lot 15 SE00001-067. A notice of intent was filed by Zachary Fox uh for property located at 1094 Main Street, map 7, lot 15. The applicant proposes to construct ground mounted solar arrays in open fields and forested
land. The work proposes within the bordering vegetated wetland bank, land underwater bodies and waterways and bordering land subject to flooding as well as the 100 foot buffer zone to a bordering vegetated wetland and bank. The applicant is represented by Sarah
Sterns of Bales and to Bales and to Thomas Incorporated. Plan name is Clem's Way Project Solar Project 1094 Main Street at Kushnet Massachusetts dated June 11th 2025. Review of matters presented. Votes may
be taken. The applicants requested a continuance to the September 10th, 2025 meeting. Peer review comments are still being addressed. I'd like to enter entertain a motion to open the continued hearing. >> So moved. >> Second.
>> All those in favor? I. And I know that just real quick, I know that um actually Joanne gave you guys the peer review for Bill Madden. Sarah Sterns called me. Um she's going to be working real hard to get this all done for September 10th. So I think we'll be in pretty good shape.
>> Yeah. >> So with that being said, I'd like to entertain a motion to continue this to the September 10th meeting. >> I'll make a motion. >> Second. >> All those in favor? I >> I
Okay, new business public hearing RDA. Uh Joe Castello, map 17, lot 66, lot one, Deep Brook Drive. A request for determination was filed by Deep Brook
Estates LLC Joe Castello for property located at map 17, lot 66. The applicant proposes to construct a single single family dwelling with associated driveway, paving, grading, utilities, tree removal, and landscaping. The
applicant is represented by Jamie Person of Zenith Consultant Engineering LLC. Plan name is Subsurface Sewage Disposal System, New Construction, dated July 1st, 2025. Review of matters presented. Votes may be taken. I'd like to entertain a motion
to open up the public meeting. So moved. >> Second. >> All those in favor? I >> I >> Jamie, you changed a lot. >> I'm not Jamie. I grew a few inches. >> Yeah. Jamie. >> And you got a little grayer.
>> He's getting it. He's catching up. >> Uh thank you, Mr. Chairman. My name is Bob Forbes from Zenith Consulting Engineers. Um so for lot one on Deep Brook Estate uh Deep Brook estate Deep Brook Drive um there's no work being
proposed within the 100 foot buffer. So uh there was a uh condition on the original uh notice of intent for for the order of conditions for the uh the roadways and infrastructure to and for any lot that was had buffer zone on it
to file with the con. So that's what we're doing. was satisfying in that condition and I I I do have all the plans with me but there's no work being proposed in the 100 foot buffer. So >> So with that being said, um I'd like to
entertain a motion for a negative determination on their IDA. So moved. Second. >> All those in favor? >> I. >> Okay. >> Might want to stay right there. >> Thank you very much. >> But you don't have to resign the list.
>> All right. What? Motion to close that. >> Motion to >> uh um I'd like to enter entertain a motion to close the public hearing. >> So motion. >> All those in favor? >> I I Okay. Public hearing IDA Joe Castello,
Map 17, Lot 68, Lock 2, Deep Brook Drive. A request for determination was filed by Deep Brook Estates LLC. Jose Cost Castello for a property located at map 17 lot 68. The applicant proposes construct a single family dwelling with
associated driveway paving, grading, utilities, tree removal, and landscaping. The applicant is represented by Bob Forbes of Zenith Consulting Engineering LLC. Plan name is Subsurface Sisposal System, new construction dated July 1st, 2025.
Review of matters presented. Votes may be taken. I'd like to entertain a motion to open up the public hearing. >> I'll make a motion to open. So moved. All those in favor? >> I I >> Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Exact same thing as lot one. We proposing no work
within the 100 foot buffer. >> Okay. With that being said, I'd like to entertain a motion for a negative determination. >> So moved. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> I. >> I'd like to entertain a motion to close this. >> So moved. >> Second. >> All those in favor?
>> I closed. >> Thank you. >> Okay. Public hearing RDA Joe Castello map 17 lot 70 lot 3 Deep Brook Drive. A request for determination was filed by Deep Brook Estates LLC Joe Castello for
property located at map 17 lot 70. The applicant proposes to construct a single family dwelling with associated driveway paving graving grading utilities tree removal and landscaping. The applicant is represented by Bob Forbes of Zenith
Consulting Engineering LLC. The plan name is Subsurface Sewage Disposal System New Construction, dated July 1st, 2025. Review of matters presented. Votes may be taken. I'd like to entertain a motion to open the public meeting. >> Motion to open public meeting.
>> Second. >> I'm hearing. Sorry about that. All those in favor? >> I >> I Okay. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. exact same thing as lots one and lot two. No work is being proposed in the 100 foot buffer zone. >> Okay. With that being said, I'd like to entertain a motion for a negative
determination. >> So moved. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> I >> I um with that being said, I'd like to entertain a motion to close this. >> So moved. >> Okay. >> All those in favor? >> I >> I You're closed. >> Thank you.
>> Um did you get that, Joanne? Who closed? Who opened? Who second? >> It's okay. to go. >> I did all the >> I can go back and review another sec. Okay, perfect. >> All right, let's try something new.
Public hearing RDA Joe Costello map 17 lot 80, Law 8, Deep Brook Drive. A request for determination was filed by Deep Brook Estates LLC. Joe Costello for property located at map 17 law 80. The applicant proposes to construct a single
filament dwelling with associated driveway paving grading utilities tree removal and landscaping. The applicant is represented by Bob Forbes of Zenith Consulting Engineering LLC. Plan name is Subsurface Sewage Disposal System. New
construction dated July 1st, 2025. Review of matters presented. Votes may be taken. I'd like to entertain a motion to open the public hearing. So moved. >> Second. All those in favor? I >> Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Exact same thing as the first three, only on this
one, we're even further away. We're not even within 200 ft of uh any buffer zone. >> Well, if you think you're getting a double negative, >> do I get a bonus for that? >> No. With that being said, I'd like to entertain a motion for a negative determination. >> So moved.
>> Second. >> All those in favor? I. >> With that being said, I'd like to entertain a motion to close this. So moved. Second. >> All those in favor? >> I closed. >> Thank you. >> Okay. Public hearing. RDA, Joe Castello,
Map 17, Law 81, Lot 9, Deep Brook Drive. A request for determination was filed by Deep Brook Estates LLC, Joe Castello for property located at map 17, Law 81. The applicant proposes to construct a single family dwelling with associated driveway
paying, grading, utilities, tree removal, and landscaping. The applicant is represented by Jamie Beset. Oops, Bob Forbes today of Zenith Consulting Engineering LLC. Plan name is Subsurface Sewage Disposal System New Construction,
dated July 1st, 2025. Review of matters presented. Votes may be taken. I'd like to entertain a motion to open the public hearing. Motion. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> I I >> Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Same thing as the first four. No work is being
proposed in the 100 foot buffer zone. >> Okay. With that being said, I'd like to entertain a motion for a negative determination. So moved. >> Second. >> All those in favor? I. >> Um once again, I'd like to entertain a motion to close this. So moved. >> Second.
>> All those in favor? I closed. >> Thank you. >> Okay. Public hearing RDA Joe Costello map 17 lot 83 lot 10 Deep Brook Drive. A request for determination was filed by Deep Brook Estates LLC Joe Castello for
property located at map 17 lot 83. The applicant proposes to construct a single family dwelling with associated driveway paving grading utilities tree removal and landscaping. The applicant is represented by Bob Forbes of Zenith Consulting Engineering LLC. Plan name is
subsurface sewage disposal system. New construction dated July 1st, 2025. Review of matters presented. Votes may be taken. I'd like to entertain a motion to open the public hearing. Motion >> second. >> All those in favor? I. >> Thank you, Mr. Chairman. This one is
slightly different there. Uh, first of all, I get we just want to mention you are doing way more work than I am today. And this is this one is essentially the same thing except there is an 80 I measured it at 87 square ft of lawn
being proposed in the 100t buffer. All it is is to tie the grading in from the lawn to the roadway grading and the the buffer zone that it is within 100 ft to is across the road from it. >> Correct. >> So with that being said, I think we're just going to keep it the way things
are. So, I'm going to entertain a motion for a negative determination. >> So moved. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> I. >> And then I'm going to entertain a motion to close this thing. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Closed. >> Thank you very much. >> Talk about speeding.
>> I had all the right. >> That was like at the end of the car commercial, you know, with the guy talking really fast. I just want to I just want to tell you that in the order though there's I mean in the approval letter there is an RDA sign that needs to be posted up there and I have all the numbers so when I get the approval
numbers out there they'll all have an RDA number so everybody can clearly find the lots and >> Okay, I'll pass that. Thank you very >> Bob. Have a good evening. >> Take care. Okay. Next on the agenda, certificate of compliance, Robert Lazaro 593
DP D file number SE00001-366. Certificate of compliance. A certifi certifi certificate of compliance was filed by Robert Lazaro for property located at 59 Anthony Street, map 15, lot 91. The project involved removing
approximately 10,557 square ft of unpermitted wet landfill and allow for natural revitation of the impacted areas. Review of matters presented votes may be taken. Um
what do you got? Oh, as we uh had discussed, it should be either Thursday or Friday where the gentleman will come down and put the barrier so none of the quads can come through from the back properties and two side properties that they usually come
through. So, this way we can eliminate that issue. And what we're going to use is boulders 2 ft apart from each other so none of them could fit through even if they dry. So, I'm going to tell you, we're going to take in uh in a second,
I'm going to entertain a motion to give the COC. Um I know we've had a lot of uh people coming up to us now um about the COC's uh that are real old. So, it's really just disappointing. I know that there's a lot of excuses and stuff like that,
but we just got to make sure we're always doing the right thing, right? So, with that being said, I'm going to entertain a motion to give the CLC under uh conditions. The condition is by September 10th, 2025. Gives you a little bit of time. The
barrier shall be completed with the stone or split rail fence option. If not completed on se by September 11th, 2025, a daily fine of $100 per day will be enforced until completed. Fair enough. All right. So with that being said, I'd
like to entertain a motion to give the CLC. >> So moved >> with that >> with this contingency. Correct. >> With with that >> and like I said, it should be Thursday or Friday. As soon as it's done, I will contact Mr. Souza, let him know that it's been done. He can come down and take a look and approve and make sure that everything's done properly.
>> So September 10th, the reason I said the September 10th, that's our meeting in September. First one in September. If you're not called and you're not on the agenda, that means everything was done right. If not, you better open up your pocketbook. >> All right. >> Okay.
>> All right. You have a good evening. >> Oh, I'm sorry. >> Yeah, I did. >> All those in favor with the conditions. >> I I >> Thank you. Thank you. >> You're welcome. Have a good night. >> I'm going to I'm going to stay tonight to type it. >> Okay. >> Everybody needs it tomorrow. So, I I
will do it tonight and somebody I'm only there till about 20 8 in the morning. So, I can leave it with another department if you need it. Or are you going to be there early? 3:00. >> All right. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> And then as soon as you record it, I need a copy of that also. >> Sure. >> Okay.
>> Okay. >> All righty. Sounds good. >> Okay. So, now we move to discussion guys. Right. So, we have um on the discussion is certificate of compliance timeline to file review of presented votes may be taken. So, I've been taking
and um really looking into this, right? Especially we have 25 years uh COC's coming front of us. Um Robert Lazaros is real old. There's a lot of these that are coming up. So, by the standard, it's
exactly the completion of work. So, that means within their permit, they should do a closing, right? Get a certificate of compliance. So, a lot of these people ain't and not until it's a 911 and then they're all over us, right? Saying, "Oh, we need it. We're closing. We sold the
house. We did whatever we did." So, what I want to do, and this is up to you guys, but um what I'd like to do is since it's in the standing condition, start coming up with fines. So, if they get an occupation permit from the building department, let the building
department let us know cuz usually it's within their three-year permit. They're living in their house, right? So, if we go something like 18 months after that auction permit, they don't have it. Well, I want to start setting fines, get these people to come out of the woodwork
and say, "Let's get this done." It's part of the standard conditions. And most people have engineers, so the engineers should be telling them also, "Listen, go get your COC, right? It's all part of what we're doing." And I'm
and I'm just going to these sites and when we went to them Saturday, we really don't know what it looked like 20 years ago. Right. Yeah. Right. The same thing that I went and looked in Austin Lane, right? That was 26 years old. When I got there, everything looked great. But what was it supposed to look like? We really
don't know. So, I really want to start enforcing this that they have to comply with the standard conditions. And if they don't, there's a fine. My number, if you read through the WPA books, it's $250 is what max we can
charge. So, after 18 months of a if of an occup immediately, they get a $250 fine. It's something I think that we have to chase it down. It might be something I have to chase down. Or maybe we can get the
building department to send us an email saying, "Hey, we've approved this. They're living there. They got the auction permit, then the clock starts. We have to do something to stop this because um I know Robert made a few phone calls, got people other people
involved. And if he would have done it in the beginning, it wouldn't have been a 911 for Joanne. Joanne's going to stay late to do it. I'm out on my personal time trying to run out to people's sites and look at it to try to put it on the agenda for the day they want. But it ain't about them. It's about us, right?
We're volunteers. So now I'd like to put entertain a motion that after 18 months of an occupies per permit, it's automatically a $250 fine and then I'll chase him down
or this commission does. Who knows if I'm going to be here tomorrow, right? We never know. So with that being said, that's what I'd like to do. So you've done your homework, right? Everything's in line. We're we're able legally allowed to do this. So, with the $250
fine, it says like for enforcement orders and stuff like that, you get to charge up to $250 a day. This here, we can make it part of an enforcement order of the COC. >> Okay? >> I think 18 months is more than enough time after living there to get it. But
here's the thing. If they know they're going to get a $250 fine, they might come to us a lot sooner and say, "Hey, I didn't get to plant this. This didn't grow." But it'll keep them coming to us. That's what we want is them coming to us. We don't want to be chasing around,
right? So, if we say, "Okay, you get a $250 fine after 18 months." Unless they come forward. If they come forward, like I said, oh, the grass didn't take. Um, we had a bad season, which is possible. Yeah. Right. But they have to say, "Okay, I don't want to pay the $250
fine. I want to come to this commission and explain why I do not have a seal. Can't go for the COC yet." And then we might say, "Okay, we're willing to wave that fine. We're not looking to beat up residents. We're not looking to beat up anybody." But this past two meetings,
the last one was 25 years old. Uh 21 year old. And then this meeting, this one here was How old was this one doing? >> 26, isn't it? >> 2000 2004, I think it was. >> So it's 21 years old. >> Right. This is what I'm trying to stop
to educate people if they don't really know. So if time allows you to send a letter, you know what I mean? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> And even just so everyone knows, Mr. Lazaro, this commission sent two letters
per year for 3 years for him to get back to the to do a COC. >> So the letters really, I guess, don't work. >> Yeah. >> But when you hit someone's pocketbook, sometimes they're a little more apt to come forward and say, "What can we do?" >> Yeah. So, >> and the ASO can be obtained mo most
times from the board of health. So, that shouldn't be a problem getting an ASO. >> Yeah, I I I agree with this, Jimmy. We shouldn't be chasing 21 year old cases and trying to get them closed out because they're on a 911 situation.
>> Correct. So, if you want guys, I will put it back up to entertain a motion again for it and I'll try to make it a little more clearer. And >> unless you want to wait for a full vote, but by >> I'm going to say so moved on this. I agree with you. >> I think it's fine. I think >> I think it's fair. >> Fair enough. They should
>> second it. >> I'll second it. Yes. >> All those in favor? >> I I >> Okay. Conservation update. Any update on the agent? Are they advertising? Joanne, >> I haven't heard anything.
Nobody's been in communication with me. >> So, what I'll do is I'll reach out to the Sluckman and Jamie Kelly tomorrow. Um, see if anything's being advertised. I know that um we've had a few other applicants when um Mr. Mitten was hired.
Um I feel they should go back on uh the other applications that were out, see if anyone is still interested. There was a couple good um prospects. So, I feel that we should do that. So, what I'm going to do is I'll reach out to the selectman and I will reach out to Jamie
Kelly and see if we're advertising looking back or what step are we taking here. Um, I know that they already have um it seems like they have uh someone for the building department. They're advertising for the building department. >> Yeah. >> Um and Andy hasn't even left yet. So,
with that being said, I think we don't have an agent and I hope to either either advertise or start looking back at the >> um the old prospects. Correct. >> Yeah, >> I agree. >> All right. >> Okay. Agent updates.
Um I don't feel that we have any. We don't have an agent. All right. So, other business. Any other business that may properly come before the commission not readily accepted when posting 48 hours prior to the meeting? Okay.
Future business. The next meeting of the conservation commission will be on August 27th, 20, 2025. Meeting will be held at the town hall meeting room located at 122 Main Street in Kushnet. With that being said, I'd like to
entertain a motion to adjourn the meeting. >> Motion to adjourn this meeting. >> Second. >> All those in favor? Hi. >> Hi.