CONSERVATION COMMISSION MEETING

Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Champagne Meeting Room

50 Carby Street, Westwood, MA

Meeting Packet
7:00 p.m.  – Call to Order

• Approval of minutes – June 8, 2022 and December 14, 2022

Discussion Items:

1.   Minutes of October 26, 2022

Action Items:
1.   48 High Rock Street – DEP #338-0717 – Request for Certificate of Compliance – Castro

2.   7 Longmeadow Drive – DEP #338-0714 – Request for Certificate of Compliance – Barbieri

Public Hearings:

Downey Street - Notice of Intent –DEP #338-0? – Town of Westwood

Side walk

215 High Street – Stormwater Land Disturbance – JMF Private Investments

New home, barn improvements and new arena

244 Farm Lane - Notice of Intent –DEP #338-0? – Wallace

Addition

210 Westfield Street – Request for Determination – MacIntyre
Fence in yard

510 Far Reach – Stormwater Land Disturbance – Cabral – Continued from 12/14/22

The construction of a new single-family house and landscaping

490 Gay Street – ANRAD –DEP #338-0? – Petrozzi – Continued from 12/14/22

Wetland boundary confirmation

131 Bay Colony Drive - Notice of Intent –DEP #338-0? – Hess – Continued from 12/14/22

In-ground swimming pool

110 Arcadia Road – Request for Determination – Musto – Continued from 12/14/22
Clearing of trees and brush.

7 Little Boot Lane – Notice of Intent –DEP #338-0? – Champion – Continued from 12/14/22

Addition

Discussion Items continued:
1.   Potential Tree policy/ordinance/bylaw

https://www.mass.gov/doc/tree-bylaw-and-ordinance-guide/download

2.   Assure Select Board’s awareness of above items, clarify oversight of the Town’s existing conservation lands

      and discuss potential Conservation Land Management Plan

      https://www.townhall.westwood.ma.us/home/showpublisheddocument/7288/637012120637130000

3.   Commissioners’ observations around town and next scheduled site visits

4.   Update on significant projects and other topics not reasonably anticipated

5.   Actively make buyers, property owners and realtors aware of WPA, wetland ordinance and stormwater

      ordinance

Upcoming Meeting:  1/25/23 – in person meeting

Note:  Agenda items and order subject to change