Information for Meeting of Conservation Commission
Tuesday December 03, 2019 7:30 PM EST

PUBLIC HEARING CONTINUATION FROM
TUESDAY, 5 NOVEMBER 2019 
TO
TUESDAY, 3 DECEMBER 2019
LOWER TOWN HALL
1 SOUTH MAIN STREET
7:30 PM

AGENDA

In accordance with the provisions of the Wetlands Protection Act, Chapter 131 Section 40 (as amended), the Petersham Conservation Commission will continue the public hearing on Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. at the Lower Town Hall, 1 South Main Street Petersham, MA  01366 on the Notice of Intent by Sunpin Solar Development, LLC for construction of a 4.568-megawatt (MW) direct current (DC) ground-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) development project on property owned by Ralph Lapinskas on New Athol Road, Map 402 Lot 38-0.  

The cleared and fenced area of 14.4 acres for the ground-mounted solar photovoltaic will require construction of a 20-foot wide and approximately 1,150 feet long gravel access road with a wetland crossing and construction of a replication wetland of 3,335 square feet with installation of perimeter erosion controls for all construction areas.

A copy of the Notice of Intent may be inspected prior to the public meeting at 3 South Main Street.  All interested persons are invited to attend.  

PETERSHAM CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Robert A. Clark, Chair 

MEETING OF
TUESDAY, 3 DECEMBER 2019
LOWER TOWN HALL 
FOLLOWING PUBLIC HEARING CONTINUATION
AGENDA

REVIEW AND APPROVE PREVIOUS MEETING MINUTES 
REVIEW FOREST CUTTING PLANS – 
MICHAEL AND MICHELLE BRENNAN, 80 BIRCH DRIVE − (MAP 408 LOT 24-0 & 25-0) – DCR FILE NO. 234-22496-20 – APPROVED (11-15-19) 
DCR DWSP, 485 WARE ROAD, BELCHERTOWN – WHITNEY HILL ROAD (QUABBIN LOT S13SQ) – GT. 40 – (MAP 420 LOT 14-0) 
MARONITE MONKS OF ADORATION, INC., 67 DUGWAY ROAD − (MAP 417 LOT 4-0) 
STANLEY ANDRISKI, 81 WEST ROAD − (MAP 412 LOT 78-0) 
THOMAS MONTGOMERY, 124 CARTER POND ROAD − (MAP 418 LOT 54-0) 
CULVERT AND DRAINAGE ISSUES – UPDATE
COMMISSION MEMBERSHIP
NATIVE POLLINATOR ASSESSMENT, GARDENS, AND EDUCATION 
PETERSHAM CENTER SCHOOL PROJECTS
RARE SPECIES, HABITAT PROTECTIONS, AND INVASIVE SPECIES CONTROL 
VERNAL POOL PROJECT
CONSERVATION RESTRICTIONS – BASELINES AND MONITORING 
TRAIL MAP FOR DAVENPORT POND PROPERTY AND POSSIBLY BABBITT SANCTUARY 
REVIEW OF DCR ADVISORY RULINGS –
ANR PLANS FROM THE PLANNING BOARD – 
OLD BUSINESS – 
CORRESPONDENCE AND MISCELLANEOUS