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- Approval of meeting minutes (Feb. 10, 2025): Motion to approve passed (recorded affirmatives by commissioners present).

- Continued public hearings: The commission reopened and then continued two Notices of Intent to the May conservation meeting: Pages Road NOI (file pending) and 66 Rainbow Drive (NOI for a 20×20 deck in the 50‑ft buffer at Pottersville Pond). Both items were continued at the applicant’s request.

- Extension — Riverside Road bridge project (Order of Conditions 3040376): The commission granted a one‑year extension (new expiration 04/19/2026) to allow the applicant to complete bridge installation. The motion passed and the agent will obtain signatures as needed.

- Extension — Queen Lake Road project (Order of Conditions 3040368): The commission granted a three‑year extension (new expiration 05/19/2028) at the applicant’s request due to financial delays; commissioners noted the order of conditions remains recorded until a Certificate of Compliance matches the approved plans.

- Administrative items: The commission placed the Car Works enforcement order on the May agenda and noted several community cleanup events and the annual railroad herbicide application schedule in agent updates.

Votes above were recorded during the April 14 meeting; details and file numbers are in the commission record.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Templeton Conservation Commission Meeting of April 14, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Summary of formal votes taken by the Templeton Conservation Commission on April 14, including approval of minutes, two order‑of‑condition extensions, and continuances of two continued NOIs.","taxTitle","Town of Templeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts","taxId",51753,"location","Massachusetts","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6273259,"Conservation commission approves minor modification for propane‑tank storage at 198 Patriots Road",257,403000,660000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3004532-c01963c6cdc8ce6f0866ab2188641c8d&start=403&end=660","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3004532-c01963c6cdc8ce6f0866ab2188641c8d/thumbnail_403000.jpg","/articles/6273259/Massachusetts/Conservation-commission-approves-minor-modification-for-propanetank-storage-at-198-Patriots-Road","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6273259-ea07e59dd6769b2ddcbf5f823b546d90/orig.mp4?Expires=1770757600&Signature=Db6OpSsIjAEx5SUz2FkRBLrjyRssBX5qmyRVaGgRntHJO~2juo7rCX93eV0hLi5V1a8rH7ZqbSMH6z1UxiLkDx-QpC25SBY-NhU0zcy8qEuJieIEttVzeHd4l3JUu33ltLaa5mHh2BegpGbI3pu9jo9E63E~OscbccdaF9pf-C-ZBSZGTnKAjQgFbMn7ZgXMtIAfL9ec--HoihLZ9Lt2ZFO~fzlN5AjI0STwWWhoPBUT6HAYU4M4WDpwAhzM7yzpnf9NakCoanzlGOYdvEstVIEvGmXjU~OvyYZWArrNWarDmz21oTA~JJ2-7a3ri0XBYf3DHIqHNnaN75FRWqkavw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Templeton Conservation Commission approved a minor modification request April 14 for an Energy North Group project at 198 Patriots Road, accepting three small plan changes and recording the acceptance in the commission file.

Engineer Chris York of GPI, appearing by Zoom, described the changes: the concrete pad adjacent to proposed storage tanks was moved to the northerly side within existing pavement, the fenced storage area was extended to the limits of existing gravel to better contain empty propane tanks, and a pole barn was added outside the 100‑foot buffer. York said the revised plan does not increase impervious area. \"There is no new impervious proposed,\" he said.

The commission's agent noted a site inspection and requested a berm be added to prevent crushed stone from migrating offsite; the berm was shown on the updated plan. Amanda, the commission agent, said the modification was minor and would not require an amended order of conditions; the commission approved the change and the agent said she would send the applicant a letter documenting the acceptance for the file.

The vote was recorded in the meeting: the motion to accept the minor modification passed with all voting commissioners recorded in the affirmative.

The commission asked staff to email the acceptance letter to engineer Chris York and retain the revised plans and documentation in the project file.","The commission accepted a minor modification to a previously approved Notice of Intent for Energy North Group at 198 Patriots Road to relocate a concrete pad, expand a fenced storage area and add a pole barn outside the 100‑foot buffer.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6273264,"Templeton conservation commission raises concern about Gardiner sludge‑landfill DEIR, urges protection of local wetlands",0,1707000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3004532-c01963c6cdc8ce6f0866ab2188641c8d&start=1707&end=1707","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3004532-c01963c6cdc8ce6f0866ab2188641c8d/thumbnail_1707000.jpg","/articles/6273264/Massachusetts/Templeton-conservation-commission-raises-concern-about-Gardiner-sludgelandfill-DEIR-urges-protection-of-local-wetlands","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6273264-a465202cf18be8393d8c92c5ae6b68ad/orig.mp4?Expires=1770757600&Signature=lgSuYcoYfmCFYOJTeE7jLgZjpsKBzraSEzIyLM08mEUWmf6NpPZxn9S8Zp5KUro2LNtxZiyKwJHo043AYkr3M8bhtURrugNu2SxJcvJBqhcoSjzyRvIxpqD7P1qJ~Soen68RiSmiBE39a~RFVcp6ZiW2Gpe9Hz0NRBAPmaguT7zPir86QE6hoES8te2qRXrtSXOyikFVYi~1EWdqKAb~JwLRvV0AHK3STTeAutEcR7l7yBQhPGi-su8WLAZtML73xY4MkzEJ2zOqmzlSeVxZWSZ3TEtGgEcOiYQb8FmwXm5Ea-9OZVxhbMv-ewQpk2LvMus3EO7dAidhy-HXNGN9Zw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","On Monday evening the Templeton Conservation Commission reviewed a draft comment letter from Select Board member Terry Griffiths on the draft environmental impact report (DEIR) for the Gardiner Sludge Landfill expansion and voted to express concern that the Gardiner project may affect wetlands in Templeton.

The commission meeting convened April 14 at 6:30 p.m. at Town Hall. Griffiths said the DEIR and the existing enforcement order against the Gardiner landfill left unanswered questions about groundwater and air monitoring, notification protocols and whether the city of Gardiner would finance corrective actions if contamination reached Templeton. \"We wish to keep our residents safe and informed of potential threats to their drinking water, wetlands, and air,\" Griffiths said in the packet letter she read aloud.

The commission’s vote was not a wholesale endorsement of Griffiths’s full draft; commissioners said the body should limit an official municipal comment to topics within its jurisdiction (wetlands protection) and that subject‑matter experts should sign off on parts of the letter dealing with drinking water and air quality. After discussion the commission adopted a narrowed statement: as Templeton’s Conservation Commission it will prioritize protection of Templeton wetlands and express concern that the Gardiner project may impact those wetlands. The motion passed with two votes in favor, one opposed and two abstentions, a result commissioners said constituted a passing vote under the commission’s rules.

Water Superintendent Scott Schwinger told the commission that Templeton communicates routinely with MassDEP and that laboratory results and exceedance reports go directly to DEP. \"That lab sends test results directly to DEP. I get the results, but it goes directly to DEP,\" Schwinger said. He added he had not received any DEP notification that contaminants from Gardiner had reached Templeton wells. Emergency management official Rich Curtis said his office receives notification from neighboring towns’ emergency managers when issues rise to hazard‑mitigation levels.

Griffiths and some commissioners said Gardiner’s current closed sludge landfill already shows exceedances in monitoring wells and that the DEIR did not clearly describe contingency funding, notification protocols to neighboring towns or automated air‑quality detection. \"The DEIR describes an elaborate stormwater management system ... but it lacks substance in the event of a natural failure,\" Griffiths read from her draft. She recommended asking for a detailed hazard mitigation plan reviewed by technical experts and emergency management officials.

Commissioners agreed on next steps: Griffiths may submit her letter in the public comment period (any member of the public may do so), and the commission will limit its formal municipal comment to wetlands concerns while inviting input from the water department and emergency management on water and hazard questions. Amanda (the commission agent) said a MassDEP appeal is still pending and that the DEIR comment period remains open; she urged residents who wish to comment to submit their remarks to MEPA.

The commission also encouraged Templeton emergency management and the water department to develop clearer notification protocols for cross‑jurisdictional monitoring results and Scott Schwinger said he would pursue a baseline test for certain contaminants through DEP procedures. The commission placed the issue on its next meeting agenda for May 19 to consider any updated information or a refined municipal comment.","Select Board member Terry Griffiths presented a draft comment letter on the Gardiner Sludge Landfill draft environmental impact report; the Conservation Commission voted to express concern that the Gardiner project could affect Templeton wetlands and to prioritize protection of local wetlands.","actionData","errors"]

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