All right. I'll call the meeting of the Conservation Commission to order. Wednesday, February 11th, 2026, 6 p.m. in uh in attendance tonight. Uh we have Anthony Zampuchini, Megan Logan, and
Jason Guppert. And uh Megan, do you want to take on the clerk role and uh take us through the agenda? >> Sure. Um, okay. So, the first thing we're going to do is the
approval of minutes for the Conservation Commission meeting from 21:26. Did everybody have a chance to look over those? >> Any changes or anything we have to add?
>> Do we have a motion? A motion to accept the minutes from February 11th, >> 26. We have a second. >> Second. >> Yeah. All those in favor? >> I >> I
>> Okay, motion passes. >> Uh, next. Do you want to? >> Yeah. Um, okay. So the next order 0710 NOI 2025-03 0710 at 0 Prospect Street parcel
ID45-1-0 for the construction of a single family home with associated site improvements um subject to the Wetlands Protection Act 310 CMR 10.00 00 and local wetland bylaws. Chapter 424, wetlands
protection. Um, applicant Jeffrey Mitchell, 51 Rogers Avenue, West Springfield, Mass, 01089, continued from January 28th, 2026 meeting. >> So for this one, we got a letter or an
email correspondence asking >> further move this back from tonight, February 25th to be continued for April 22nd. >> Yes. Okay. Um, does someone want to make a motion to continue this uh NOI?
>> Yeah. Um, I make a motion to continue the NOI 2025-03 to April >> 22nd. >> 22nd 2026. >> Second. >> Uh, we have a motion and a second. All those in favor?
>> I I >> I motion passes. Okay. Um, and then project monitoring E02025-06 wetlands violation at 30 Vineland
Avenue. >> I can uh talk you guys through the changes here if you want. Um, so the enforcement order itself, like the actual piece here, uh, has changed a little bit. Um because originally we were just asking for her to cease work
and come in. Now there's an actual date uh with the box checked to uh file a restoration plan with us. Um I have it set for um April 15th. Um but when we get to the actual um step by step the
last page that I typed up um you can change any dates and any requirements. Um, so I think that is the only change. So rather than a cease and desist. Yeah, I just changed I just changed it to uh supply a restoration plan by said date on the enforcement order. And then now
we have all the information on the back. Basically it starts with asking her to have hired somebody by March 20th. That's about a month out. That gives her a month. Um, and I'll give her a list of all of the um, consultants we've seen. We can't recommend anybody, but we can
just give her a list of like this is everybody we've seen that would work on a project like that because like Oxbow isn't going to work on her backyard. >> Um the Yeah, I thought this looked good. Um the only I'm just looking for it here in
this version of it. I don't know if this has changed. Oh um removal of tree litter. Um, do we want to prescribe crane only in this letter or can we leave that open so it could be or add by hand or I don't know
make it less prescriptive at this point. >> Tom asked for it to be um by crane only. Um, but we could we could remove that. We could amend it to to be worded differently to be like primarily crane only and then like some
of the like small brush they could remove by hand. Um, that's that's definitely your discretion. Um, that was just the request from the last meeting was to have that the stuff that's up in the brook be removed by crane so they're not walking in it and dragging it out. I think his I think his issue was just like the main the big logs dragging that
out if it's the pitch. >> Yeah. Yeah. Okay. I mean that's that's a good point. Do you want to do you want the wording changed so that way it's it like the pitch can be removed by hand and just like the large logs get removed by crane or do you want like crane
removed all together from re from from the requirement? >> You know, it's probably fine. We're going to be seeing an NOI, right? Um >> W is filing a restoration plan so it'll all get done through the restoration plan, >> right? So I think we can reassess that I would say. >> So you just wanted to propose a plan and then we just vote on it. We can always
condition it accordingly. Yeah. >> Yeah. Okay. So, let me note that. >> I haven't been to this location, but has anyone who has done a site visit is is a crane going to cause more damage? I
mean, if it's too close, is it >> with the snow melting? Grounds going to be soft maybe. Or if you do it on day, I mean, if this isn't happening till whenever it happens, >> May, April, May, >> right? for the actual >> it's gonna be soft.
>> It's gonna be very soft. >> Yeah, that is a I was thinking that at the time. I mean, I get his point though. He doesn't want a bobcat dragging a log up the bank there. Um, which is going which is ultimately a bad idea. >> Yeah, and I get that. But, you know, on a on a freezing day would be the best
time to bring the crane in obviously, but if this isn't happening till May, >> it's going to be mushy. >> Maybe you're right. We just the language out. >> Yeah, let's go. Let's go. >> We'll be back out there for then and and then we can see what they propose.
>> I think Tom's Tom's point on that was was well taken that Yeah. >> I think he was even intending, you know, crane stays on the street, reaches over. >> That's his intent on that to not disturb anything. >> Which would be ideal, but I don't >> Yeah. But
>> I've never been there, so I don't know how that if that's possible. >> Be reaching from the street over kind of back to the back of the property. I think is >> this street? Yes. >> So, yeah. >> Can a crane reach there? >> Not sure. >> Do we?
>> Well, that's quite a distance. >> What's the distance from the back of the house to the screen? You know, roughly >> um >> doesn't look like >> I would say there's only 30 ft to the bank. So, probably 50
60 ft. The stream. It's It's tough to remember now. for the back of the house to what? >> To the stream. Cuz there's a there's wetland >> this photo right here. >> VW and stream one in 70 ft.
>> This is the property line, right? It's closer. It's Yeah, that's it's closer than that. The GIS is approximate. It's closer than that. >> I think most of it it's it's right in this area here. So it would be from here to here would be the the distance
roughly >> from the street. >> Mhm. >> Back of her house to the stream is about say >> 60 ft probably >> from the back of her house. >> The back of her house is is on the um down slope into the into the stream. >> Right. You're not that
downhill. A very steep downhill picture. >> Oh, there's one picture off her porch I took while I was there. I'm just looking at this and I see like 2 in. >> That's what I'm That's the one I'm looking at. >> Yeah.
>> From the edge of of whatever that is. >> Yeah. That's essentially standing at the corner of her house. This this >> Yeah, there's a south southeast corner of the house there. >> Oh, so it is that close. >> Well, we're going to do another site visit anyways, right?
>> You put a crane in there. I think it's just going to fall right in. Yeah. >> Yeah. So, I guess I would leave the language out. >> Yeah. A plan. So, it would it would read said plan should include tree and shrub uh sorry, tree and shrub plantings, the
removal of tree litter dumped into the channel and confirmation that the new gutters and if we'll be seeing a plan and it will explain how the removals will be done and be conditioned, I think that's the time for us to add that in. you can and you can change any of that at that time. You have the discretion. So,
>> we'll be back for you. >> Right. So, yeah. So, I'll remove that language um and just make sure it includes that she has to clear out or they have to clear out the um the stream or the brook or whatever. Uh oh, I guess the other thing was the
um at the bottom the last day of and then you didn't specify the month or year um near the bottom of the addendum. >> Did you already talk about that? Sorry. >> Where are you looking? Sorry. >> So I guess it's the third from the last
paragraph. um the end of it >> stabilized by a date that is mutually acceptable but which in any event is no later than the last day of >> yeah that's up to you guys I want you to >> I would think my my first thought was
before the winter before next winter >> right and if we're already like everything like I keep these dates pretty wide and then and then so it's easier for you guys to critique them but uh I mean these wide dates are already putting us out into July so I wouldn't really want to
go past I don't know. I would think you probably wouldn't want to go past August. I mean, it's already very >> the plan um stabilized per the Oh, stabilized per the plan by no later than July 18th.
>> Yeah. Supposed to be done by then. Yeah. Um >> Yeah. End of August. Yeah. A month and a half after construction. Yeah, that's that's >> so end of August. August 30th.
We'll add that to her. >> Are there any other anything else that she said during that meeting um that we wanted to address to include in there? That's everything from the list. I rewatched her section again even today
just to try to remember see if there was anything that was missed. Um and I think we kind of got it all. But >> yeah, when I I think you captured up everything in >> in this in this addendum.
>> Okay. Yeah. And it can be like as the process moves forward, it can be um amended again just like we're doing now. This will be a motion to amend when the time comes. It'll just be um if that's if you are
done talking about it um it'd be a motion to like to amend um with the changes noted or we can talk about it more just how you want that process to go. >> Yeah, I'd be I'd be fine with a motion to approve it now. I don't know how
anyone else does anyone else have any further. >> Excuse me. Um no, I think those two notes are good. Okay. So, we got the remove the crane language and we've got August 30th. >> Yes.
>> At the latest date. >> Um, okay. I will make a motion to amend with changes of removing the crane language and editing the
no later date to August 30th, 2026. And this is for EO 2025-06. >> That motion be to approve it, right? >> To amend it. She said I think she said amend. >> Isn't it to do we need a motion to approve it though? >> To amend it because it's it's an existing enforcement or we're just
amending it. Yeah. >> Second. >> Uh motion made and seconded. All those in favor? >> I I motion passes. Um, we have to sign few signatures copies in here. So, we just
All that's left is other business. >> Uh, there's really nothing this time. >> Do I have a motion to adjurnn? >> Make a motion to adjourn. Today's date is what? February 20th. >> February 20th. February 25th, 2026 at
6:15. >> Second. >> Motion made and seconded. All those in favor? Hi commercialis.