What was said

Conservation Commission, November 16, 2022

the recording · 1:40 long, about 11,375 words spoken · captions carried this meeting moderately well

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The town published minutes (text) and an agenda for this meeting. Those minutes are the record; what follows is a guide to the recording.

The short version

  1. ▶ 44:29The Conservation Commission voted to approve a notice of intent for a warehouse distribution facility on one of the town's roads, with a standard order of conditions.
  2. ▶ 30:51It approved a single-family home at 680 Reservoir Road and a septic replacement at 45 Perimeter Road, each with standard conditions.
  3. ▶ 1:35:03A request to remove trees at 411 Goodrich Street ended in a negative determination, with conditions on debris, stump grinding and replanting native hardwoods.
  4. ▶ 33:37Four other filings, at 400 Leominster Shirley Road and three on one road, were continued to December 7th.
  5. ▶ 45:57A new part-time conservation administrator was announced to start November 28th; the commission met without one.

Why it matters — our reading

  • Wetlands approvals set the conditions on new building near protected land in town, and the commission is currently running without a conservation administrator until the new part-time hire starts.
  • The commission also reported on revolving and trust funds and a maintenance need at Hollis Road, which draw on money outside the tax-supported budget, and a driveway repair at Howard Street has no funding source identified yet.

Watch next

  • December 7th: the commission takes up the four continued filings.
  • November 28th: the new part-time conservation administrator starts.

executive sessionfacilitieshiringpersonnelplanning and zoningpublic commenttown departments

Present: Amber peace (chair); Jeff Viviano (member); Mike larouche (member); Mary Wilson (member); Rich Tremblay (member); Katie Childs (member); Rich Birch (member); Rebecca Manley (office assistant). Names are the caption model’s hearing and may be wrong.

Votes

  1. ▶ 4:17Continue the 411 Goodrich Street request for determination to later in the meetingpassed (roll call yes as heard)
  2. ▶ 11:48Approve notice of intent for septic replacement at 45 Perimeter Road with standard order of conditions and note that rear tank access awaits town permission — moved by Jeff, as heardpassed (roll call yes as heard)
  3. ▶ 21:21Continue the abbreviated notice of resource area delineation for 400 Leominster Shirley Road to December 7thpassed (roll call yes as heard)
  4. ▶ 30:51Approve notice of intent for single-family home at 680 Reservoir Road with standard order of conditions — moved by Jeff, as heardpassed (roll call yes as heard)
  5. ▶ 33:37Continue three notices of intent on round Road (47, 57 and 73) to December 7th in one motionpassed (roll call yes as heard)
  6. ▶ 44:29Approve notice of intent for warehouse distribution facility at 260 falula Road with standard order of conditions — moved by Mike, as heardpassed (roll call yes as heard)
  7. ▶ 49:31Approve administrative determination to remove a dead pine tree at 242 Sunset, leaving the stump in place — moved by Rich, as heardpassed (roll call yes as heard)
  8. ▶ 1:03:57Authorize purchase of two sheets of plywood and fasteners for the shed at Hollis Roadpassed (roll call yes as heard)
  9. ▶ 1:35:03Negative determination for tree removal at 411 Goodrich Street with conditions: debris removed, stumps ground, five native hardwoods planted — moved by chair, as heardpassed (roll call yes as heard)

And 2 procedural: approve the minutes of november 2nd 2022 (▶ 2:53); adjourn (▶ 1:38:57).

Against the town’s minutes

The town published minutes (text) for this meeting; ours were compared item by item. 5 agree, 4 caption errors resolved by the official reading, 5 substantive differences. The town’s minutes are a full record.

  1. differs411 Goodrich St negative determination, stump condition▶ 1:35:03

    recording Negative determination for tree removal at 411 Goodrich Street with conditions: debris removed, stumps ground, five native hardwoods planted — passed

    town’s minutes “mw/rt m/s to give a negative determination with the condition that the debris be removed, the stumps be left, and 5 native replacement hardwood trees are planted.”

    Ours says stumps ground, the town says stumps left; check the recording near this vote for which condition was moved.

  2. differsContinuance of 400 Leominster Shirley Road to December 7▶ 21:21

    recording Continue the abbreviated notice of resource area delineation for 400 Leominster Shirley Road to December 7th — passed (roll call yes as heard)

    town’s minutes —

    Our minutes record a continuance vote that the town's minutes do not; check the recording and the official minutes for this hearing.

  3. differsContinuance of 47, 57 and 73 Round Road NOIs to December 7▶ 33:37

    recording Continue three notices of intent on round Road (47, 57 and 73) to December 7th in one motion — passed (roll call yes as heard)

    town’s minutes —

    Official minutes mention these hearings as continued but record no motion or date; check the official text for the continuance vote.

  4. differsHollis Road revolving fund balance▶ 51:37

    recording Hollis Road revolving fund: almost sixty one thousand dollars

    town’s minutes “bp said the balance on the hollis road revolving fund is at $60,000.”

    Almost $61,000 versus $60,000; check the recording for whether the chair said approximately $60,000 or nearly $61,000.

  5. differsRich Birch / Katie Childs attendance

    recording Rich Birch (member); Katie Childs (member)

    town’s minutes “roll call: bp, jv, ml, mw, rt absent: rb, cc”

    Ours lists both as attendees but the town marks Richard Bursch and Catie Childs absent; check the recording for whether they attended or joined remotely (names also misspelled).

4 caption errors the town’s minutes resolve
  • 45 Perimeter Road septic NOI vote:Approve notice of intent for septic replacement at 45 Perimeter Road with standard order of conditions and note that rear tank access awaits town permission — passed→45 Parmenter Road▶ 11:48
  • 260 Fahlulah Road warehouse NOI vote:Approve notice of intent for warehouse distribution facility at 260 falula Road with standard order of conditions — passed→260 Fahlulah Road▶ 44:29
  • Shed floor materials cost:Shed floor materials at Hollis Road: a hundred and eighteen dollars, ten dollars→$128▶ 1:03:35
  • Chair name:Amber peace (chair)→Bob Pease
In one record only: 8 from the recording, 6 from the town’s minutes
  • Recording only — Continuance of 411 Goodrich request to later in the meeting: Continue the 411 Goodrich Street request for determination to later in the meeting — passed (roll call yes as heard) ▶ 4:17
  • Recording only — Conservation Commission trust funds balance: Conservation Commission trust funds: 32 381 dollars ▶ 51:58
  • Recording only — New part-time conservation administrator starting November 28: Announced a new part-time conservation administrator, who starts November 28th. ▶ 45:57
  • Recording only — Associate member on letterhead: A prospective member is to be listed as an associate member on commission letterhead. ▶ 1:14:07
  • Recording only — Orders of conditions issued by DocuSign: Orders of conditions to be issued by DocuSign by the office assistant, and Commissioners agreed to sign promptly. ▶ 32:14
  • Recording only — Heating company quote for Hollis Road oil heat: Mike will ask a heating company for a price to service the Hollis Road oil heating system. ▶ 58:19
  • Recording only — Chair recap for office assistant: Chair recapped the night's results for the office assistant; the 411 Goodrich request was closed with a negative determination. ▶ 1:37:56
  • Recording only — Rebecca Manley, office assistant: Rebecca Manley (office assistant)
  • Town’s minutes only — Lawn mower repair at no charge: “ml reported that np would do the lawn mower repair for free.”
  • Town’s minutes only — Howard Street driveway funding: “bp will be in contact with boh and the board of selectman about funding for the driveway”
  • Town’s minutes only — 192 Townsend Harbor Road encroachment: “he said he will give it another couple times but if not, it will need to be taken to court.”
  • Town’s minutes only — Chainsaw safety class location: “bp said the class will take place on the rayo property.”
  • Town’s minutes only — Advice on replacement tree planting: “bp recommended that db reach out to the new administrator for advice on where to plant the replacement trees.”
  • Town’s minutes only — Applicants and presenters: “jack maloney from dillis & roy presented the proposed plans.”

Compared 2026-10-14. Neither record is treated as the referee: a caption error is the same fact heard badly; a difference is for a person to check at the timestamp.

The money

  1. ▶ 50:56Timber harvest proceeds

    Chair reported funds on hand from timber and expected receipts from two harvests, less the forester's percentage.

    as heard:twenty one thousand sixty one dollars6 000twenty one thousand

  2. ▶ 51:37Hollis Road revolving fund

    Balance reported as almost sixty one thousand dollars per the report received.

    as heard:almost sixty one thousand dollars

  3. ▶ 51:58Conservation Commission trust funds

    Five trust funds; only earnings can be spent, with a balance of earnings at last quarter end, and records of the trusts' restrictions were lost.

    as heard:32 381 dollars

  4. ▶ 1:03:35Shed floor materials at Hollis Road

    Quote for plywood and screws from Home Depot to build a floor frame using donated lumber and volunteer labor.

    as heard:a hundred and eighteen dollarsten dollars

  5. ▶ 1:07:27Howard Street driveway

    DPW would hire out the driveway to a contractor and does not know where funding would come from; chair will ask selectmen to fund it.

Settled without a vote

  • ▶ 45:57Announced a new part-time conservation administrator, who starts November 28th.
  • ▶ 1:14:07A prospective member is to be listed as an associate member on commission letterhead.
  • ▶ 32:14Orders of conditions to be issued by DocuSign by the office assistant, and Commissioners agreed to sign promptly.
  • ▶ 58:19Mike will ask a heating company for a price to service the Hollis Road oil heating system.
  • ▶ 1:37:56Chair recapped the night's results for the office assistant; the 411 Goodrich request was closed with a negative determination.

Documents and exhibits

The town’s minutes

Not yet read for a documents list.

Heard in the recording

Not yet looked for in the recording.

State law asks minutes to list the documents and exhibits used at a meeting (M.G.L. c.30A §22(a)). Names from the recording are the caption model’s hearing; the two sides are matched by name, by script, so a document named two different ways can be missed. A place to look, not a finding.

Public comment

  1. ▶ 2:53Chair asked for public comment at the start; none offered.
  2. ▶ 1:14:28Final call for public comment; the only person heard was the applicant for 411 Goodrich Street, who joined late due to the wrong meeting time. — Dave black, as heard
  3. ▶ 1:38:57Chair noted no public members remained at the end.

Where the time went

Minutes of recording by subject, from the topic spans below. A topic with two subjects counts toward both.

The whole meeting, in order

  1. ▶ 0:04Open meeting law script, roll call, no administrator noteinformational · 2:49 long
  2. ▶ 2:53Minutes approvalvoted · 0:44 long
  3. ▶ 3:37Notice of intent, septic replacement at 45 Perimeter Roadvoted, approved · 9:13 long · facilities, planning and zoning
  4. ▶ 12:50Abbreviated resource area delineation, 400 Leominster Shirley Roadcontinued to December 7th · 9:13 long · planning and zoning
  5. ▶ 22:03Notice of intent, single-family home at 680 Reservoir Roadvoted, approved · 11:34 long · planning and zoning
  6. ▶ 33:37Three round Road notices continuedcontinued to December 7th · 0:46 long · planning and zoning
  7. ▶ 34:23Notice of intent, warehouse distribution facility at 260 falula Roadvoted, approved · 10:49 long · planning and zoning, economic development
  8. ▶ 45:12Conservation administrator start dateinformational · 2:33 long · hiring, personnel
  9. ▶ 47:45Emergency tree removal at 242 Sunsetvoted, approved · 2:49 long · planning and zoning
  10. ▶ 50:34Encroachment and budget updateinformational · 3:07 long · budget, town departments
  11. ▶ 53:41Hollis Road residence maintenance and shed floor purchasevoted purchase · 11:00 long · facilities
  12. ▶ 1:04:41Enforcement, open space, timber sales, bridge work party, committee reportsinformational · 9:47 long · town departments
  13. ▶ 1:14:28Request for determination for tree removal at 411 Goodrich Streetvoted, negative determination with conditions · 23:28 long · planning and zoning, public comment
  14. ▶ 1:37:56Recap and adjournmentvoted adjourn · 2:23 long

What the captions could not carry

  • Vote counts were given only as roll-call yeses as heard; some names and a few responses are garbled.
  • Exact street names (falula, round Road, Perimeter Road) are rendered unreliably.
  • Whether Katie voted at all is unclear; the chair noted she would not vote near the end.

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