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Developer and town staff discuss trail easement, grading easements for 120 Turnpike subdivision
Summary
At a non-hearing agenda item, the board and the applicant discussed plan revisions for 120 Turnpike Road: adding a trail easement and easement table to the plans, labeling a 6.2-acre parcel as deeded open space to the conservation commission, and asking the town engineer (LDC) to review grading easements.
At a meeting item on other business, the board reviewed staff comments on the subdivision plan for 120 Turnpike Road and asked the applicant to add an easement table and to label the 6.2-acre parcel as open space to be conveyed to the Conservation Commission.
George Bonham, representing FD 120 Turnpike LLC, said he would incorporate the requested plan notations and that the trail easement language is a condition of the project's comprehensive permit. The board's staff observed that comment 11 on the comprehensive permit requires a proposed trail connection and signage and that comment 33 calls for an easement table describing each easement on the plan. Bonham said an easement table had appeared in an earlier plan set and he would restore it.
Staff and the applicant also discussed grading easements near a trail segment where ledge and soil conditions prompted previous review. Laura (staff member, Town of Southborough) said she would contact the town engineer (LDC) the following day to request an expedited review of the grading-easement sufficiency and to determine whether peer-review funds from the initial review could be used. Board members urged that, if LDC signs off quickly, the board could consider endorsement at the May 21 meeting.
The applicant and staff agreed to show the deed restriction phrasing on the plans to make clear the 6.2-acre lot is being dedicated to the Conservation Commission as open space, and to add the trail easement and easement table as plan notes. George Bonham said he would coordinate the changes and anticipated returning with revised plans for the board and engineer to review.
