Uh, we'll call to order the Wednesday, January 28th, 2026 Conservation Commission meeting. In attendance, Anthony Zampuchini, Elizabeth Stoen, and Tom O'Brien. >> First item on the agenda, approval of the minutes. I'll make a motion that we
continue the approval of the minutes till the next meeting on >> February 11th. >> February 11th. >> Second. >> All in favor? I >> I >> request for certificate of compliance D file 150-44 request for complete certificate of compliance at 66 Smith
Avenue's parcel ID 15 C-11-262 applicant Christine Meyers 175 Dwight Road metal mass 01106 >> is this just an old one >> that's from 84 uh that any special
conditions beyond boiler plate were just for erosion controls. So, >> okay, >> long gone now. >> Okay. >> I would recommend a complete release. >> There's nothing outstanding. >> Okay. >> Um, you want a motion?
>> Yes, please. >> All right. I'll make a motion to approve DP file 150-4 for a complete certificate of compliance. >> Second. >> All in favor? I >> I motion >> passes.
>> All right. Uh request for determin request for certificate of compliance the EP file 150-41. Request for complete certificate of compliance at 5 Albano Drive with CES parcel ID 34-125-1 applicant William Armet 5 Albano Drive
on Mass 1028. And this one goes back to uh conditions from 2012 and everything has been everything has been met. >> Yeah, this is the same thing that he um are just our standard conditions that we still use today were applied. So it's
just regulating erosion control and reaffirming uh what's already within the basic order. So there's nothing really outstanding and uh ortho layers don't show any further encroachment, dumping, etc. Nothing there.
You'd like a motion? I'll make a motion to approve the certificate of compliance DP file number 150-41. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> I. >> Before we move on, can we just sign those real? >> Yes, absolutely. >> Mhm.
>> Yeah. set of two. So there's two signature sheets. Next one. This one for convenience. >> Okay. Two. >> Yeah. Two for each.
>> Two. Tony. I'll I'll start this one. You can Yes, >> we just need >> just this one. >> Yes, >> there's just two copies of each. >> Oh, two copies. Sorry, I got >> Yeah. Yeah.
No, it's done. He's got one more. This one goes for that one. Those are done. Thank you. That was all done. >> Yep. That's I'm just keeping them together because that's our met and this
is the other one. >> Make it easier for Alex. >> Very much. >> Thanks, Alex. >> All right. Next item on the agenda. Notice of intent NOI- 20225-03. Notice of intent at zero Prospect Street
at Cesar's parcel ID 45-1-0 for the construction of single family home with the associated site improvements subject to the wetlands protection act 310 CMR 10.00 00 on the local wetlands bylaws. Chapter 424 wetlands protection wetlands
protection applicant Jeffrey Mitchell 51 Rogers Avenue West Springfield Mass 01089 continued from 1210 2025 >> the Eversource site again um they still have not um completed that process. So
they're asking for the end of February that's our February 25th meeting to be continued to. You >> want a motion? Um, I make a motion that we we continue the request for determin determination of applicability RDA
2026-01 to February >> February 25th. >> 25th. >> Oh, actually it's the NOI, not the RDA. >> What did you say? >> Oh, I'm sorry. >> That's okay. No, that's >> all right. Um, I make a motion we continue NOI 2025-03
until the February 25th conservation meeting. >> Is he done? >> Mhm. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> I. >> Perfect. >> All right. Request for determin determination of applicability RDA 2026-01.
Request for determination of applicability for whether the area and activities of 12 farmers circle Cessors Parcel ID 54-6-2A are subject to jurisdiction under the wetlands protection act Mr. Chuck 715 West Street Llo Mass
01056. It's been a minute since we've had a Happy Acres. >> Um >> Oh, that's what this is. >> Yeah. So, if you remember, there's there was a special condition put into the uh blanket order for the whole subdivision where everybody had come for a notice of intent.
>> This is we came to that agreement. The ones that do not require a notice of intent, we could go through an RDA. >> Uh this is one of those. It's not in a jurisdictional area at all. >> Okay. >> It's out of bounds. >> It's up by like where the actual the older subdivision is. That's off that street.
>> It's like, >> yep. >> So, motion. >> It's a public hearing. So, first we got to close the public hearing. Um, but they asked for um the area and
activities. So, it's two um different >> um terminations. Okay. >> I make a motion to close the public hearing. >> Second. >> All those in favor? I passes. Um, I make a motion
to issue a negative one and negative4 determination >> on >> on RDA 2026-01. Thank you. >> No problem. All in favor? >> I passes. Sweet. >> Project monitoring
EO EO-20256 wetlands 30 Vineland Avenue. uh sign this RDA first. >> Is there just one copy of that, Alex, or two pages? >> There are two pages, two signature sheets.
I went to >> Oh, yeah. That's right. I remember you guys talking about >> behind the Well, we went wait, Alex and Jason and I went >> and then we went >> see and then Alex and I went and talked to the homeowner. Yep. >> What just the like the S terms?
>> So she So you know where the compensation is? >> Yeah, I know exactly where it is. >> So her property butts up to that property. >> Okay. All right. But they cut down all the trees along the embankments. So, basically destabilizing the bank,
which is kind of a threat to her house because now all those trees that were holding the basement together are dead. There's two sheets. >> Oh, yeah. Two determinations. >> Yeah. All right, Alex.
>> All right, project monitor. >> Yeah. So, this one is it. It was It was a lot of stuff that got cut down. Um, and I mean, I think they're going to have to replant to restabilize that bank just
because it's going to um jeopardize the house. If you look at this one without the snow, so here's her back, here's the backyard. All these trees that were here are now gone. The back of the house, they cut them all down.
And you can see that in the snow picture. >> Yeah. >> And the slope is steep and it's not far from her foundation. Like they're the only thing keeping that house up. You can see and it's like a straight down like the the slope goes like this and it's straight down into this the full-on
wetlands. >> Yeah, that's kind of my extended neighborhood where I was a kid. Um >> yeah, >> and she just left everything there. >> Some of it's there. Yeah, the the
there's some big trees like these are smaller, but there is two very very large trees that got cut out. I mean, we're talking >> more than 2 ft DBH, >> like huge huge mass of trees. >> And I just I think considering how close
that bank is to her house, like for the future of that home, I I I don't know if like this might be something we want to handle in the same way that we handled with 383 Porter where we actually have them hire somebody to put a proper plan together because this is really important. I mean, there's not 20 ft.
>> No, there is >> foundation to this. drop off >> and cutting those trees. They killed them all. All that rooted system is now gone. It was holding that embankment together, >> right? I mean, it'll hold it together for years until she can come up with a plan to plant something there to
stabilize it. >> The trees were cut a while ago though. >> In October. >> In October. >> Homeowner cut them. >> Uh, she hired a tree care company to cut them. I don't know which one. >> Some actually no. Oh, I thought she said
it was it was her her construction her contractor. >> Oh, yeah. Maybe it was their some contractor. Yeah, >> some contractor did. >> She hired someone. >> She hired someone to do that. >> Did she have any knowledge about cutting trees and >> uh not not entirely positive. She
spoke said she spoke with somebody in DPW, but I have not been able to source that person down. I've asked upstairs. Nobody recalls speaking to her. So, um, that's all I do know. But I I this is
really close to her house. Um, and between the trees being gone and there being it was like void of vegetation when we before the snow too, like that's going to erode. There's nothing to stop it from eroding now. There's no there's no cover, >> no canopy. There's no shrubbery. There's
no grass. >> Right. So, >> it's it's gone. >> How do you guys want to proceed with this? >> I mean, do you can we bring her before us and then >> Yeah. >> I mean, I think that she might have to hire someone to figure out the best way
to >> Right. to to fix it cuz I don't think just planting some shrubbery is going to is going to do it. >> How about the debris in the down there in the in the wetland that >> I mean >> is going there's a stream going through there that all that debris is laying over. Yeah.
>> Yeah. Whoever the contractor was I mean >> he just threw it in there. >> They would have some knowledge. >> Yeah. >> But just looking at these tree stumps and that just looks like a hacker just >> Yep. I don't think it was it wasn't a tree person. >> Like a landscaper. >> Yes. Who was her contractor? Whoever
Whoever did her yard is who did it. >> But when you brought that up, that does sound more like what she said was >> her landscaper is >> Yeah, because this looks like a like a landscape or a homeowner. >> Yeah. Well, it definitely wasn't her cutting them. >> It was whoever she hired is her landscaper to redo her back like um like
they did like a like a concrete or cave or whatever thing in the back and stuff, >> right? Do you want her to have they get that stuff out of there? I mean, >> I don't know. >> I don't know if it's going to cause like a damning effect, but >> I mean, it is I think from what I could
see, it looked like it was laying over the stream that's going back there. So, at least Brook, I think >> because I lived in the neighborhood. >> You're right. That's >> cuz it goes behind Stop my Holy Cross. That's
>> But does it go back? Yes, it goes all the way down. It goes right by stop and shop on the pump station, crosses right there at the low part, >> right? >> And then it heads down then it takes a right and it goes through the golf course. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. I don't I think that she should
probably get that out of there, >> right? We don't want it to stop the the brook. >> Well, I mean, we can have her for our um 11th or 25th meeting for next month. Um, but yeah, I think with the distance that
this is of like maybe 20 ft from our house, this is pretty important that somebody that knows what they're doing puts a plan together >> and then has somebody that knows what they're doing also does the removal, >> right? The removal. >> Not just saying your landscaper can't go in and remove it like it's got to be done by
>> Right. >> Yeah. >> tree care specialist. >> Yeah. Specialist, >> right? >> Who knows? >> Yeah. Because that'll have a damning effect on the >> Yeah. And I mean that in the dam. >> Yeah, there's so much that can go wrong, but like we get we get heavy rain this
spring and that will have a damning effect and then it will also erode the bank faster which is going to just make it that much closer to the house. I mean there's a lot >> Yeah. >> going on now. >> All right. So, do we need to make a motion for that or is that something you just asked me? So, would you guys prefer
February 11th or February 25th or shows up? >> Do we know what we have on the agenda for either of those yet? I think uh I think Heritage Park is on for the 11th and then we know Prospect is on for the 25th. >> Continued anyway >> maybe. But I mean we've talked quite a bit about at least the um Heritage Park
one. We were just waiting on a little bit of additional information, some revised plans. So I don't think they're going to be like >> they won't be who so so whichever one you guys want. It doesn't matter me. >> I'm fine with either. I think maybe put it with uh You think Heritage Park's going to be involved? >> I think we kind of sorted through most
of it last time. At least you guys seemed happy. >> We just asked for a couple of >> some revised plans. >> plans for a couple things and then for the um uh we'll put in the order of conditions >> for the fertilizer plan. >> Fertilizer plan when it's time. >> All right. >> Like the fertilizer that they're going
to use to plant all that stuff. Yeah. So, I think it should be pretty quick. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Because I think that zero prospect is going to be Well, what do I know? But >> I know one >> Yeah. That's going to be big once we finally get it. >> Yeah. If we if we'll see what they
>> Let's do the 11th Sunday. That make sense? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Let's do the 11th. >> Okay. So, let me I'll send her a letter. February. >> So, other business, >> Alex, you're up. >> Not too much. I'm still trying to figure
out um how to contact the owners of Heritage Park Plaza with for the for the dumping back there. I still can't. So, their their property card updated and it doesn't have like I sent it to the same address. It was the same address as last time and it bounced
back. >> I haven't been able to find any new information. So, I'm thinking about maybe just handle like going into like Stop and Shop or something and finding a manager there and handing it to them and just >> can you get >> making it like having them Yeah. see if they can find a way to contact the
owners cuz at a loss for other options, but I mean there is like an electric mart in there. So, >> Oh god. >> There should be I mean it's been there for a while but like >> but still Yeah. >> should go. >> Yep. >> So, >> Exactly. Okay. >> That's really it. >> Okay.
Cool. Adjournment. >> Yes. >> Make a motion. >> Yes, please. >> I'll make a motion to adjourn the conservation meeting Wednesday, January 28th, 2026. >> Second. >> All those in favor? Hi.