Members present: Alt. David Holder, Betsy Castro, Bruce Johnson, Mark Whitehill, Neil Faiman, Stuart Draper, Alt. Brian Sullivan, Matt Fish, Alec MacMartin, Alt. Dawn Tuomala and NRPC Rep. Steve Wagner.

Meeting called to order by Co-Chairperson Mark Whitehill at 7:32pm.

Minutes from October
-Delete subtitle on Monadnock Mt. Spring Water.
-Page 2, line 3: Change “outstanding items“ to “are complete”.
-Ducharme’s surveyor is Richard Drew.
-Line 1, page 3: Barnes is the correct spelling
-Page 5, line 4: “Harold”
-Line 6, page 46:  “Application” needs to be corrected.

VOTE: Betsy Castro made a motion to accept the minutes as amended.  Matt Fish seconded the motion.  Alec MacMartin and Bruce Johnson abstained.  Motion passed.

The Board questioned the two dwellings on lot 13-2.  They were informed that a trailer is stored on the lot and after subdivision approval it will be moved to lot C-13-1.  The Board requested a note on the plan stating the existing mobile home can’t be occupied or tied into utilities and will be moved.

Add a note or expand note 6 about the driveway.  Lots 13-2, 13-3, 13-4 are to be serviced by a common drive as shown.  Discussed turn around for fire vehicles.  The Board was concerned about access from the other end.  The Ducharmes said the cable is only on a nail and can be removed at the other driveway entrance if emergency vehicles need to enter, but they do not want to take the cable down.

Ducharme Drive was suggested but the applicant needs to check with the office.

Review B-17 for driveway standards and the minimum finished surface is 16 ft. and max grade is 8% and up to 12 for 150 ft.  Make a note about the road standards from section 9.7.

The Ducharmes informed the Board there was no reclamation done on the pit but there is growth and the banks appear to be stable.

To do list:
-Show turnaround on private way
-Show new private way with 30 ft. right of way
-Name of private way
-New easement language to reflect new width
-Note about one dwelling per lot
-Note about 3 lots using the private way (C-13-2, 3, 4) and should be reflected in the easement language.
-Add that the road won’t be accepted as a town road.
-Note referring to town standards as a town road.

Discussed the dry hydrant and fire pond procedures.  Rural Fire Protection Association has grant money and the fire chief was working on it.

VOTE: Alec MacMartin made a motion to continue to December 17, 2003.  Bruce Johnson seconded the motion.  Motion passed unanimously.

A small portion if lot E-32 plus E-22, E31, E-30 will be excavated.  E-23 is opened by the town of Wilton and operated by the Wilton Water Dept.  The intent of the plan is to show the removal of material on the four lots.  The total excavation area from the 4 lots will be 37 acres but does not include the bog area.

The property owners have completed 21 borings and 21 test pits and have put installed 10 monitoring wells on the property.  They willing plan to work closely with the Wilton Water Dept. and the two parties have met.  The meeting resulted in revised plans.  The applicant’s consultant is GZA.  GEI is the consultant for the Wilton Water Dept.  They have asked the Board to accept these recommendations.  Discussed the runoff area and design.  Revisions are expected on the plan.

Waivers requested (see file).
-2-1 slopes to 3-1
-5-acre max open for excavation before reclamation.
-This plan is 1”-100 feet but regulations ask for 200.

The applicant is requesting the same hours of operation as Monadnock Mountain Spring Water, which is 6am-6pm.  Access is planned from Rt. 31, near the old concrete plant, but there is another access point from Rt. 31, which can be used concurrently.  There is a home at the top of the hill but they will have to access the same way as the gravel operation since Davidson Rd. will be blocked off.

This application is an extension of the existing operation.  Tom Quinn discussed that 50% reclamation of the existing operation has taken place. There is a water truck on the existing parcel and they sweep the road every weekend.  They have a spill control program in place and have all the best management practices (see file).

Mr. Quinn discussed blending of the two products and why that is necessary. They expect 700,000 yards of material from Davidson’s parcel.  There will be no crushing in this operation.

Most of the property is in residential/agricultural district.  Some of Mr. Davidson’s land is industrial zone.

The applicant requested if Keach Nordstrom could be the engineering firm to review the application.

Fees were discussed and the review.  The water dept. was present at the meeting.

The Board questioned the water tests on the existing operation and wondered if that data would be helpful.  Mr. Quinn stated he had done new borings and are they are prepared to submit the data on the existing operation.

Discussed pad for equipment.

Tom Herlihy from the Wilton Water Dept. said they department is “in on the ground floor and Mr. Quinn has been very cooperative”.  Emery and Garrett from are hydrologist that will be involved in the process.  Mr. Herlihy mentioned that there are no rules about pits in water recharge area.  The rule but not the statue is 6 feet above the water table.  GZA does not believe there will problems with the recharge area but they are concerned with spills.  Jim Tuttle also discussed the Water Department’s concerns.

Discussed if the town should take a stand as being a disapproving or approving abutters and the setbacks differences.  Water quality and effects on the recharge area are important issues.

Outstanding issues to address are on the plan are:
-Spill prevention plan needs to be presented
-Fueling procedure
-Pads
-Control for high risk areas for pollution
-Access and maintenance of road
-Reclamation
-Show access on easterly portion of the plat.
-A better locus map to show the lots and maybe the town wells and existing operation.

VOTE: Betsy Castro moved to continue to December 17, 2003.  Stuart Draper seconded the motion.  Motion passed unanimously.

The applicant met with the fire chief to discussed improvement with the fire pond.  They plan on cleaning up the existing pond and bring the dry hydrant closer to the road.   DES confirmed there is no permit required for cleaning up a pond.  It will be shown on the plan.

The applicant met with the road agent, staked the driveways and checked site distances.  They make some adjustment to 3 or 4 driveways within 15 feet but there is a concern about one driveway.  Discussed the driveway on 94-5, which has a site distance problem.

An expedited wetland application is planned for the culvert on lot 9.  The applicant will contact the Conservation Commission.

Mr. Moheban discussed the conservation easement process.  It is the same situation as the last application with the eventual placement of an easement on the parcel but fundraising is in the process.  The easement may be in place by the summer.  The Wilton Conservation Commission will hold the easement for the parcel.

Mr. Moheban would like to confirm the road improvements.

It was suggested to make sure there is communication between the farm and the building process to ensure the pond is still suitable for cows.

Items to add to plan
-Driveway names
-Maintain interior walls
-Erosion control plan and a generic plan for on-site construction
-Snowmobile trails

VOTE: Alec MacMartin made a motion to continue to December.  Bruce Johnson seconded the motion.  Motion passed unanimously.

Add notes
Business hours are 8am-9pm Monday through Friday and 8am–4pm on Saturdays.

VOTE: Neil Faiman made a motion to accept the application.  Betsy Castro seconded the motion.  Motion passed unanimously.

VOTE: Stuart Draper made a motion to approve the plan.  Betsy Castro seconded the motion.  Motion passed unanimously.

$100 in NRPC fees in paid.
Mr. MacMartin is back on the Board.

See file for test pit information, letter of authorization and the fire chief’s letter.  The driveway permit is still outstanding.  Lot numbers were discussed

To do list:
-Road agent letter
-Bruce Johnson will walk the bounds
-State subdivision approval

An abutter is concerned about the wetlands impact.

VOTE: Betsy Castro made a motion to continue to December 17, 2003.  Bruce Johnson seconded the motion.  Motion passed unanimously.

Ms. Tuomala will send a copy of the plan to town counsel.

The plan should show parking, setbacks signage, hours of operation and lighting.

Altering a grandfathered lot and the need to bring it up to standards was discussed.
The applicant will need a variance for 8.1D and 8.5 in addition to request a special exception 8.6.1

Consider a work session for Normandeau as an information/educational meeting in December.

The secretary has received the plan for the board to review.

Betsy Castro made a motion to adjourn at 10:45pm and Bruce Johnson seconded the motion.  Motion passed.

Sincerely,

Kathleen Humphreys