Town of Mansfield

Open Space Preservation Committee

Minutes of the December 18, 2007 meeting

 

Members present:  Evangeline Abbott, Ken Feathers, Quentin Kessel, Steve Lowrey, David Silsbee, Vicky Wetherell, Jennifer Kaufman.

 

  1. Acting Chair, David Silsbee called meeting to order at 7:39.

 

  1. Minutes of the November 20, 2007 meeting were approved on a motion by Kessel/Silbee.

 

  1. Opportunity for Public Comment:  none present.

 

  1. Old Business:  Committee moved to go into executive session @ 7:40 on a motion by Lowrey/Kessel in order to discuss and prepare comments to help facilitate a future proposal for a particular property.  Out of executive session @8:40.

 

  1. Recommendations to Town Manager:  Motion by Wetherell/Silsbee approved to forward executive session recommendations to Town manager. 

 

  1. New Business:  Arthur’s Pond Subdivision - Committee held discussion of proposed changes made to the plan.  While we commend some of the changes, such as new easement areas and the inclusion of rain gardens to aid in control of storm water runoff, this committee continues to stress that the large number of lots (7) is still undesirable and that (5) lots would be more acceptable in order to ease negative impacts on Eagleville Brook.

                                   

           

  1. Meeting adjourned at 9:24.

 

Respectfully submitted

Evangeline Abbott