The Marion Conservation Commission met on Wednesday, June 24, and while their agenda was filled with many individual action items, they still managed to keep the meeting under one hour.
The commission began with a Public Hearing for James A. Arne at 340 Converse Road for a Request for Determination of Applicability for sewer and water mains and their connections. David Davignon of Schneider, Davignon and Leone, Inc. represented his client and stated he wanted to bring water and sewer connections to his business on Converse Road. The project would begin with the installation of a sewer force main down the road and its connection to the front entrance of the site. From there, a grinder pump would be installed near the site entrance and the existing two buildings on site would have gravity pipes to ruin their sewage into the pump.
There weren’t any questions on the project, and the hearing was closed. This Determination of Applicability was granted at the end of the meeting with a unanimous vote.
Next began the Public Hearing for Elizabeth and Robert Alln of 10 Doran Way for a Notice of Intent for a single-family home demolition and reconstruction. Davignon was also representative here, and explained the current house was built in the 1960s and the new construction, though present in wetlands, would be FEMA compliant.
The project would see the removal of the dwelling, deck, concrete walkway, and to replace the existing home components with a Cape-style house over roughly the same location. There were no major questions from the commission who closed the hearing. This Notice of Intent was approved at the end of the meeting with a unanimous vote.
The third and final Public Hearing was for Erica M. Larner of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation for a Request for Determination of Applicability for the milling and resurfacing of the mainline and ramps on both the east-bound and west-bound corridors of Interstate I-195. The proposed interstate resurfacing project would see work from Wareham down through Mattapoisett. Larner from MassDOT stated bidding on the project would likely open up in the fall, meaning would begin next year. The hearing was closed without major questioning. The commission approved a negative determination of applicability for the work at the end of the meeting with a unanimous vote.
Following the hearings, the board made three quick votes for Certificates of Compliances and a permit extension. One for 52 West Avenue was granted, followed by another for 47 West Avenue with unanimous votes. There was then a Permit Extension Request for 468 Point Road. Currently, their permit would end on July 1, and the extension, which was approved, extended the permit three years to 2029.
The next meeting of the Marion Conservation Commission is scheduled for Wednesday, June 8 at 7:00 pm in the Marion Police Station.
Marion Conservation Commission
By Sam Bishop