Town of Mansfield

Open Space Preservation Committee

Minutes of the February 19, 2008 meeting

Members present:  Evangeline Abbott, Ken Feathers, Quentin Kessel, Jim Morrow, Vicky Wetherell.

1. Meeting called to order at 7:40.

2. Minutes of the January 15, 2008 meeting were approved on a motion by  Feathers/Wetherell.

3. Opportunity for Public Comment:  none present.

4. Old Business:  Committee moved to go into executive session at 7:44 (motion by Wetherell/Feathers) to discuss considerations and options for particular properties. Tentative field trip scheduled for 02/23/08 at 2:00pm.  Out of executive session at 8:10.  On the matter of White Oak Condos Septic Repair, members of the committee voiced several comments and concerns related to the history of both the development of the problems and the proposed solution.

5. Recommendations to Town Manager:  TBD

6. New Business:  PZC Referral – Proposed revisions to the Zoning Map and Zoning Regulations – Pleasant Valley Road area:  Lengthy discussion of the details presented in the revisions; including aquifer protection, housing, business activity, agriculture and traffic impact, resulted in the committee coming to agreement that it supports the original vision of use description put forth by J. Gibbons.  V. Wetherell will prepare specific recommendations to PZC.

7. Meeting adjourned at 9:24.

Respectfully submitted,

Evangeline Abbott