Conservation Commission - Regular Meeting

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

The Grafton Conservation Commission welcomed a new administrative assistant, discussed pending engineering updates for 66 Brigham Hill Road, and voted to postpone several public hearings.

About this meeting

Government Body
Conservation Commission
Meeting Type
Conservation Commission
Location
Grafton, MA
Meeting Date
September 15, 2026

Transcript

65 sections

0:09 – 1:58•Speaker 4

Good. Let's start the meeting. I'm Travis Math. I'll check the attendance from the members. Sandy, yes, I can hear you well. Amira, yes. Noah, yes. Emma, yes. And India, who is in charge of environmental protection, yes. Jen, yes. The public meeting of the Department of Environmental Protection will be held remotely via Zoom on March 12, 2020, and March 28, 2025. You can check the meeting access information on the Grafton Town website. This meeting is being recorded. If you do not speak, please use the voice of your mobile phone or computer. In the case of a mobile phone, you can press star 6. I will introduce each speaker according to the case. It is impossible to share the screen, but the staff can show you the document according to the order of speech. At the time of speech, please use the raise hand icon in the middle menu to mark the speaker. When you speak on the phone, press star 9 and then star 6 to remove the voice. Those who raise their hand will be nominated one by one and speak. All votes will be nominated. The committee is in charge of water management regulations. Please contact the relevant committee if you have any questions. Rea I'm not sure if there are any participants, but why don't we start at 66 Brigham Hill Road? Now, before we start the hearing, I have something to tell you.

1:58 – 2:10•Speaker 1

Our new administrative assistant, Catherine Desilio, is on the phone, and she wanted to say hello to you and introduce herself. Yes, that's great. Catherine, please tell us. Welcome. Thank you. Hello. Nice to meet you.

2:22 – 2:47•Speaker 2

Please briefly introduce yourself. Yes, of course. Hello. I was working in the dentist, and this time I worked as the director of North Borough City Hall. I also worked at the City Hall's environmental planning department. I have various experiences like this, and I am really happy to meet all of you. I'm excited to be a member of the team and work together.

2:51•Speaker 4

좋습니다. 환영합니다. 다른 분 한 분을 더 모셔야겠네요. 오늘 회의록 작성을 이미 마쳤는데, 회의록에 나오는 모든 분들의 얼굴을 직접 보고 싶어 하세요.

2:57•Speaker 2

회의록에 대한 의견도 많이 들을 수 있도록 하겠습니다. 좋습니다. 환영합니다. 네. 감사합니다. 캐서린. 감사합니다. 미아.

3:20•Speaker 4

Liya, what would you say? 66 Brigham Hill.

3:24 – 5:57•Speaker 4

According to the Massachusetts Forest Protection Act and the Grafton Forest Protection Act, the Grafton Preservation Committee will hold a public hearing through Zoom to apply for permission for the construction of a residential trench in Grafton Brigham Hill Road 66. Related information can be found on the city website. Please update if there are any new information from the applicant after the last public hearing. And if you have any important information, please write it down and we will deliver it to the members. Yes, good. Please give a brief update on the new information from the applicant. The applicant, Matt Maro, was absent, and Tomok engineer Mark Santoro just talked to me. I think there were a few unresolved cases at the 8 a.m. meeting at 8 a.m. One of them is the approval application submitted to Dan. Mesh has finished writing. Yes, as far as I remember, Mark had four opinions about the committee's opinion. Unfortunately, Mark just texted me. I tried to persuade him to submit the corrected documents before the meeting, but he didn't. He said he had to measure the site in order to determine the water level boundary to be included in the drawing. I'm sorry. Me too. This work is not finished yet, so I'm frustrated. However, I have no choice but to ask the engineer to do what he needs and ask for sufficient work. Sandy also knows that there were some opinions, but I don't know if this is the right place. Lia, do you have anything to say to Mason? Yes, the content was delivered to the engineer.

5:57 – 6:47•Speaker 1

Yes, I would like you to tell Sandy what you have reviewed. Tonight, I will deliver Sandy's opinion to Mark Santo as a poem or memoir. I would like to talk more about that part. Other items Mason, as you said, it's about the plan changes. Existing and limited waterways and embankments, dams, floodplains, and the boundary line, and the self-reporting area. Mark seems to have been delaying the correction work because he might need to correct it according to Sandy's review. I think I was trying to deal with all the things at once. Then I'll hand over the microphone to Sandy. Yes. All right. What I did was an objective review of rainwater management calculations and plans.

6:47 – 8:17•Speaker 4

Through this conversation, I found out why certain details of the plan were omitted. There is no problem at all that you did not update the plan. Um, so according to the rainwater management report, it says that the gravel must be laid below the entrance. Specifically, it offers an area of ​​6,500 square feet, but it is said that the area under the entrance path is laid with gravel and the area under the entrance path is connected with a stone-shaped rope, so water seeps under the entrance path. All of these things have been discussed, but they have not been reflected in this plan. So I did the calculation again. Can you explain exactly what the 6,500 square feet area means? It's because it changes depending on the distance from the purification system. So, Another question is, um, is it to make sure that it's not us and the day, or is it to make sure that there is an appropriate win-win between the invasion and the invasion system? I'm curious. There were two main questions I asked him. Because he wasn't in the plan. And Leia, did you update our region to include Atlas 14?

8:31 – 8:44•Speaker 1

Well, we already know that we are reflecting on the relevant content a little earlier, but will Atlas 14 continue to be updated after that? To put it simply, Atlas 14 was probably released a few years ago.

8:44 – 10:21•Speaker 4

Atlas 15 is scheduled to be released, but it also includes not only the data update, but also future data prediction data. It was supposed to come out in 2025, but it hasn't come out yet. I don't know when it's going to come out. I've been talking about it for years, but there's no question that it's going to be released soon. I don't know either. It's not something I can do. Atlas 14 is similar to Cornell University's data, but there is a slight difference in each region. This is the most recent data released by the federal government. I'm checking right now. Please wait a moment. Yes. 그리고 샌드라 씨, 추가 질문이 하나 더 있습니다. 네, 특정 거리 요건이 있다고 하셨는데 제가 제대로 이해한 건가요? 정화조 침출장과 부지 경계선 사이의 거리를 말씀하시는 건가요? 경계선이 아니라 제... It is a separation condition according to the 5th group title 5. The purification system is here. And of course, purification systems are included in this plan. It's part of the design.

10:21•Speaker 3

Yes, purification system. Purification system. Yes, that's right.

10:24 – 10:57•Speaker 4

And the purification group should be more than a certain distance away from the infiltration group. That's the part of the entrance to the lower stone. There's plenty of space. It's just that the boundary line of the entrance to the lower stone hasn't been marked on the surface. When the plan was amended, I wanted to mention the part to reflect the requirements of the health committee. To be honest, that's not in our jurisdiction. But I'm suggesting it because I think we need to check it out at the health committee. That way, we won't have to revise the plan again later.

10:58•Speaker 3

That's all. And the entire area is combined with the first added area.

11:03 – 12:08•Speaker 4

Yes, so the entire area is included in the HydroCAD model. It's okay. Entrance route I calculated the area briefly, but it's much more than 6,500. So I don't know where the limit of the infiltration system is. The plan is not updated, so it is not displayed on the drawing. If it is displayed on the drawing, you can proceed with confirmation. What I wanted to check was the location of the stone below the entrance. It may apply to both the entrance and the parking lot, but it should be more than a certain distance away from the construction law, Title V. The engineer in charge will know the distance. Yes, and Jin, to manage the requirements that Mark must submit by next week, please send us the email address where we can use those two questions or opinions. 네, 보내드리겠습니다. 이미 직원들에게 이메일로 질문들을 보냈습니다. 쉽게 보내드릴 수 있습니다. 네. 질문이 두 개 있습니다. 네. 하나는 질문에 대한 답변입니다. 저희는 아직 코넬 데이터를 사용하고 있습니다. 네.

12:22 – 12:33•Speaker 2

Yes, I just read the email you sent me, and you talked about the entry details there. Are you looking for the details? Or are you looking for the top position of the drawing?

12:34 – 13:07•Speaker 4

Yes, the details are in another drawing that I downloaded, not this drawing, but in another drawing. Oh, yes, the drawing at the top. The details are in this drawing. It's the first drawing out of the two, and it's at the top. There is an entrance route, and there is a stone bridge at the bottom and side of the entrance route. That part is okay. However, in reality, the location where the entrance route will be installed in the suburb is not marked.

13:07•Speaker 1

That's all. Yes. So you're looking for the distance between the entrance route and the purification zone. That's right. I understand. Thank you. So, so.

13:18•Speaker 3

Yes, this is one of the things that needs to be checked because it is not on the map yet.

13:23 – 13:57•Speaker 4

After checking the location of the purgatory, I wanted to let you know that you must keep your distance when installing the purgatory. That's all. Yes. Ms. Lia, looking at the soil and terrain of this land, 기존 조건에서도 제한된 조건에서도 유출수가 거의 없습니다. 어떤 강우량 데이터를 사용하더라도 큰 차이는 없을 것 같습니다. 네. 상당히 보수적인 추정치이고 토양 상태도 매우 좋습니다. 네. 더 이상 드릴 말씀은 없습니다.

14:13•Speaker 3

Leo and Jen, I would appreciate it if you could send these two opinions or requests through email. I would really appreciate it if you could send it tomorrow.

14:21•Speaker 4

We will send it to you. Thank you. There are no more questions.

14:24•Speaker 1

Would you like to continue? Yes, yes.

14:27 – 14:44•Speaker 4

I will proceed right away. Lia, do you have anything you want to say before I move on to the public and members? Yes.

14:44 – 14:57•Speaker 1

That's all I have to say today. Yes. There is no qualification in this vote because Emma and Ami have joined the vote more than twice. Please refer to the next vote. Yes. Sandy, do you have any other questions? Yes. It was relatively simple so far.

15:05 – 16:19•Speaker 4

네, 더 이상 질문 없습니다. 노아, 지금 질문 있으신가요? 아니요, 지금은 없습니다. 이제 대중에게 발언권을 드려야겠죠? 네, 좋습니다. 대중의 의견을 듣겠습니다. 젠, 전화 연결되었습니다. 참석하신 분 있나요? 어, 아무도 없습니다. 네. 연기 요청이 있습니다. Is there an agreement to postpone Brigham Hill Road's 66th case to September 29th? I'm sorry. I will submit an agreement to postpone Brigham Hill Road's 66th case to September 29th. Thank you. There was number 20, but number 9 fell out. I'll postpone it to the 29th. I agree. 호명 투표 샌디 네 노아 네 엠마 기권합니다. 감사합니다. 아미라 저는 투표 자격이 없죠. 그래서 기권해야 할 것 같습니다. 네, 기권합니다. 저는 찬성합니다. 동의안이 통과되었습니다.

16:19•Speaker 2

9월 29일에 뵙겠습니다.

16:33 – 17:50•Speaker 4

감사합니다. 네. 명단을 찾아보겠습니다. 매도 브록로드 주민분들, 여기 계신가요? 아니요. 20일이나 29일로 연기하고 싶어합니다. 이제 공개하고 투표만 하면 됩니다. 좋습니다. According to the Massachusetts Wetland Protection Act, the Grafton Rainwater Management Act, and the Grafton Wetland Protection Act, the Preservation Commission will hold a public hearing through Zoom to discuss the proposal of the Madoo Brook Road 7, which was submitted by the Gilmore Construction Company to the Preservation Commission. Request materials, meeting links, and access information are posted online. Therefore, if there are no questions, you can reveal it. That's right. But you have to reveal it. You don't have to do that. Yes. Is there anyone who has a question at the committee? No. Is there a consent to act on the 29th of Madoo Brook Road 7th case? Oh, wait a minute. I wanted to act on the 29th. That's right. Yes.

17:58•Speaker 3

그래서 연기합니다. 아, 거기에 적혀있네요.

17:59 – 18:36•Speaker 4

동의안이 있습니다. 제청자 있습니까? 제청. 동의안과 제청. 호명 투표. 노아. 네. 아미라. 네. 엠마. 네. 샌디. 네. 제가 뮬란 신청서에 서명했죠? 맞죠? 네. 저도 찬성입니다. 안건이 통과됐습니다. 아, 이건 새로운데요. 리야, 철회요. 네, 연기 신청. 처럼 철회한 건을 기록하고 투표하는 건가요? 이런 건 자주 있는 일이 아니라서 정확히 기억이 안 나지만, 아마.

18:46 – 19:14•Speaker 1

I think I read the application and record the withdrawal. I don't know if I'm voting or just recording the withdrawal. Now, I'll try it. Yes, I think so. It's okay. I don't think it's right because there's nothing to vote for. Yes, you can file it at any time. There's something like that in the legal term. Yes, that's right. Read it.

19:39•Speaker 4

해당 신청은 철회되었습니다. 논의할 사항 있습니까? 네. 음, 조치사항입니다. 모두 회의록을 보셨습니까? 8월 25일 회의록입니다. 질문이나 의견이 있으십니까?

20:12•Speaker 2

There's nothing.

20:14 – 20:26•Speaker 4

I can't hear anything. I'll accept your consent.

20:26•Speaker 2

On August 25, 2026, I propose a consent to approve the record of the Graffiton Preservation Committee.

20:32•Speaker 4

동의. 제청. 동의 및 제청. 호명 투표. 샌디. 찬성. 엠마. 찬성. 노아. 찬성. 아미라. 기권. 저는 참석하지 못했습니다.

20:40•Speaker 3

저도. 찬성입니다. 동의가 통과되었습니다.

20:57•Speaker 4

Lia, can you explain the purpose of the Master Plan Committee? Yes. It's something to do, but I don't know how long it will take to invest time.

21:07 – 21:31•Speaker 1

I don't know, so I'll tell you very briefly. Um, the Master Plan has recently been updated by the Ministry of Planning. It is now in the process of implementation, like an open space and recreation plan. Um, I think the form is similar to what is done at the Travis Committee, but I heard that there will be a meeting every quarter. 그리고 위원 중 한 명은 건설위원회 컴컴 대표입니다. 단기적인 위원회인가요? 1년이나 6개월 정도 하는 완전히 새로운 위원회인가요?

21:31 – 22:12•Speaker 4

마스터 플랜은 최소 5년, 길게는 10년까지는 걸리는 걸로 알고 있습니다. 네, 알겠습니다. 갱신하기 전까지는요? 그럼 누가 참여하나요? I'm in the Open Space Committee, and Sandy doesn't remember her name. CPCO. Yes. And who is in charge of emergency calls? It's me. I'm a new member of the committee. Good. I can't leave this to Emma. I'll start first. Is there anyone who wants to participate in this committee?

22:19•Speaker 2

Lia, do you know this day? I don't know. Um, I think this committee's composition is still in its early stages.

22:26 – 23:02•Speaker 1

The city council and the administrative office sent emails to each committee member to vote for the president. There are a few seats that are voted for by the residents. I think the residents' vote will start next month. So I think the entire committee will be formed around the end of October, and from then on, we will begin to decide on the meeting date and other detailed information. It is said that the comments we have heard so far are plans to have meetings per quarter.

23:02•Speaker 2

Yes, I can do it unless it's Monday or Thursday. Yes, then.

23:19•Speaker 4

Do we have to pick one person tonight? Lia? Yes, maybe.

23:25•Speaker 2

We can discuss it again later, and we can gather more information and confirm it. Or if someone else is interested.

23:30•Speaker 4

Yes. But the schedule doesn't fit, and it's not Tuesday or Thursday. 제가 할 수도 있을 것 같아요. 네.

23:40•Speaker 1

오늘 저녁에 아미라에게 투표하고 필요하면 바꾸거나 기다릴 수도 있죠. 어쨌든 급한 일은 아닌 것 같아요. 지금 투표해도 괜찮아요. 아미라가 관심 있다면 엠마 나샌디가 하고 싶어 하지 않는 한 말이죠.

24:00•Speaker 4

No, I'm okay with the CPC. I think it's better for various people to participate. It's better to give people a chance.

24:07•Speaker 1

Yes, and I'm interested in the master plan anyway. Okay.

24:09•Speaker 4

What happens if it doesn't overlap with the dates? We'll have to wait and see. Yes. If it overlaps with the dates.

24:14•Speaker 1

Yes. Then should we vote, Nia? Yes, please.

24:25•Speaker 4

Now, can I nominate Amira as a member of the Master Plan Execution Committee? Yes, I will nominate her. I will re-appoint her. Nominate and re-appoint. Nominate and vote. Noa. Yes. Sandy. Yes. Emma.

24:45•Speaker 2

네. 아. 엠마라고 해야 하나?

24:47•Speaker 4

아. 정말 헷갈리네요. 아미라 씨. 네. 저도 찬성합니다. 안건이 통과되었습니다.

24:49•Speaker 2

제가 항상 순서를 다르게 하는 이유가 바로 이 겁니다.

24:52•Speaker 4

화면을 훑어보면서 이름을 기억하려고 애쓰지 않거든요. 네. 레아 씨, 이게 다였나요? 네. 다입니다. 젠 씨에게 잡초 제거 활동은 어떻게 진행되고 있는지 물어봐도 될까요?

25:16 – 26:01•Speaker 2

Yes, it's going very well. The boundary work on the second field is almost finished, and the trees in the middle have been removed a lot. And the blue birds and yellow crickets are managing to prevent the grass from growing around the nest. So by next spring, the nest will be open. And the neighbors are working on the first-aid kit. Yes, so we've been working together. Yes, it's going very well. As you know, in order to completely remove the poison grass, you need to spray insecticide and take active care of it. However, at least for now, we were able to prevent the trees from entwining themselves in the animal grass, and everything is going well until we solve the problem. Good.

26:01 – 26:12•Speaker 4

And as I said at the beginning of the meeting, the Fisherville Mill Pond is very cool. Yes, I went there for a picnic, and I saw a white-haired eagle flying, and I saw water birds catching fish and seagulls swimming.

26:22•Speaker 2

호수에서 이런 모습을 보니 기분이 좋네요. 마지막으로 안건이 하나 더 있습니다. 간단한 질문 하나만 드리겠습니다. 레오, 95번 북쪽 도로 개통 날짜를 정하셨나요?

26:37•Speaker 1

I talked about the city administration and the problem today. Um, I think it will be around spring.

26:44 – 27:24•Speaker 4

Yes. Um, I'll find out more. I received a few questions from CPC, and I'll let you know by email. Yes, as you can see, it is open to the public. I took a few pictures for CPC. So I'll give you a few checks. Yes, it was good. I haven't walked it properly yet, but I looked around and saw things like a small guide or a guide board. It was pretty good. I think it's going to be good. And, um, I have a few questions about the surface. At CPC, someone asked if it meets the disability approach standard ADA. It was designed considering the approachability according to the trail guidelines.

27:24•Speaker 1

It is an approachable trail.

27:29 – 28:23•Speaker 4

네, 그게 바로 제가 알고 싶었던 내용입니다. CPC에 구체적인 답변을 드릴 수 있도록 나중에 다시 연락드리겠습니다. 네, 알겠습니다. 정말 멋지네요. 감사합니다. 좋습니다. 그럼, 다른 질문 있으신가요? 네, 하겠습니다. 마지막으로 한 가지 동의를 드리겠습니다. 청문회를 종료하자는 동의를 드리겠습니다. 두 번째 동의. 동의가 들어왔고 몇 초 남았습니다. 호명 투표. 엠마. 네. 샌디. 네. 노아. 네. 아미라. 네. 저도. 찬성입니다. 동의안이 통과되었습니다. 9월 말에 뵙겠습니다. 감사합니다. 트래비스. 원하시면 얼마든지 진행하셔도 됩니다. 언제든 말씀하세요. 저는 전혀 상관 없습니다. 괜찮습니다. 네. 좋습니다. 괜찮습니다. 그냥 같이 시간을 보내는 것도 괜찮습니다. 좋습니다. 좋습니다. 좋은 저녁 보내세요. 네. 감사합니다. 안녕히 주무세요. 다음에 뵙겠습니다.

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