Co-op agrees to submit repair plan for Pine Street staging area; enforcement continued to September

Haven Circle Cooperative's president told the Peabody City Conservation Commission June 11 the cooperative will arrange contractor estimates and submit a construction narrative to restore an area at 33 Pine Street after the commission found prior grading, stockpiling and crushed-stone surfacing without a notice of intent.

John Hussey, president of Haven Circle Cooperative, said the site had been used for parking and staging and that the co-op intends to remove stone, restore topsoil and seed the area. Hussey asked the commission for guidance and said the group will retain a landscaper/contractor and provide a written plan. Staff reminded Hussey that an amended enforcement order will be required before any corrective work can begin; that order will specify conditions such as placement of erosion controls and a construction sequence.

Conservation staff said the co-op should provide a contractor narrative, an erosion-control plan and schedule so staff can draft an amended enforcement order that the commission will ratify. Commissioners recommended Hussey begin work to obtain quotes and submittals promptly and warned that no on-site corrective work should begin until the amended enforcement order is approved and erosion controls are in place.

The commission voted 5'on a motion by Secretary Michael Vivaldi, seconded by Alternate Commissioner Jamie Harrop, to continue the enforcement matter to the September meeting to allow the co-op to submit the requested documentation and for staff to prepare and present an amended enforcement order. Hussey said he would seek contractor bids and return a narrative to staff soon.