Good evening everyone. >> Today is April 2nd, 2026. The time is 6 pm and this is the equation of planning board. This meeting is being recorded for future viewing on the town's YouTube page
uh on the local cable channel. >> And we are live via teams tonight. >> Uh can I get a motion to open the planning board meeting? >> Motion to open the meeting. Second. All >> in favor? >> Can we all introduce ourselves?
>> Victoria Albaro, town planner. Peter Gamp a member Steve member >> Mark Franis chairman >> Brian Dishamps member >> Rick Ellis vice chairman >> if we could all please mute our phones. >> Thank you.
Uh all right let's move on. Uh starting with discussions. This is a request for a partial lot release Deep Brook Estates on Park Drive. Applicant and owner is Joe Costello from Deep Brook Estates LLC. The scope of the work is requesting
the release of locks 13, 14, and 15. Mr. Castello, if you could introduce yourselves to the uh to the people out. >> Good evening. My name is Joe Castello, and I'm here in front of you to request partial release of lots 13, 14, and 15.
We have done some work since the last time we were here. And this shows what >> the highlighter shows that the road that's been paved the base. Uh there's also on the second page that
shows the work that needs to be completed on the rock drive. uh he says I have uh installed street lights on Park Drive which is no there's no streets in the neighborhood there but
we installed that our cost I think would be nice nice for the security and so forth >> could you just elevate your voice a little bit >> yes we we have installed also street lights on Park Drive and we'll do the
same on Deep Broke Drive as soon as we get the pavement We got two houses going up. The first house is almost completed on lot 11. Lot 12 it's it's being completed as we speak. Probably another 6 weeks or so be
completed as well. So things are moving along there after 4 years of struggling. Uh we we are making some headway. So, I like to ask this board to uh release those three five lots, those three lots,
13, 14, and 15. So, we can apply for permits and keep moving with construction. >> Okay, just so we're clear, everything you see in yellow, the road has already got pavement on. Uh lots 11 and 12 have been released and almost done
construction. Um the three lots on the side here are what you want to release. The purple off to the left here has not been No, >> that's correct. The base has been done on the grid. There's not the grid is not quite finished yet. >> When the process the weather permits,
we're going to start uh clearing the road and finish the water line and the drainage is all in already. >> We just need to install the water line, finish the grid for pavement. We have 10 house lots still under covenant.
Uh on page three, you'll see there's approximately $287,000 worth of work still to do. Um um I think 10 lots holding 10 lots is um
enough to cover that. So is this work that to be completed is what this next section that's in purple. >> Correct. Okay, >> that is correct. Anybody have any questions, comments, concerns? Just um is uh Mr. Man been by to uh just
to verify the base that's down there? >> Good question. Has has the DPW, Mr. Damard, been out to your site at all? >> The engineer, the town engineer was on site while the pigment was done. He was there whole day observing and then he's
been there also. >> Okay. >> So I'm sure he's been there several times. We got one water connection already. >> Okay. >> One water service already connected and uh so I I I have to say that he's been there probably more than once, but you welcome to check with him if you like.
>> Yeah, >> he's been there. >> He's been there. And then we also um like M Castella mentioned we had had compaction testing done and some other roadway testing done as well through our third party reviewer which was S SW co
>> I also like to Mr. Chairman, I'd like to add on also I I provided to the town this morning a revision of the homeowners trust. >> That's next. We'll get to that next. >> That's been uh uh also submitted with the revisions this morning. I don't know if you had a chance to see it or not.
>> Yeah. No, I spoke to Victoria about that. We we'll hop into the trust in a second. Any questions on releasing lots uh 13, 14, or 15? >> Can I get a motion? I make a motion that
we release blocks 13, 14, and 15 on top drive. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I I >> All set with that, Mr. Gustello. So, let's move on. Mr. Gustello, stay right there. You're up next. So, uh, a request for a declaration of trust approval.
Deep Brook Estates, Park Drive, applicant owner, Joe Castello, Deep Brook Estates. So basically the town does not take over storm water anymore. Uh the town is not responsible for maintenance uh of any new storm waters
that are presented storm water basin storm water facilities of uh the entire thing. Um so basically from here on forward the developer or the development
uh is required to create a trust homeowners association so to speak uh to where they are responsible for maintenance of the storm water. Um Mr. The Castella will be petitioning the
town in the future to make this a public road. But until that has been approved as a public road, the uh homeowners uh association in the trust is responsible for maintenance of the road until the
road is been taken over by the town. Um I've read over it. Victoria has read over it. Most of this is to do with conservation because conservation's in charge of storm water. Um, it's been through town council. Town
council's read through it and given the green light on this. Um, any questions? >> All we got to do is take a vote to accept the trust as written.
Motion to accept the trust as written. >> I have well there's let's see we contingent upon conservation commission approval. >> I have a motion. >> I second that. >> All in favor? >> I I >> thank you Mr. Sto.
>> Thank you very much for the cooperation. Thank you. Appreciate it. Okay, public hearing portion. I'd like to call this public hearing back to order. It's a continued site plan review. Zero
Middle Road, map 23, lot 1B. Applicant owner is Chris Ciano. uh meet in the middle LLC. Representative is Chris Vandenberg of Sitech Engineering and Consulting Inc. Scope of the work is proposed
construction of a singlestory commercial storage building with office space and a contractor's yard for material and storage and supply storage. If you can just introduce yourself for the record.
>> Yes. For the record, Steve Giosa with Scitec representing the applicant this evening. And with me tonight is Chris and Janelle Ciano, the owners and the petitioners, the applicants for this project. And as was read into the record, we we appeared before you a
month or so ago um did the initial presentation. At that time, the board was um waiting for the peerreview consultant who is also representing the conservation commission to complete their review. Um Mel Associates did
complete their review. Uh we made a number of additional uh minor edits and changes to the plan, some additional data uh regarding mostly drainage related items, but we did make some changes to the design that uh address
the comments raised by Mel and those changes are reflected in the plan before you. The basic concept stayed the same. Building stayed in the same location. The bin storage area in the front stayed the same. The back area we trimmed down
a little bit and that was more of a um a result of our initial discussion with conservation. And so we shaved off a little bit of the back storage area and we know that Merryill has uh pointed out that that back storage area which on the plan before you
is this area here. And what we did is we kind of shaved this edge at the bottom section here. and they suggested that we maybe create some delineation to that area to avoid any future expansion.
There's a stone wall on this side. So, there's good demarcation on uh this edge, which would be the eastern edge of the storage area. And on the western and a portion of the southern edge, um we've got actually a drop off about 3 or 4
feet. So, there's a good demarcation there. And we have the limit of work established for the no touch zone from the adjacent wetlands. So it leaves kind of this area right at the edge here to keep that from expanding. What we
suggest um the board may consider is we just stack some larger boulders there. It keeps it from having any equipment movement beyond that point. We go with one to two cubic yard stones. stack them about four or 5 ft apart and that
prevents vehicles from going through and we think that that would be kind of a low intensity barrier at that location. We put up a fence, someone's bound to hit the fence and then we're constantly dealing with that 2 cubic yard rock, they're going to damage the vehicle and
not displace the rock or eliminate that barrier. So, we think that that would be an appropriate way of addressing that particular remaining comment that Merryill had. They have um as recently as I think today issued a a memo saying
that from a one of the concerns that came up both through conservation and Merrill were spill containment both in the building um and um in the storage areas longterm where we may have uh equipment with diesel
fuel and hydraulic fluids. Uh, so we put together a more detailed spill long-term spill management plan that has been reviewed by Merrill and they did provide an email sign off on that today. Um, and that would consist of we have for the
building itself, we have floor drains going into a sealed tank system so that any spill within the garage space, if they're doing some minor maintenance on the vehicles in in the garage, uh, and there happens to be a spill and it does
manage to flow into the drain, it's into a contained structure, um, that has an alarm system and would be cleaned out um, and avoided, discharged to the environment. There will also be for the exterior areas. Uh no exterior
maintenance obviously, but in the event of a minor spill, a hydraulic hose lets go. Um they will have spill kits on site, absorbent bags and booms available. And then there's a certain protocol that has now been outlined for
long-term spill containment uh and management on the site. So again, I think we've got a a good plan in place um that would uh and it also identifies at what level do uh different officials get notified whether it be the fire
department or D in the event of a significant spill just like you would have at any other uh uh property uh in the community. Um so we think we have a good um protocol in place. any of the paved surfaces drain to oil water
separators and then into the detention basins. So again we have a multiple multiple layer uh control system for storm water management. Uh they did sign off on the drainage mitigation. So we do meet that particular criteria both for
conservation and the stormwater regulations here in town. And um I think those were the big items that they had. There was a question about sightelines on uh middle road and uh the design speed and maybe the need for I don't
think they raised a significant concern regarding sight lines but suggested the board might consider place you know the applicant placing you know truck entrance you know approaching so people would know that maybe slower moving vehicles maybe entering or exiting the
site. So, we obviously would defer to the board on that and would not have any objections to uh following the procedures. I would have to think that signage like that would probably require a board of selectment approval, but we would check with the permitting process
here in town and if if we need be, we'll go through that um at your direction. So, with that, we hope we're at a point where um the board is reasonably comfortable or comfortable with the plan and we could um maybe move to a to a
permit stage with you. >> Thank you. Um I have a few notes here that the peer review has been completed. Uh but there are a few items for consideration by the peer review. You have you already mentioned a few of
them. Um, but I'm going to go over these one by one. Let me know if anybody on the board has any questions, comments, concerns. Um, and one of them is, does there need to be lighting around the storage bin area? Um, he thinks that it
it might be something that we might be concerned about. Does anybody think that they should be required to have lighting around the storage bin area? My comment on that would be I think that's up to the applicant. However, the only thing I
would look at is the type of lighting so that we're not basically that shining shining on the neighbors. Yeah, there should be a limit. >> Yeah, and that was our concern. That would be the limiting. >> Yeah, the operation is not going to occur during the the evening hours regardless. And the area in question is
this bin area in the front. Um, we do the only lighting we're proposing is actually wallp pack lighting on the building itself. So, we wanted to keep it low-key from a aesthetic standpoint and a light pollution standpoint. So, that's why we're not uh looking to have
any lighting unless directed by the board. >> I would other than it being, you know, it's I would think it's a safety thing during winter hours. Um, that's would be on on on that. But other than like you said, light pollution would be is the be
concern. >> This is my concern anyway. >> Yeah. This isn't a public um facility. So it's a private facility. So basically up to the applicant. >> Yeah. And it's a facility we're not having customers are are not coming to this facility. So it's really the the
operator and his staff who would be on site during, you know, dark hours returning from a job site. if you could give the board a quick uh overview of any type of screening. Again, another part of peer review is was a question,
is the screening adequate? So, if you could just kind of go over that again real quick to refresh the boards uh on whatever screening you might have for the front of the road, neighbors or anything of the sides. >> Sure. So, what we did in the front of
the site with the bin storage area as we were just talking about, um, we did set that back off the road. Um, this plan is 1 in equals 30 ft. So, we're about 60 ft back with the leading edge of the
storage area. And we did that so we can maintain this as natural as possible. And it does drop off a little bit off middle road into the site. But what we proposed to do, and we worked this out with the zoning board when we went through the special permit process with
zoning, is we're creating a raised burm here. So, we have a 4ft high earthn burm that is very stable. We have 3 to1 slopes on either side. And at the top of that burm, we're going to plant lean cypress trees. They grow very
quick. Um, and um, they'll be set 10 ft on center. and they fill in really uh aggressively. So, we'll have a vegetated evergreen buffer here along the frontage of the site blocking any visibility to
this storage area. And then there's an existing house here. This individual sold the property to my client and this was subdivided out through a form a process about a year ago. Um, we've provided adjacent to the house again the
Leland Cyprus plantings here, here, and here. So, we think we get a nice screening on that side. And then we've got a little bit of screening here in the back. Um, so again, this is just the parking area for employee vehicles and
obviously the garage and building area. So we think everything we've tried to keep back on the site, the rear storage area is not going to be visible from any abuing properties. This drops off on the east side into a wetland area and the
applicant controls the land heading in a Wesley direction. Um probably about 700 ft. So you've got and a lot of this area down in here is a wooded wetland area. Then we hit the power lines. So you've got good buffering on both sides of the
site uh with what we're proposing. >> Gentlemen, any questions on screening >> the um I I just do just the the type of screen the the lay cypress I know you said very aggressive growing um I'm assuming it's also kind of I will say
deer resistant. >> Yes. I I worked with a town planner in Dartmouth for years and people used to do juniper trees and the deer love the juniper trees but the leelen cypus seems to be one that they stay away from a bit. Um so we have historically when we
know we want to get a more permanent evergreen buffer we've gone with the leelen cypus and they seem to be pretty effective and and they'll grow pretty pretty high too so we'll get a good a good buffering there. >> Okay. Thank you. Next, it was recommended that the
applicant provide advanced you you already gone over this advanced trucking entrance signage along Little Road. Um, I kind of do like that idea. Um, if you could look into it, I'm not sure what the permitting process is, but a small
sign, you know, on either side, trucks entering and, you know, exiting, I think, is a good idea. >> I agree. >> Especially cuz it's a straightaway there. It's pretty wide. People get going pretty aggressive right there. Right. It would be a good idea. >> Yeah. Because probably found a good good
place for those new signs that kind of solar power. >> Oh, there you go. >> Light up, >> flash up, >> especially when like you said, you get that you're flying down there. Nobody's Especially the people that aren't used to it being there. It's going to be it's kind of a >> eye catcher if you would.
>> Yeah. >> A couple more uh suggested special conditions of approval. limit of work be staked out and conformed prior to any tree removal? Do we feel that they need to stake out
the work before any trees get removed? What's the size of the trees? Yeah. And again, I think that's going to happen regardless because we're going to have to for conservation purposes identify the lower limits of all the construction
activity. So, um, we will automatically cuz just about all of this edge is in the 100t buffer zone. We're going to have to mark that out regardless. Um, and then on this side, we're we're going to mark the property line, which will be the limit of work on this side. Uh, so
yeah, that's automatically going to have to be done. >> Has any work started, any clearing started on the site? >> No. uh restrict all hydraulic equipment storage to the first 50 ft or front portion of the storage area conditions
to run with property in perpetuity. Yes. So that's referring to we we had this discussion also with conservation is you'll see on the storage area we've actually divided it into into two sections. Any vehicle would be parked here. This
back section which is closer to the wetlands would be limited to like trailers, those types of equipment where you know anything with a fuel source or hydraulic hoses would be up in this area and then that would just be for
trailers. But that's why we've marked the two separate areas on the plan and we're agreeable with that restriction on the property >> and then provide an updated operation and maintenance plan including all manufacturers maintenance guides, spill
containment. You had you've already gone over all of that. >> Yeah. Um, as far as I'm concerned, uh, as far as zoning and the board of the planning board is concerned, you meet all criteria for setbacks and and, um,
zoning restrictions. Um, does anybody have any comments, concerns before I go out to the public for comments or questions? The only comment I bet is I mean the containment aspect of the garage that's under that's building code that look up
the up that hill anyway. So um you got a garage of any kind of size and you got to put drainage inside there. You got guidelines and rules to follow by by the state. No, the board doesn't have any issues.
I recommend a motion. >> Oh, sorry. >> Sorry. >> Oh, yeah. I got to go out to the public. Okay. >> Sorry about that. Uh, is there anybody out in team Zoomland or here in the audience that would like to get up and
have any comments, concerns? No. Oh, and there's >> no be on teams. >> No be on teams. >> Well, I've gone through that portion. All right. Before we go make any kind of can I get a motion to close the public hearing?
>> Make a motion to close the public hearing. >> Second. All >> in favor? >> I I abstain. >> I didn't make the first meeting. >> Thank you very much. I was going to ask you that, but thank you very much. Uh, so we've closed the hearing. Again, any comments, concerns regarding
passing this? I think I'm not 100% sure. I know that uh the building department might have had issues regarding the original approval of zoning. I know that it was going back and forth with town council.
Um we haven't gotten any kind of clear answer to that yet. Um, as far as I'm concerned, I think as far as this board's concerned, you've met all our criteria now. And I think you're pretty much done with conservation. Now, I think it falls into the building
department's uh realm and let them finish off. >> Sure. >> That situation. >> Okay. >> Gentlemen, I think we followed all the steps and closed all the meetings. Can I get a motion? Motion to approve the site plan
dated March 16, 2026 with the aforementioned conditions. >> I'll second it. >> All in favor? >> I thank you. >> Thank you. Good luck. >> Thank you. >> Yeah. All right. Uh, next, uh, can I get a MO?
We got another special permit. Uh, I'll entertain a motion to hold open the public hearing. >> Motion to open the public hearing. Second. >> All in favor? >> Uh, reading the public. Let me read this public notice that was put out. In
accordance with Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 48, Section 9, you are hereby notified of a public hearing, the Christian Planning Board would hold a hearing on Thursday, April 2nd, 2026 at 6 p.m. to review a special permit as
follows. Submitted by ND South Coast Properties LLC. Property owner ND South Coast Properties LLC represented by David Devden of Schneider Vigan Maoni Inc.
Scope of the work is proposed construction of a 12 dwelling unit, six duplexes over 55 complex. The location is on 72 Middle Road at Kushnik Mass, map 24, lot 35. This meeting will be
held in the board of selectment meeting room 122 main street math zone 43 and over teams. Please see virtual meeting information on the agenda to be posted at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting. All
persons parties or uh are interested therein may appear or be heard in relation there too. All right. And after that being read, Mr. Dignon, can you please introduce yourself for everybody out there?
>> Uh, sure, Mr. Chairman. Uh, good evening, Mr. Chairman and board members. Um, my name is Dave Dicken. I'm from Schneider and Leone. I'm here representing the uh, property owners and developers who are one and the same. I have the green cards. So much.
So, we are here before the planning board this evening for a special permit application for a special residential development um which is for an over 55 uh dwelling unit project.
In your packets that I submitted to the board, um there is a narrative that goes through all of the criteria required um for us to meet in order to be uh eligible for this uh project. Um
first off the the size of the property is 5.66 acres. The minimum the bylaw is uh 3 acre minimum. We have um 4.33 acres of upland. Um the um
I'm not going to go through the the criteria unless you really want me to of each item. Um there's only one item that I'll I'll talk about later. Um but I' I'd like to just go through the plan set one by one. Um so the cover sheet
um depicts the location of the 5.66 acre site uh which borders Middle Road along its western side. Middle road being a public way. Um it orders a private way to the north side and uh the accusition river along the
easterly side and a residential property with a duplex to the southwest and along most of its southerntherly boundary is the accession police department property. So sheet two uh depicts the existing conditions of the site which contains a
dwelling house number 72 which is squished into the northwest quadrants of the property right near middle road and and the existing uh right of site. There are a couple of green houses on the property in very very poor shape. Uh
there are a couple of barns, a shed, and a remnants of an old foundation. I highlighted those on this plan all in yellow. It also depicts an existing gravel road uh within that right of way, which serves as access for two houses, number
76 and 76R north of our site. uh topography is shown which depicts contours running from a westerly to an easterly consistent direction. Uh up by middle road the the contour elevation
about 29 uh and it it drops off to about 13 as you get all the way down to the wetlands. So the contours work really nicely for this type of development. everything falls down and away from us, which makes for a good design as far as having not to bring in tons and tons of
fill. Wetlands are shown. Uh the easterly side of the site borders the river. There are wetlands along that side, the back part of the property. There's a small piece of wetland that comes into the south part of the property. Um essentially,
there's a large wetland system to the south of property behind the police station. It's all undevelopable land. This is a piece of the wetland system that goes back into the property and then comes all the way back here. It actually connects to everything along the eastly boundary. The police
department building, you can see over there that far portion of the plan. And you can see that there's only one dwelling between the police department and our site. And that uh that dwelling is actually a duplex. >> That building has frontage on Middle Road, right?
>> That's correct. Uh also on this plan are the test pits. We did six test pits on the site. Three of which in this location where the detention pond is proposed. We had excellent soils and fairly deep water tables which is a not typical of what
you get here. >> No, but really good for the storm water design. >> So the next sheet is sheet three. This is really the nitty-gritty. The proposed development consists of the construction of six duplexes
or for a total of 125 units. They're all located on the south side of that existing right of way. Uh they're all aligned from west to east. The buildings are set back 50 ft from the right of way and 50 ft from the the
abuing southerntherly properties. the closest building uh to Middle Road. Uh it will be 97 ft uh from the sideline of the road and about 114 ft from the pavement. It will also be set back um
from the existing dwellings on either side about 20 ft behind those buildings. And the reason for that is when you offset 50 ft from the right of way, 50 ft from the south boundary, the lot funnels down and gets narrower as you
get in that direction. So it forces us further back off a middle road. The uh buildings uh as I said will be 40 ft apart. That's per the bylaw. They'll each have their own uh each unit will have a driveway uh with at least two uh parking spaces. They're proposed to be
paved. The uh the site the uh development will be serviced by um the changing over the existing gravel road which is shown on that existing conditions plan to a 20 foot wide paved roadway which will have
12-in Cape Cod BMS on both sides for a total pavement width of 22 ft. We have a paved culde-sac in the very end of that roadway. uh proposed storm water. Storm water will be directed into three sets of deep sump
catch basins and a drainage manhole system that will be all collected from the east west towards the east and then uh discharged into a for bay and a large tension pond in the southeast corner of the property.
Sheet four is um gets more into the nitty-gritty. Call we call that the utility plan, has more information than the last sheet I just showed you. Um it will show that uh we're proposing for water uh to the property. We're going to
bring in a 6-in palion water man from Middle Road to be tapped into the main run down the north side of the road. Uh we're ending it at the culde-sac. We have a a hydrant proposed just before the culde-sac that will will now be
changed. The fire chief has asked that I move that to in front of the third unit. So I think we're proposing it here. It will be located over here um under a plan change when we get to that. Uh
sewer uh sewer will be provided to the site. It has it's a must under your bylaw. sewer currently um exists in front of the EMS building. So this is a match line right here that matches up with this line. So if you
took this piece of the plan and put it here, we have uh the existing dwelling number 66. We have the police station and then the EMS building. Sewer is actually located in front of the EMS building. Both the EMS and the police station are connected into a manhole on
the opposite side of the street. As part of the project, we are uh required by the board selecting or the sewer commissioners to bring in a 12 extend this 12-in main. We have to zigzag a little bit, come across the road and then run it up and we're ending it at
our property boundary or just past that with a gravity line and then that will be deep enough for the town to continue that main in the future up middle road for future development. We brought it just past that lot line because we're proposing to go cross
country, I'll call it, behind the buildings instead of bringing it all the way up to here and running it down the roadway. Uh what we're proposing is currently we have 12 units. We have shown 12 E1 grinder pumps. They all pump into a common force man that discharges
into that manhole. So currently that's the plan. And Ian told me after reviewing the plans that he had no issues if we wanted to have a gravity sewer line connection which would pick up the Wesley Most building and then run it down the hill and have a
sewer one pumping station with dual pumps here and then bring the force main back up as an option. Um we we went with singular uh singular um units because initially the talk with my clients was to these would be sellable. Each unit be
owned by a different owner in the end. There'd be an association for the property. I've been most recently told they're inclined now, I have to verify this, but I I'm free to say it, to uh build out the project and keep it as a
uh a community that they own and they rent. And if that's the case, we're probably going to add a second alternative design for the sewer. If that's the case, it makes more sense to have one sewer pump station with dual pumps and and that would function for the whole the whole property. And again,
Dan and I said he's okay with that either way. Now, regardless of whether they are sold individually or kept as a single entity for rentals, your bylaw allows both. Um, I know that there was a comment from the town assessor. We are opposed to putting any restriction that
it remain as such if they decide to keep and rent them at any given time. That could change. Life changes. >> Okay. >> Electric. Uh, as far as electric goes, there are existing uh, utilities,
there existing utility poles that run down this right away and they service these two houses. Uh, there's a pole here and a pole here. We're actually and where the poles are located, we don't have to touch them. So, we're going we're proposing to just continue that line to the culdeac and
then down with the addition of two more poles. So the electric is proposed to continue to be overhead. So we have a pole here, a pole here. We're proposing one at the angle point and then one at the end. From there, everything will be underground from the
poles to the the dwelling units themselves. Gas is available, natural gas. It's in middle road. We are proposing, this is all subject to the utility company agreeing with us, but we're proposing to run it cross country behind the
buildings uh to service all of them should they decide to go with natural gas. Sheet five is the road profile and layout design. It also depicts um what I've been provided with as a uh what the units
would would look like, floor plans, as well as what the front would look like. They haven't engaged in our yet, so this isn't final. So, she essentially is just the construction details.
Uh the next sheet is this is a schematic that I blew up when I uh I printed it out on a large scale, but I'll submit it to the record. Uh couple of copies. This was was produced by a
traffic engineer. The fire chief asked that we analyze the uh the ability of his largest apparatus going around the culde-sac. And uh our team has a traffic engineer that did so. And this is a plan that he prepared. I'm submitting that
this evening. >> So basically saying that the culde-sac's big enough >> for him to turn around, right, and not not have to leave the pavement. And I did uh I copied Victoria today. I sent it to the chief and I actually got a reply uh before I left the office and
said, "Thanks. Thanks, Dave. This looks this looks like it'll work." With an exclamation point and that's the biggest truck we have. So, if that's capable, the rest will be all good. That being from the fire chief, I'm sure he'll follow through >> with something uh to the planning board.
Um so the uh the final sheet is a landscape plan which is required. Uh this was prepared by a landscape architect. This is a pretty picture. Um and I guess you know the last thing that I'll mention and going back to my
opening statements u you know there were there were um two um issues with meeting the bylaw in its totality to be here in front of you. Um well actually three. One we needed approval from the sewer
commissions the board selectman. We did um go in front of them. uh the selectman wanted to have it uh peer-reviewed uh for the extension aspect of things and I haven't gone back before them but the
person who spearheaded that review u informed me directly that uh he and D and I are okay with the plan as presented um I'm sure if there are any comments from peer review Melo Associates is under reviewing the project for both planning board and
conservation we haven't heard anything back from them. Um, we have had one public hearing with the conservation commission. We presented the project and we basically continued until we're set with peer review. We do have we will have it on site prior to our next scheduled public hearing which was
supposed to be um next Wednesday and we continued it for two weeks down the road. So, we won't be meeting with conservation for another 3 weeks or so give or take. Uh the second issue was the lot had uh was short meeting your criteria
uh where it had to have 150 ft of frontage along a public way and we had I think the number was 142 and change. We went to the board of appeals and obtained a variance for that uh for us to move forward. That was critical for
our project. And the last is um some relief that we're requesting from the planning board. The bylaws are written in such a way. It says a 50 foot wide buffer between the SRD and public ways and a 50 foot wide buffer between the SRD and abued properties is
required. Um so um what we have here is uh we we have the building set back 50 ft. But as far as a a vegetated buffer, we have an existing condition. This plan
illustrates it really well. This green line that you see here is the existing tree line. Everything to the north of that, this was a developed field at some point maintained as a farm. And you can look through Google Earth and aerials and you'll see that it
was mowed all the way up to a point where it's over here. We don't quite have 50. We're providing 50 through most of it. Um, but over here we're just following the existing tree line for occupation. And then over here we get down to I think it's uh 25
uh because of our constraints but but this is all a wet weather system. There is no there were no butters that are impacted whatsoever. The only butters to the property is is this house. Um and I spoke with Adam butter today and he said he wasn't attending and he had no
issues. Uh but we are proposing um green giants along here as a screening. Um, and keep in mind that there's a a rundown building right here adjacent and the dwelling over here, this will all be green space by the time we remove everything from the site. And then these
are butters uh these two right here will uh will really um have their properties really improved because now instead of coming down a gravel road, which they have to maintain themselves, they're going to have access with their driveways off of this newly paved road.
Um, and I I understand that this barn will probably be demolished uh in the future. Um, some of it's in rough shape. And additionally, finally, there is there is a lot back here that's owned by the middle property. Um, I think under
the recently issued de merger law by Mass Massachusetts that I I think that's actually buildable law. We'll be providing access access to that law whether that person decides to to develop it or not.
Um, so again, we're I I'll be happy to entertain any questions and and then I would respectfully request a continuence probably for one month so that you know we can get the peer review back and address any concerns and questions. I'm
sure there'll be some. >> Gentlemen, questions, comments? Um, my only my only real concern here is that there be some document that gets uh registered at the registry of deeds that
clearly lays out that all of the utilities and all of the roadway on that property is the responsibility of those owners to take care of. you know, whether it's one or whether it's a
bunch of individual owners doesn't really matter, but uh it it certainly has to be clear to every person that makes an investment there that they're going to have to pay a portion of the the snow removal. They're going to have
to be responsible for any of the sewer uh disposal issues that happen on site. Like if the individual stations have problems, it's their problem, not the town's problem. Um
that's really that's really my only comment that it just that needs to be very clear because any one of those owners, I don't want to have to see them. I don't want them to be going to the selectman to try and get some free maintenance done. >> I agree 100%.
>> The roads are going to stay private >> the whole the whole >> the road will remain private regardless of whether they keep it as one complex or they sell the units individually. If they sell them individually, they have to create a homeowners association to maintain the road, the infrastructure
and all the utilities and the grounds. If they keep it themselves as one unit then uh as one entity then they will be providing the maintenance for those who rent. Uh but we will either way we will have
um uh the proper instrument to record the registry available to the planning board by the time we come back um so that uh town council can review it and you're happy with it. Anybody else?
>> This is >> I think it's Yeah. Uh >> I mean sitewise and land use wise mean this is a good fit as far as I'm concerned. >> This is what the bylaw was designed for. Uh I think it's a really wellthoughtout,
you know, layout to get 12 units in this, you know, area. Um yeah. Uh I have no issues at the moment. Um, with that being said,
>> I get a motion. >> Please continue the motion. >> Oh, yes. Thank you. Is there any >> There's somebody here in the audience. >> Thank you. Thank you for getting >> I just >> Okay. I'm sorry. Please uh if you could just introduce yourself for the record. >> Yes, my name is Anita Davis, 21 Olive
Vera Avenue or Christian Mass. Um I used to own Summerwind Spa and I'm familiar with that um that parcel. I used to live there a long time ago and I know how wet it is. I'm just concerned about um the
water. Um you know, these people buy houses. We've had houses built, you know, um, down Main Street that was built on dumps. People didn't even know it was a town dump and they built multi-million dollar homes, you know, and there were rep re repercussions on
that. Same thing on Quake Lane. That was an old farm, right? We don't know what was dumped there. Pesticides, um, toxins from all kinds of chemicals used on farm machinery and that nature. And there were aftermaths on that.
That's um on Quaker Lane. Remember the old cow farm, 44 acres was turned in to a beautiful area. And my concern is with old farms, we don't know what's under there. And you know, soil testing and
conservation does come into play. And I get that. And I just recommend that soil be tested and water level be tested again and again because that does um go
into the sawl area and they developed it beautifully. We we in the new befford area the chemicals that were um dumped unnaturally from factories and then we had the cleanup. I just don't like to
see history repeat itself. And whether you believe it or not, that is a very wet area, you know, of um I like I said, I lived there many, many years ago before it was the police station. There
was a house there that I lived at. And um they're just concerned about people buying property, developing property without knowing what's really under there, you know, because people have
children, the elderly. We don't want to consume any more toxins that we already have. And then we wonder why so many people have cancer. >> No, I I I totally understand your concern. Um I think this more or less falls in the
real realm of conservation uh regarding storm water and the wet. You know >> we rely on engineers and specialists that go out there that flag out the wetlands. They do test pits. We rely on none of us here are engineers. We rely
on their >> expertise on the depth of the water table. And as you just heard Mr. and say this has uh exceptionally low water table which for a cushion is very rare. Um so yeah we we please
>> if I may expand on that we we did test fit six six locations um three with a drainage pond the soils are excellent where the drainage pond is going the uh the property will have a storm water management system in compliance with the town's storm water bylaw and the DEP
standards that's going to be reviewed by a uh third party peerreview engineer that's paid for by our client but through the money goes to the town and they hire them not us. Um, and I want to point out that you you have a good point. You know, farmland usually has
shallow water table. Well, up the hill the water tables were much more shallower. They were more like 2 ft. But what we've done is we did the test bits so that um the first several homes will have uh full basements, but then they
get scrunched down to uh crawl spaces. >> Oh, really? >> Yes. Because of the water table. So, so there there will be no wet basement or wet uh cond. >> That's what I was concerned about because then people take in the water in their cellars and then it creates another problem and you don't want to
create problems for people. We want to have solutions you know and that you know that was my concern. >> Sure. And um it just because it's 55 and older, you know, our patience get, you
know, when we get older, we just like our coping skills are not as good as as we were younger. So, you know what I mean? Just I just like to see the town um plan for the future. And I had a question about the veterans um housing
and stuff of that nature. And I thought this was going to be part of it, but it's not. So, >> no, >> I was misinformed and I just thank you for my um thank you you >> and no, thank you for your concern and your question and and coming to the meeting and voicing your concerns. I if
more people in this town would come and voice their opinions then you know they wouldn't all be squawking online but uh uh you know >> thank you for your time. >> No, thank you gentlemen. Thank you. It
was a pleasure to be here tonight. Thank you, David. You always do a great job. >> Thank you. Um, anybody is there anybody on stage? Anybody out there? No. >> No. >> Okay. So, nobody else left here. Um, so
we're going to wait for peer review to come back. Uh, Dave's going to make a couple of changes on the plans. Um, >> good night. >> And yeah, uh, I'll entertain a motion to continue public hearing to May 7th,
2022. >> Motion to continue to May 7th. >> I have a motion and a second. >> I'll second. >> All in favor? I >> Yeah, that's that's fine. >> You're not supposed to. >> It's
still open. my birthday. I don't want >> I'll be I'll be spending it here. >> You want it further out? We go further out. >> No, no, no. I don't want to do that to my clients. I mean, it it's possible that you know, we get >> I mean, obviously, if you're not ready at the time, just send Victoria an email
and we'll we'll push it out. >> Correct. >> It's not a problem. >> My wife will laugh at me. Very good. Thank you for your time tonight. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> All right. Where are we? Um,
that's all the public, >> you know, just does is there any I'm sorry. Is there any discussion? This is just general information, I guess. Would they would the intention be to build them all at once or to go in there and do them a couple at a time?
>> I think that >> and and if you don't have the answer, >> I don't have the answer. My I understand I I mean the family of one of the partners is in the construction business. >> So my impression is that uh they would just steamroll ahead with the whole
thing, you know. >> Mhm. >> But I'm only guessing. >> Yeah. I Okay, that's fair enough. Yeah. Okay. Continued discussions on amending the business village district.
Now, um we all had copies of the town of Norton. Um Victoria and I have spoken about this. Um, I think the best course of action is for Victoria to go ahead
and develop a copy for us. Uh, what's the word I'm looking for? Draft. Thank you very much. I'd like Victoria to just take a lot of this information and create a draft for Kushner. Um we had also spoken that uh
we would also incorporate all the zones that we have in a Kushner and and she would plug in all of our um rules and regs and bylaws and whatnot to that. I think it's easier to have her go
ahead and start that and then we can kind of pick it apart. >> I think it'll make the discussion much discussion easier. So instead of trying to look at what Norton did and then you know and some things might pertain to us, some things don't pertain to us. So
I'm just going to have uh Victoria um start moving forward with that. It might take a little bit of time. As you all know, Victoria is part-time and we also have no clerk. So she will do the best
she can to get this. Um, like I said, we were shooting for the fall meeting, but um, I'll make it well known that if we don't get it done in time for the fall meeting, well, then it gets pushed off to the spring meeting. >> Uh, we are very limited for uh, the time
that we have with the town planner. So, uh, I I take her time um, very seriously on what she has time to do. >> So, I just wanted to put that out there. um she will start on this when she does have some time and we will like I said I
think once we have something in writing in our hands that pertains 100% to a Kushnet then we can go back and forth with uh uh discussions and and changes. >> Yeah. What'll be no? What'll be yes? >> Yeah. Yeah. What do we like? What we
don't like? What we want to add? What we want to take out? >> Cross that off. Highlight this. Highlight that. But at least 100% of that draft will pertain to a Christian. >> Yeah. The the I only one quick comment or observation is when I'm looking at the
first section under permitted uses, if we're looking at something similar to village center core or village uh village commercial. It specifically
prohibits single family use on the first floor. I don't know if that's something you want to do or not. >> I think >> No, I don't too. It does. >> Yeah. I just I just I'm just bringing it up that you know it's probably not something that we want to do. Uh
>> I think they had a percentage for the village center core. I think it was >> a certain percentage um and that it can't be towards the front of the building because that's >> pretty clear in village center core district no dwelling unit nor any
internal space associated with the dwelling unit shall occupy any ground floor portion of a building facing onto a street public plaz I'm just bringing that out as a as a comment that's all that that maybe we
through that. >> Yeah, I agree. >> So, >> considering it's almost it's mostly single family housing, you know, along that area, we're talking about reszoning anyway. >> Okay. >> So, that's all. Just keep it in mind when you when you do your draft.
>> Talk to Mark and and see if that's something that you really want to go forward with. >> We will look at that. uh discussions on draft complete streets prioritization plan. Victoria, you want to fill me in on this one?
>> Let's see. Summarize that 100page plus report in 5 minutes or less. >> Yes, they were very thorough. Awesome. It was a very large report. So, just as a reminder, um we received uh grant funding from Masdot to develop a
complete streets prioritization plan, which in short is a townwide planning effort to make it safer and easier to walk, bike, and drive around town. Um so, this could be whether you're heading to school, library, parks, or just around the neighborhood. This plan keeps
everybody everyday experience in mind. Um so just for a little background, a complete street is essentially designing safe roads that are comfortable for all roadway users. Um biking, walking, people with mobility issues, that sort
of thing. Um so we did release a survey um and we got I believe under a hundred responses u but it was very good feedback um and with that and looking at crash data and other data sources from mass dot we developed a list of over 30
projects in a cushnet um several of them build on some projects that are existing such as the south main street project that we have um that's in the pipeline Um and then a lot of other projects are,
you know, missing sidewalk connections. Where can we install ADA curb ramps? Um there were some intersection improvements. Um and we have online the website shows you each point of where those projects are located and you can click on it and
see the details and the recommendations for each of those projects. So there is over 30 so I won't go over the whole list. Um, but you know, feel free to take a look at either the website or the draft plan. It's it's um very comprehensive and if you have any questions um or if any members of the
public have any questions, I'm happy to answer them. So, we will be doing uh one more we did a public workshop in the beginning to gather feedback um as well as a survey and then we'll be holding one more public workshop in late April to g gather feedback on the list of
projects. So that's yet to be scheduled, but upcoming. Thank you. >> I was I was a little surprised and and this is this is this is a a personal issue as opposed to a planning board issue. There was nothing on Lake
Street at all and which surprised me. It's narrow. You've got a lot of people that go down there to fish, you know, go down to to the the town landing there for recreational use. It's no longer a pleasant road to walk on with the
traffic and the speed of traffic that goes on there. I know they've got it posted for 25 miles an hour. Um I have dodged cars going 50 miles an hour or better by eye out to my mailbox. Uh so I
>> the speed tables will take care of that. >> First guy watches it ends up in the north barn over there. It's uh it's I'm just surprised there was nothing at all. I mean there and there I don't know what there's been for accidents at Lake Street and Middle
Road. Probably not so bad at Lake Street and Main Street, but uh boy, I I've personally seen some some close calls at uh at Lake Street and and Middle. >> We see them every day too up at our end.
>> Do you? Yeah. As far as actions, we've probably had three accidents in the last 10 years. >> Yeah. Okay. That's been bad. >> And you're right near there. You're talking about the same >> He's at one end of Lake Street. I'm on the other. So >> Okay. Okay.
>> Yeah. So, but I mean I mean it's far better than what it was. I mean since they >> Yeah. Now that they have all the >> the rail they got a place where people stand. It's it's a whole lot better than >> Oh, no. That it's better right there. And I'm not sure that >> but that >> where do you go? I mean, it's, you know,
the road was built narrow and um water. Yeah. You got water on one side, you got residents on the other. There isn't >> much. You get it's that the on my on my end it's from the lakes
to middle road where the speed of traffic picks up considerably. >> Yeah. >> And uh they really shouldn't be going that fast. I mean it's >> I do have I have to be careful at my mailbox. I mean which is
and there's one bunch of arborites that are huge on the corner that block your view to see if somebody's barreling up the road. Um, and I don't know if I don't know this. >> I don't know if the police station owns
any of those, you know, those mobile units that you can put that check speed. I don't know if we have any of those or not. >> I'm just I'm just bringing it up. I mean, it's it's not uh >> I haven't been wiped out yet, but uh
it's again, it's not comfortable walking down the road anymore, especially on that section. Once you get down to the actual lakes and they've got the curves and the, you know, and the sidewalk and all that's, >> but then when they get through there, they do it on my end, too. They speed up all the
I got a I got a wall in front of my property and people go around the corner and they drive over the wall, smash their car up all the time, and then they come knock on my door. Hey, look what you just did to my car.
>> I haven't had that problem. all the time. We've had people yelling at us. They're going to call cops. They're going to get It's like, "For what? I didn't do it to your car." It's funny. You'll see a Volkswagen go around it and they go over the wall. It's like,
"Really? You can't make that corner?" Yet, we have the big uh trucks with the excavators from DW come around the corner, make it without going over the wall. And yeah, a little tiny car. Boom. Boom. Boom. Boom. Over the wall. But but the but people coming and
knocking on door and saying, "Look what you did to my car." >> That's unbelievable. >> It is. And you just scratch your head looking at them like, "I didn't do that." >> Okay. Uh let's move this right along. Um so
next is uh discussion and vote on reappointing Victoria Al Faroh as the planning board representative uh from the SER commission. Um so we have is it you and the town administrator? I know J
it's not Jamie was but I don't know who he was. It was Mark Minton before he left. He was the alternate. So, I don't know if it ended up uh, you know, another. Yeah. I'm not sure. >> Okay. >> But, as far as the planning board rep, it's been me. Unless there's a board
member who wants to to do it, I'm happy to. >> If you're if you're willing to do it, >> fine. >> Perfect. Now, let's take a quick uh vote. A motion to reappoint Victoria Al Faroh as the planning board representative on the Serpent Commission.
>> So moved. >> All in favor? >> I the lucky winner. >> Thank you. >> Uh all right, that's done. That's done. Uh nothing else has come before us in the
last 48 hours. Our next meeting is Thursday, April 16th. Is there anything that anybody would like to bring up and discuss before we adjourn? >> We good?
>> No. >> I'll entertain a motion. >> Motion to close me. >> Second. Second. All. >> All in favor? I. >> Thank you. Good night. Hey, hey, hey.